W. P. A. Cemetery Survey - Goldberg (Hughes, Glore) Cemetery, Delaware Township

The Works Progress Administration was formed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in reaction to the Great Depression as a means of employing Americans and stimulating the economy.  Established in 1935, one of the projects of the W.P.A. was to conduct Historical Records Surveys, one of which included finding information on cemeteries and the graves of veterans.  The W.P.A. was disbanded in 1943, but the historical information provided on these surveys continue to be of interest and are, thankfully, preserved.

In this series, some of the general surveys of Defiance County cemeteries will be shared, transcribed as written with a few punctuation and/or spelling changes for readability.  The surveys were probably done around 1936.

For more up to date information on the cemeteries, check out this chart on our website:
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Goldberg Cemetery

(also known as Hughes Cemetery or Glore Cemetery)

1. Name of Cemetery:

The Goldberg Cemetery, sometimes called the Hughes Graveyard

2. Location, how reached:

Located in section #33, Delaware Township, eight miles west of the city of Defiance and a half mile back off of U.S. 24 and also a half mile from the Maumee River, reached by U.S. 24, going west from Defiance for eight miles and turning to the right on a dirt road. (Gier Road)

3. Name and address of caretaker:

There seems to be none in charge, nor does the township keep it up. However, it is not in such bad shape for a graveyard not taken care of.

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 4. General description, size, appearance, denomination, fencing, etc.:

Sets on a small knoll, back on a dirt road about one half mile from the Maumee River.  This little graveyard contains about one acre of land and is practically a private one of the Hughes and Goldbergs, although a few others were at times buried here.  It is on the Carl Buff farm. 
 

It is fenced in with ordinary wire and has a gate kept locked, a small ravine runs along its north side.  It is not directly on the road, but some ten rods back, toward the river.  It is undenominational and is not Jewish as the name may sound.

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5. Name and date of the first burial recorded:

Barbara Regel, 1813 - 1868

6. Names of important persons there, for what noted:

Neither the Goldbergs or this family of Hughes buried here are very well known in the vicinity.  This graveyard was never very much used.

7. Marker of unusual appearance:

The outstanding marker is that of Allison Goldberg, 1856 - 1933, which was recently erected, and the only modern marker in the cemetery.  The others are mostly the slab type or headstones.

8. Unusual epitaphs: None

9. Is cemetery used for new burials?

The last grave is that of Allison Goldberg, buried in 1933, and he was the first for about ten years.  Several lots are not yet full, and people living away from here may in the future be brought back to be buried.