The Friendsville
cemetery is owned and operated by Westfield Township Board of Trustees.
Situated on the east side of Friendsville Rd. just south of U.S.
224, is one of Medina County's older cemeteries. Starting with Fanny
Beach who died September 10, 1821. This historic burial ground is
the final resting place to more then 600 people and continues to
serve the township of Westfield to this day. The older section (on
the hill) and the newer section (down front) comprise over 2 1/2
acres, with another acre yet to be developed, behind the old section.
Veterans of many wars are represented including three (3) Revolutionary
War veterans, seven (7) from the War of 1812, seven (7) from the
Civil War, and many more from World Wars 1 and 2, as well as the
Korean and Vietnam wars.
Laid to rest here are James Chapman and Warren Brainard, who were
the first two to view this new land known as `Westfield' back in
1816; along with Eber Mallory who, in 1817, was one of the first
two actual settlers. In fact it was Friendsville, then known as
Winston's Corners, that was the first `town' in Westfield Township
and where many of its earliest settlers are buried.
By Mike McCann
of the Medina County Preservation Society |
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