The plot was originally part of the farm of Squire Issac Broderick and in 1861 he set aside the small section for use as a cemetery, church and school site. A small Methodist church sat next to the cemetery and held services there for a time undetermined.
The original deed showing the transfer of the property to the township listed as January 12, 1861.
Isaac Broderick Sr was a Quaker but his son Isaac Jr. and other descendants were Methodists and supported that church. The younger Broderick held a number of offices including Allen Township’s Constable, clerk, justice of the peace, and overseer of the poor. He was also a fence viewer which helped settle boundary line disputes. In the early days of the county, the township was the main form of government having many offices.
Both a church and school were built on the site from timber cut in a nearby woods. The school was slightly larger than the church and had a belfry. It is unknown when those buildings were torn down and there is no trace of them to be found.
Some of the first to be buried at this site was, Infant son of Sanford & Julia Haines, August 25, 1841. Philip Beltz was buried, 29 Dec 1844.
Some of the surnames buried here are: Ream, Epps, Poling, Cline, Clark, Dawson, Spain, Jordon, Bergandine, Jackson, Beltz, Burroughs, Asher.
| ALLEN TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY, OHIO | |
| Broderick Cemetery | |
| State Route 245 (Marysville-Lewisburg Road)-South side of road. | |
| Begin at road edge-West Fence line. | |
| ROW 1 | |
| REAM | Ellen CLARK wife of Uriah D.10 Sept 1881 34y-6m-23d |
| EPPS | Eleanor wife of John 21 June 1871 64y-8m-10d |
| DAWSON | John 5 Oct 1874 82y-3m-13d |
| HILDEBRAND | Jane R.wife of Adam 1 June 1871 48y-8m-29d |
| BARNES | Susan 1803-1867 |
| BRILHART | Elizabeth wife of Abraham 17 Nov 1858 57y-7m-8d |
| Abraham 11 Apr 1868 71y-7m-13d | |
| EPPS | Richard N., Jr. 19 June 1862 25y-2m-10d |
| Charles B. son of R.F.& A.L. 17 Feb 1853 9m-21d | |
| Richard N.20 June 1862 57yrs’ | |
| Russell M. son of R.F.& A.L.18 July 1866 15y-1m | |
| Lydia Ann daughter of R.F.& A.L.11 Jan 1871 17y-8m-26d | |
| ROW 2 | |
| BERGANDINE | John W.1849-1918 |
| Melvina 1854-1889 | |
| POLING | Caroline A. wife of A,26 Feb 1894 |
| RINO | Ida R.wife of I.C.28 Nov 1884 22y-4m-17d |
| CLINE | Nettie wife of Lester 27 Apr 1882 24y-11m-5d |
| CLARK | Jerusha 9 Nov 1844-9 Mar 1894 |
| infant daughter of L.& J.4 June 1872 | |
| EPPS | Mary daughter of T. & C. 20 Aug 1869 6y-9m-13d |
| KENNEDY | Leah wife of John N. 6 Mar 1869 31y-6m |
| WADDE~ | Elizabeth wife of Samuel 26 Apr 1857 62yrs |
| KENNEDY | J.N.31 Aug 1834 – 12 Aug 1907 |
| WALLACE | Hannah wife of Richard 22 Jan 1852 73yrs |
| OSBORN | Willis B.son of David & Margaret 17 Mar 1850 2y-9m( 19d |
| KENNEDY | infant son of J.N.& L.1895 (rest stone missing) |
| James (rest of stone missing) | |
| KENNEDY | UNKNOWN 22 Sept 1863 (rest missing) |
| WALLACE | Richard 12 Oct 1850 81y-8m-11d |
| KENNEDY | Deborah A, daughter of J.& L.16 Nov 1854 9y-10m-24d |
| DAWSON | William son of T.& E. 17 May 1858 3y-10m-16d |
| POLING | Sarah wife of J.B.11 Mar 1896 94y-3m-12d |
| John B.10 Feb 1856 56y-5m-12d | |
| Milly daughter of J. & L, 15 Sept 1853 2y-11d | |
| Anthony 30 Jan 1854 22y-6m-3d | |
| SPAIN | Emmeline daughter of L.E.& Lovina 19 Dec 1876 22y-4m-(29 |
| POLING | Jonas 18 Jan 1862 (age washed off – “10d~ |
| BALES | Anna E. wife of F. 12 Apr 1888 23y-11m-17d |
| George P. | 1886-1903 |
| BETWEEN ROWS 1 & 2 | |
| KNEPPER | Melinda 18 Mar 1892 57y-6m-5d mother |
| George W. | 18 July 1863 28y-2m-2d father |
| infants 13 Feb 1861 | |
| daughter unknown 12 Feb 1861 | |
| POLING | Sara L. daughter of G.W. & S.J. 5 Feb 1868 9m-23d |
| SPAIN | Levi E. 1828-1900 |
| Lovina wife of Levi 1833-1908 | |
| ROW 3 | |
| SNUFFIN | infant son of W. & S. 5 Mar 1875 |
| HOUSE | Susan wife of J.G.W. 10 Oct 1838 31y-8m-26d |
