Cemetery Name

Bigger

Township

Status

First Known Burial

General Condition

Tombstone Condition

OGS Cemetery #

Location:

Coordinates:

STR/ VMD

Property Account:

Parcel ID:

Map:

• USGS GNIS - Bigger Cemetery; FID #1038043 which has coordinates 39° 27' 36"N, 84° 18' 12"W  [these coordinates are a little too far east of the burial site]
• Google Map at the USGS coordinates 39° 27' 36"N, 84° 18' 12"W
• Warren County Auditor for private residence, Property Account # 5331559, Parcel ID 08314000140] - 2.0693 acres
• Aerial Image of the cemetery location from Windows Live Local
• Range 4 Township 3 Section 31 from Warner's 1867 Warren County Ohio Wall Map

Cemetery History

This is a very old cemetery and in very poor condition.  It is located in a wooded area in the backyard of Thomas Maxwell’s property maybe 10-15 steps from his maintained grounds.  The cemetery was in very poor condition when his house was built and he has not done anything to maintain it.  There were 14 visible stones some of which were broken and a half a dozen or so field stones with no identifying marks.  The earliest date of burial was for John Bigger in 1809.  The last burial date occurred about 1843.  It is possible there were burials before and after these dates but there are no stones to show otherwise.    Col. John Bigger’s wife, Hannah is buried here with an existing tombstone and it is possible he is too [he died in 1840], although no tombstone has been found.  The current owner said the last burial occurred about 1847, but no stone was found to confirm this burial year.  Many broken stones could be the result of livestock being let loose in the fields, as per information provided by Thomas Maxwell.  From Dwight Meehan’s Nov 1977 transcription it was noted that there were many unreadable or fallen & buried stones. War of 1812 veteran Fleming Lowry is buried here. 

Cemetery Transcriptions

• D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library)
  • Early Vital Records Volume 19, page 94
• Warren County Genealogical Society
  • Vol 6 Old Cemeteries in eight townships  page 410
  • Our thanks to Dana Palmer who has photographed all extant gravestones for the "Warren County Virtual Cemetery" Project. Dana photographed the gravestones for 14 of the 17 known burials in this historic cemetery and noted that there were numerous fieldstones marking additional burials.  All of Dana's photos have been added to this website. These efforts will be incorporated into the new cemetery books planned by the society.
• Other Known Transcriptions
  • none known of

Tombstone Images

Gravestone photos for the Warren County, Ohio Virtual Cemetery Project are being posted to the Warren County OHGenWeb Project
To view images ===> Bigger Cemetery
To submit images ==> email to Arne H. Trelvik at atrelvik@gmail.com [please send high resolution digital images if available]