W. P. A. Cemetery Survey - Marysdale Catholic Cemetery, Washington Township

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

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Marysdale Catholic Cemetery

1. Name of cemetery: Marysdale Catholic Cemetery

2. Location, how reached:

In Washington Township, Section 6, on State Route #15, about three miles southeast of Ney, Ohio and 8 miles northwest of Defiance, Ohio.

3. Name and address of caretaker:    None

Marysdale Catholic Cemetery at www.findagrave.com

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

A fine example of a rural Catholic graveyard, it contains about two acres of well wooded land setting on a small knoll with the creek running in the back of it.  It is fenced in with wire of the ornamental kind and has a large iron gateway.  The graveyard is laid out in lots.  The Crucifix sets in the center of the cemetery and is of wood.  Its denomination is strictly Catholic and its grounds are consecrated.  It has no very large, elaborate markers, but some nice ones and all are kept in good condition. The grass is kept mowed and the grave lots are all sodded.  Shrubs are scattered in and around the cemetery, most of these are of the cedar variety.  This graveyard is just back of the Catholic church.

5. Name and date of first burial recorded:  Rosan Froelich, 1866

The Froelich stone could not be located.  This is an early burial, 1871, of T. D. Batt, found at www.findagrave.com

6. Names of important persons buried here:  None.

7. Markers of unusual appearance:  None.

8. Unusual epitaphs:  None.

9. Is cemetery still used for burials?  Yes.

C. Cadwallader and C. Gish, Reporters

(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.)