| KENNEDY | Morgan 27 Nov 1837 23y-8d (same stone as House stone above) |
| SAMS | infant son of D.& M. 13 July 1870 |
| OSBORN | Elbert C. son of D.& M. 26 Sept 1852 1y-5m-16d |
| Marcus son of David & Margarett 23 Apr 1846 1y-9m-16d | |
| HAINES | infant son of Sanford & Julia 25 Aug 1841 |
| ROW 4 | |
| TYLER | John M. son of E. & M. 27 Apr 1853 36yrs |
| Silas P. son of Edward & Mary 15 Jan 185.1 39Y | |
| WASH | Elizabeth L. wife of E. 25 Jan unknown 2y-9m- |
| KENEDY | William B. son of J. & L. 1 Sept 1852 3y-?-20d |
| ROW 5 | |
| Mc CLUNG | Isaac 31 Dec 1881 85y-5m-26d |
| Elizabeth wife of Isaac 12 May 1889 87y-11m-18d | |
| CONVERSE | Mordica died 1879 |
| Maggie died 1877 | |
| GOOD | John son of J.H.& N. 1 Sept 15m-12d (broken) |
| DUNLAP | Julia daughter of W.A. & S.A. 6 Nov 1864 4y-5m-27d |
| infant son of W.A. & S.A. 3 Dec 1852 12d | |
| McCLUNG | James H. 2 Sept 1863 37y-6m-20d |
| Mary daughter of I. & E. 27 Aug 1856 21yrs | |
| MASIL | Elizabeth wife of E. 25 Jan 18___ |
| POLING | Calvin 2 Aug 1889 59y-10m-10d |
| Elizabeth wife of S__ 7 Oct 1845 49y-10m-22d | |
| Samuel 24-Sept 1876 87y-7m-7d | |
| Samuel son of W.T. & E. 19 Oct 1870 12d | |
| BARNES | Margaret wife of S. 25 May 1876 73y-7m-10d · |
| Margaret J. daughter of W T.& C. 21 Feb 1869 (age gone) | |
| WILLMOT | Rose Ann wife of A. 20 July-1869 21y-17d |
| ROW 6 | |
| SNUFFIN | Amos 12 May 1880 74y~4m-1d |
| Thompson son of A. & s. 1 Oct 1863 21y-4m-5d | |
| James son of A. & s. 26 Aug 1863 17y-1m-29d | |
| Mary daughter of A. & s. 6 Sept 1863 19y-6m-? | |
| JORDON | John son of William H. 23 July 18___±3 17y-2m-14d |
| William H. 3 Sept 1868 76y-3m-16d | |
| Nancy 20 Oct 1897 96y-8m-20d | |
| unknown 17 Jan 1869 6y-3m-5d | |
| BERGANDINE | C. Albert 19 Mar 1883 60y-6m father |
| Mary A. wife of C. 13 Oct 1888 59y-4m-10d mother | |
| EMERSON | George H. son of T. & D. 16 Dec 1849 7y-Jm |
| Julia daughter of F. & M.A. JO Dec 1845 | |
| CLARK | Elizabeth daughter of C. & R. 6 Mar 1868 18y-7m-27d |
| infant son of Caleb & Rachel | |
| James son of C. & R. 21 Mar 1859 1y-6m-11d | |
| Rachel 7 Mar 1875 63y-9m-5d mother | |
| Caleb 7 May 1869 55y-10m-3d father | |
| Angeline daughter of C. & R. 21 Nov 1871 20y-1m-6d | |
| Angus 27 Aug 1875 32y-1m-22d | |
| ROW 7 | |
| SPAIN | Stella May daughter of J.L. & M.B. 4 May 1890 – 28 Oct 1892 |
| JACKSON | Louisa E. wife of A.R. 14 May 1882 31y-9m-6d |
| Amos R. 26 Jan 1880 33y-5m-12d | |
| BELTZ | Lewis Co. P. 96th Ohio Infantry (no dates) |
| Isaac son of (rest gone) | |
| ASHER | Martha J. wife of David died 1855 |
| BELTZ | Philip 29 Dec 1844 J1y-7m-20d WAR 1812 |
| McCLING | daughter of (broken) 5 Mar 1849 18y-8m |
| BELTZ | Alma daughter of B.& S. 2J Sep 1 1855 11y-9m-4d |
| Barnard 11 Mar 1853 31y-7m-14d | |
| Julia Ann daughter of David & Sarah 4 June 1854 1y-8d | |
| Rachel S. daughter of D. & S.A, 16 Sept 1869 9y-7m-14d | |
| infant of D. & S. Sept 1857 | |
| Ernaline wife of William 27 Dec 1850 24y-4m-16d | |
| GRANOW | |
| BURROUGHS | Zutulba D. daughter of E. & M. 12 Mar 1861 22y-9m |
| ROW 8 | |
| SPAIN | William 12 Aug 1875 90y-9m-18d |
| Mary (same stone as William but rest unreadable) | |
| Estell May daughter of J.O. & M.D. 4 May 1890 – 28 Oct 1892 | |
| BELTZ | Isaac son of Andrew 21 Sept |
| Sarah A. 26 Aug 1900 74y-Jm-20d | |
| Daniel 16 May 1887 68y-6m-23d | |
| BURROUGHS | Joel JO June 1907 80yrs father |
| Christeena 17 Feb 1911 80th yr mother | |
| POLING | Alfred son of H. & L. 14 Mar 1891 J2y-5m-19d |
| (broken ___ne) 17 June 1869 6y-Jm-5d | |
| Cemetery read fall of 1981 & again spring 1983. Second reading because we could not get into the | |
| back over-grown section. The Scoutmaster Fred Wagner, 196 Gun St.,North Lewisburg, Ohio, is | |
| working with his troop to clean and repair the broken tombstones and fence this cemetery. They | |
| have spots marked for digging to see if there are buried tombstones. | |