| The OES visited Job's Cemetery on July 30, 2007. Also known as
Hiob's Cemetery, this cemetery is along the old Amanda Northern Road
near Canal Winchester at the site of Saint Job's German Reformed and
Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church's cornerstone remains in the
cemetery stating "HIOB'S CHURCH BUILT BY THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN &
GERMAN CONGREGATION IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1849." The church was
demolished years ago and the records were moved to the Reformed
Church in Canal Winchester. There are quite a few burials here and
the cemetery is extremely well taken care of. Most of the stones are
intact and can be read. There are a few broken stones and some are
not in their original positions. According to records, the earliest
burials took place in the 1830s and the most recent was in the
1960s. |
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of all tombstones currently standing as of July 30, 2007. |
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| Location
Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe] |
| Job's Cemetery is located at the end of
Streamwood Avenue NW (formerly Amanda Northern Road) in a new
housing development in Canal Winchester, Fairfield County. |
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| Photographs |
Job's Cemetery with its newly installed fence. The old church's cornerstone is at the front of the cemetery. This part of the cemetery sits on a small knoll. A few tombstones in the cemetery. The one in the foreground is Rebecca Nichodemus who died in 1846. Some of the older sandstone markers in the cemetery. The tombstone of Elizabeth Decker, wife of Isaac. Henry Zeigler was the father listed on the tombstone. This tall stone belongs to Job Zigler. This tombstone from 1840 is written in German. One of the cast iron tombstones in the cemetery. The other side of the previous tombstone. The tombstone of AJ Shoemaker and his wife Elizabeth. They died within a year of each other. The rear corner of the cemetery. Another one of the cast iron tombstones. The other side of the stone. The Boyers included John, Anna, and Jacob. Some of the few broken tombstones propped up against a standing stone. The tombstones of Isaac and Cinthia Raver. The Albright cast iron tombstone. This small cast iron stone belongs to Samuel Ziegler and includes a poem. The other side of the cast iron stone The stone of Isaac Boyer states he came from Sebuylkill County, PA.
Job's Cemetery with its newly installed fence.
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