Welcome to the Roachester Methodist Cemetery.
Photo Courtesy of Arne Trelvik of Warren County GenWEB
A little about Roachester...
Exerpt from Beers 1882 History of Warren County, Ohio.
" Roachester was the first village laid out in the township. The first plat contained forty lots, owned by Mahlon and James Roach, and was recorded October 12, 1816.
It became a thriving country village of 800 inhabitants, containing two or three drygoods stores and groceries, a postoffice, three hotels, cabinet, blacksmith, and wagon-making shops, and physicians and lawyers.
The following were some of the leading citizens about 1840: Lewis Fairchild, merchant; James Turk, gun smith; Isaac Patterson, cabinet-maker undertaker; Drs. Thacker, Hunt, Starbuck, Leever and Roach, and Dr. James Scott, our present Representative in the Legislature; J. Phillips and S. Parker, blacksmiths; John Harford, shoemaker, and Judge Mickle, Joseph Thacker, and Captain Gilham, hotel-keepers.
Roachester was then notorious for its musters. Muster days were not only devoted to instructions in the science of the drill, but to the settlement of all personal difficulties by fisticuffs; and on these occasions blood and whisky flowed freely.
After the village of Morrow began to be settled, there was a general exodus of all business to the new village, and Roachester became almost deserted. The ravages of time and fire have destroyed about half of the buildings. The town now contains a population of about 100 inhabitants, two groceries and a blacksmith shop."
The above exerpt mentions Lewis Fairchild, Merchant. Lewis's Sons David Byron & Stephen A. Fairchild are buried here. The exerpt mentions Isaac Patterson, cabinet-maker. Isaac is buried here. The exerpt mentions J. Phillips, this is Jabish Phillips. Jabish, his 1st wife Rebecca are buried here.
1867 Map of Roachester, this cemetery is on left, middle of page.
1875 Map of Roachester, this cemetery is on left, middle of page.
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In the 1870 Census Roachester is on 4 pages of its own, On page 14 of the Salem Township Census is a notation stating where Roachester is in the Census Takers journey around Salem Township.
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In the 1880 Census, Roachester is on the final 2 pages of Salem Township's Census.
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The Methodist Church Cemetery
Exerpt from Beers 1882 History of Warren County, Ohio.
"The Methodist Episcopal Church, in the same village, a one-story brick, was erected prior to the year 1830; upon ground deeded to that congregation by Mahlon Roach. It was one of the early religious societies of Salem Township. It is now a part of the South Lebanon Circuit, and has a membership of forty. The minister in charge is Rev. G. M. Hammell."
The Church mentioned above....Current day
Photo Courtesy of Arne Trelvik of Warren County GenWEB