Waynesville in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Friends Burial Ground
In 1804, Miami Monthly Meeing purchased this land to use as a graveyard. Burials were made without regard to status or family association, but rather by date of death. Some of the earliest graves are marked with a plain rock obtained from a nearby creek while later markers are typically small limestone headstones, often carved with only the individuals' names (sometimes only initials) and date of death. There is also a Revolutionary War soldier buried here, showing that the early Friends were tolerant even while maintinaing the peace testimony.
When the two meetings separated in 1828, the graveyard was also divided. The sugar maple in the middle of the cemetery is on the line that goes from the street through the tree to the edge of the property. The portion between this line and the Red Brick belongs to the Wilmington Yearly Meeting, while the western portion belongs to Miami Monthly Meeting. The Hicksites began burials in 1832.
John Satterwhite, builder of many of Waynesville's early buildings is buried in the Hicksite side, and Abijah O'Neall, the first Quaker to come to Waynesville is buried in the Orthodox side.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Patriots & Patriotism • Peace • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 39° 31.818′ N, 84° 5.492′ W. Marker is in Waynesville, Ohio, in Warren County. Marker is at the intersection of High Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on High Street. Marker is in the middle of the graveyard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waynesville OH 45068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Evans House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Project History (approx. 3.4 miles away); Justice John McLean (approx. 4˝ miles away); Harveysburg / The Harveysburg School (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Bullskin Trace (approx. 5.3 miles away); Jonah’s Run Baptist Church / Underwood Farms Rural Historic District (approx. 6.4 miles away); Historic Little Miami River (approx. 6.7 miles away); Sugar Creek Friends Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.
Also see . . . Museum at the Friends Home. (Submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,578 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.