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River Road Cemetery is in Bainbridge, Ohio.  These headstone inscriptions were taken in June 1993 by the families of W. Ray Luce and Loretta Luce Evans.  The numbers written in parentheses are the grave numbers corresponding to the map below.
I was fortunate enough to find these listed in a book at the Ohio State library in Columbus, Ohio, and I am printing them as a service to fellow genealogists. I have taken every caution to be precise, but I assume no responsibility for damages resulting from errors or omissions resulting from use of the information contained herein.

** Used by permission of Loretta Luce Evans and W. Ray Luce - 6/21/02**
ABELL, Adelaide  twin daughter of Henry and Julia A. 1848-1858 (44)
            Adeline     twin daughter of Henry and Julia A. 1848-1931 married to John Pugsley (6)
            Henry      1816-1899 husband of Julia Ann, born in Conn. (1,3)
            Julia Ann 10/18/1820 - 3/31/1898 daug. of Wm. Luse and Sarah Burnett, born PA (2,3)
            William H., son of Henry and Julia   d. 4/19/1846 age 1 (4,3)
BAKER, Jane L. Christian wife of George N. d. 4/18/1853 age 24 (55)

BARDON, Ida died 12/6/1862 age 4 daughter of Sara Jane Luce and Seth Bardon

BEACH, infant daughter of Ira Beach and Sarah Eliabeth Abell (daugh of Henry and Julia)(25)

BURNET, Charles  son of Stephen & Lamira  8/19/1836 - 9/3/1838 earliest grave in the cemetery (28)
                Edmond died 10/1/1859 aged 1 year 9 months and 29 days son of S.J. and M.A. Burnet
                Jane Burnside  age 70 died 9/22/1864 (26)
                Mary- wife of E   died 4/27/1872 or 1857  (58)
               Serenus   died 5/8/1858  age 70 (27)
               Edmond, son  of Serenus and M.A. (his first wife, Mary Ann Robinson) d. 10/1/1859   (58)

CATHAN, Betsy Carter  daugh of L. &  R. Carter  wife of O. Cathan died 6/17/1856 50 years old(64)

COE, John H. son of C. W and E.  died 1857 age 2(41)

COMMON, Helen   wife of Elliott H. Luse  4/11/1863 - 4/9/1941 (13,15)

CULLIUM (or CATHAN), Jinisa (or Louise) Christian   wife of Heintze Cullium  Died 5/22/1857 age 24 (55)

EAMES, Joseph  husband of Nancy   died 2/26/1869  age 75 years 2 mo 16 days (50)
             Nancy Smith   wife of Joseph   died 2/15/1878 age 81 years 1 mo. 27 days (49)

ELLSWORTH, Jennie  daughter of A.B. & P. Ellsworth d. 6/12.1858 age 1 year 8 mo. (55)

FRISBIE, Nelson   died 9/17/1852 age 59 (60)
               Rebecca died 2/7/1864 age 65 years 2 mo. (61)

GARNER, Stewart  died 3/22/1845 age 77 (29)

GASTENMIRE, C. Herman 1884 - 1911 (31)
                        Jacob  1839 - 1911 (31)
                        Regina 1865 - 1928 (31) these 3 are all on one stone
                        Jacob d. ___ 24, 1868 age 59 years 8 mo. (33)
                        Anna, daughter of J. and L.

GILLETT, Jacob   stone broken off (22)

HANCHETT, Lafayette  6/16/1829 - 3/14/1872 age 42 years 9 mo. husband of Elvira E. Luse (18)
                    Sylphina 10/27/1819 - 5/29/1897 wife of Jesse Hall Luse(13)
                    William H.  3/15/1858 - 6/22/1883 son of Lafayette and Elvira (20)

HAYDEN, Frankey   son of M. & J. Hayden  died 10/11/1874 age 2 years 6 mo. (17)

HEWITT, Lucy R.  daughter of Wm. and Rosanna died 6/30/1848 age 6 months 12 days (54)

HINMAN, Harriett Hanchett  1831-1909  sister of Lafayette and Sylphina Luse (20)

LOLRIDY or LOTRIDGE, Abigail  wife of A.   died 10/31/1847  age 32 (52)

LUSE, Derell W.. 8/13/1895 - 7/19/1951  son of W. M. and E. D. Luse (8,13)
          Dwight H.  6/12/1894 - 8/13/1955 son of W. M. and E. D. Luse (7, 13)
          Ella Dewey  3/17/1865 - 4/2/1952 wife of Wesley Merrill (9,13)
          Elliott   12/25/1856 - 2/12/1926 son of Jesse and Sylphina Luse (15,16)
          Elvira Hanchett  daugh. of Wm. and S. Luse, wife of Lafe Hanchett died 11/25/1868 age 34 yr. 9 mo. (19)
          Ethel Luse Schultz 1/5/1888 - 5/29/1966   (no small stone available)
          Hannah Hall  wife of David 10/13/1861 age 88 (42)
           Henry 1/2/1841 - 10/13/1843 son of Wm. Luse and Sarah - 2nd oldest grave in cemetery(40)
           Jesse Hall 4/13/1813 - 1891 son of David and Hanna Hall Luse (13)
           Jessie Helen 7/13/1894 - 12/15/1903 dau of Elliott and Helen Common Luse (13,14)
           Sarah (Burnet)  7/18/1797 - 2/18/1873  age 75 sister of Serenus, wife of William (37)
           Wesley Merrill 12/5/1858 - 7/2/1942 son of Jesse Hall and Sylphinia Luse (10, 13)
           William  d. 10/15/1872 age 77 son of David and Hanna Hall Luce(37)

METCALF,  Ransom  d. 2/17/1895 age 67 (52)

P. Joseph (rest of headstone cannot be read) (51)

PELTON, Charles Oliver d. 9/27/1864 son of Thos. and Susan Pelton (23)

PUGSLEY, John    husband of Adeline Abell  1842-1915  Civil War Soldier (6)

REED, Adelaide  d. 1858 age 9 daugh. of J. B. and E. B. Reed (47)
          Alice  d. 1860 age 12 daugh. of J. B. and E. B. Reed (47)
          Lydia L.  d. 2/5/1849 age 3 years 9 mo. 11 days.  daugh. of J. B. and E. B. Reed (47)

SHAW, Alexander  d. 9/28/1854 age 34 (62)
            John  d. 12/9/1854  age 78 (63)

SHEFFIELD, Russell 1800-1874 (34)
                    Sybil  1798 - 1872 (34)
                    Thomas son of T. M. and C. d. 1851  age 1 (46)

WHITE, Jane C. wife of Thomas . d. 10/23/1860 age 58 (45)
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