Index to Locations JohnstownGreen Hill CemeteryMcKean TownshipClark SchroerCemeteryNewarkCedar Hill CemeteryNewarkDawes ArboretumNewarkNewark GraveyardNewarkOld Cemetery Green HillCemetery Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known asWilliam A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born near Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio,July 1,1867.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;banker;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1905-06;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40;defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Eagles;Woodmen.Died in Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio,January1, 1940 (age72 years, 184days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) — also known asJohn M. Ashbrook;"The Small PaulRevere" —of Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio,September21, 1928.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1956(alternate),1960(alternate),1964;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1957-60;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1972.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis;Elks;Lions;DeltaTheta Phi;SigmaDelta Chi.Suffered amassivegastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking MemorialHospital,Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,April24, 1982 (age53 years, 215days).Cremated;ashes interred at Green Hill Cemetery.
Clark SchroerCemetery McKean Township, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elias Howell (1785-1844) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,August17, 1785.Member ofOhiostate senate, 1830-32;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1835-37.Died in McKean Township,LickingCounty, Ohio,May 12,1844 (age58 years, 269days).Interment at Clark Schroer Cemetery.
Cedar HillCemetery Newark, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,August3, 1824.Lawyer;mayorof Newark, Ohio, 1856-58; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 14,1887 (age62 years, 284days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Willard Warner (1826-1906) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio; Tecumseh,CherokeeCounty, Ala.Born in Ohio,September4, 1826.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1860;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1868,1876,1880,1888;member of Alabama state legislature, 1860;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1868-71.DiedNovember23, 1906 (age80 years, 80days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Gibson Atherton (1831-1887) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born near Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,January19, 1831.Democrat.Mayor ofNewark, Ohio, 1860-64; candidate forOhiostate senate, 1863; candidate for municipal judge in Ohio, 1866;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1879-83 (14th District 1879-81, 13thDistrict 1881-83);justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1882; defeated, 1882.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,November10, 1887 (age56 years, 295days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) — also known asWilliam M. Morgan — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born inLickingCounty, Ohio,August1, 1870.Republican. Incarriageandimplementbusiness; later inwool andgrainbusiness; president, Central OhioFoundryCompany;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in1935(ageabout64 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | William Wilson (1773-1827) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in New Boston,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,March19, 1773.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1808-23;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office1827.Member,AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,June 6,1827 (age54 years, 79days).Original interment atOld Cemetery;reinterment in 1853 at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | William Stanbery (1788-1873) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born inEssexCounty, N.J.,August10, 1788.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1824-25;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1827-33;censuredby the Congress for use ofunparliamentarylanguage, July 11, 1832.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,January23, 1873 (age84 years, 166days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | James W. Owens (1837-1900) — of Ohio. Born in Indiana,1837.Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1889-93 (16th District 1889-91, 14thDistrict 1891-93).Died in1900(ageabout63 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Jonathan Taylor (1796-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Connecticut,1796.Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1831;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-41.Died in1848(ageabout52 years).Original interment atOld Cemetery;reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Joshua Mathiot (1800-1849) — of Ohio. Born in Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,April 4,1800.Mayorof Newark, Ohio, 1834;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1841-43.While attending a temperanceconvention,contractedcholera,from which he later died, in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,July 30,1849 (age49 years, 117days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
DawesArboretum Newark, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Beman Gates Dawes (1870-1953) — also known asBeman G. Dawes — of Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; near Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,January14, 1870.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1905-09;oilexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1920.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,May 15,1953 (age83 years, 121days).Entombed at Dawes Arboretum.
NewarkGraveyard Newark, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Duncan (1806-1849) — of Ohio. Born in Shippensburg,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,July 22,1806.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1843;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1847-49.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 18,1849 (age42 years, 300days).Interment at Newark Graveyard.
OldCemetery Newark, Licking County, Ohio
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Wilson (1773-1827) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in New Boston,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,March19, 1773.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1808-23;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office1827.Member,AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,June 6,1827 (age54 years, 79days).Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment in 1853 atCedar Hill Cemetery. | | Jonathan Taylor (1796-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Connecticut,1796.Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1831;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-41.Died in1848(ageabout52 years).Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment atCedar Hill Cemetery.
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