The OES visited Job’s Cemetery on July 30, 2007. Also known as Hiob’s Cemetery, the burial ground is along the old Amanda Northern Road near Canal Winchester at the former site of Saint Job’s German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church building’s cornerstone remains in the cemetery with the inscription, “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 was extremely well kept at the time of our visit. Most of the tombstones were intact and could be read, although there were a few that were broken and not in their original positions. According to records, the earliest burials took place in the 1830s and the most recent was in the 1960s.
Location Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe]
Job’s Cemetery is located at the end of Streamwood Ave NW (formerly Amanda Northern Road) in Canal Winchester; Fairfield County.
Photographs
Job's Cemetery had a newly installed fence.
The cornerstone of the church that once stood on the property was at the front of the cemetery.
This section of the cemetery sat on a small knoll.
A few tombstones in the cemetery. The one in the foreground belonged to Rebecca Nichodemus, who died in September 1846.
Some of the older sandstone markers in the cemetery. The closest stone belonged to Modlany Smith, who died in 1844.
The tombstone of Elizabeth Decker, wife of Isaac. She died on September 11, 1843.
The Zeigler family plot.
Henry, who died in 1885 at 30-years-old, was listed as the father on the family stone.
This tall slender tombstone belonged to Job Zieler. He died in 1857.
The tombstone for 3-year-old Sara Anna Zeigler was written in German. She died in 1840.
One of the cemetery's zinc tombstones. This one belonged to Henry (1789-1860), Elizabeth (1797-1882) and Joanna (1834-1848) Smith.
The other side of the tombstone from the previous photo.
The tombstone of Alfred and Elizabeth Shoemaker. They died within a year of each other.
The rear corner of the once rural cemetery. New houses were built just a few yards away.
The zinc tombstone of Abraham, Sarah and Mary Eavey, erected in 1888. Mary passed away in 1846 at only one-year-old.
The other side of the tombstone from the previous photo. Abraham (d. 1846) and Sarah (d. 1866) were Mary's parents.
The Boyer family lot.
The lot included John, Anna, and Jacob Boyer.
Some of the broken tombstones were propped up against a standing stone.
The tombstone for Noah Painter, who died on January 25, 1856 at 15-years-old. He was the son of Joseph and Sarah Painter.
The tombstones of Cinthia (1830-1904) and Isaac (1826-1892) Raver. They had two children.
The zinc tombstone of Anna Mary Louisa Albright. Anna was only 24-years-old when she died.
This small zinc tombstone belonged to 3-year-old Samuel Zeigler. It included a poem.
The other side of Samuel's tombstone.
The tombstone of Isaac Boyer stated he was born in Brunswig Township Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He died on February 8, 1858.
An undated photo of the church building prior to its demolition.
