Lot 17, Friends Burying Grounds

Mahoning County · Damascus Cemetery, Valley Road, Salem but located in Damascus, OH, 44460

Side A: On this site are re-interred 118 exhumed remains from Lot 17, Friends Burying Grounds, adjacent to Damascus Friends Church on Walnut Street. Among those re-interred here are: Catlit Jones, a scout with Quaker Daniel Boone in Kentucky, a captain in the Revolutionary War, and a recorded Friends minister; and Samuel Coppock Jr., father of Edwin Coppock, who was hanged in 1859 for his part in abolitionist John Brown’s raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The exhumation (2001-2002) was directed by Prof. Dr. John White of Youngstown State University, assisted by staff, students, and volunteers. Side B: Same

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

More markers nearby

Friends Burying Grounds, 1807-1843under 1 mi
Ervin George Baileyunder 1 mi
Maple-Dell Built 18482 mi
Unserheim6 mi

See your own family's places through time.

Start with your family tree