Burton in Geauga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Welton Cemetery
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
1. Welton Cemetery Marker
Side A
Welton Cemetery was known as Roselawn Cemetery until the early 1900s. Early settlers to the Burton area donated the land. Welton Cemetery is the burial place for veterans of the nation's wars and for several state officials. Judge Peter Hitchcock (1781-1853) served in the War of 1812. From 1810-1852, he was elected to both houses of Ohio's General Assembly and one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and served on the state's Supreme Court. He was Chief Justice from 1831-1833 and 1849-1851. In 1850, he was a member of Ohio's constitutional convention. (Continued on other side)
Side B
(Continued from other side) Seabury Ford (1801-1855), Judge Hitchcock's nephew, served in Ohio's House of Representatives and State Senate (the General Assembly) from 1835-1848 and was Ohio's 20th governor from 1849-1851. Peter Hitchcock, Jr. (1818-1886), Judge Hitchcock's son, fought in the Civil War and served many terms in the General Assembly between 1857-1878 and 1880-1882. George Ford (1842-1912), Seabury Ford's son, also fought in the Civil War and served in the General Assembly from 1881-1890. George Ford was Burton's
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Erected 2012 by Village of Burton and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 14-28.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 41° 28.488′ N, 81° 8.457′ W. Marker is in Burton, Ohio, in Geauga County. It is on Goodwin Street 0.2 miles east of Cheshire Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burton OH 44021, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
2. Welton Cemetery Marker
Side B
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Audre and Evelyn Blair (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dan McClelland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vernon and Marion Howard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paul Harris and Pam Krotzer (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Geauga County Fair (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named The Great Geauga County Fair (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burton.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
3. Welton Cemetery Marker
Side A
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
4. Welton Cemetery Marker
Side B
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
