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.
For more up to date information on the cemeteries, check out this chart on our website:
http://defiancecountygenealogy.org/cemeteries.html)
Methodist and Presbyterian Cemetery
1. Name: Methodist and Presbyterian Cemetery
2. Location:
On the western bank of the Auglaize River near the Hopkins Street Bridge, just three blocks south of Ohio 15, 18, and 281.
3. Caretaker: Trustees of the Presbyterian Church
4. Description:
It consists of ten acres of ground on the high bank of the river. This graveyard was the first plotted in the county. It is not a well kept cemetery and overgrown with weeds.
5. First burial: Daughter of Robert Shirley, 1823
6. Important persons:
This cemetery is said to be the resting place of Captain Logan, a famous Indian who joined the American forces under General Harrison and was later killed near Turkey Foot Creek.
7. Unusual markers: None.
8. Unusual epitaphs: None
9. This cemetery is not used for new burials.
Harold Pugh, Editor
Mr. Al. Young, R. R. #4, Defiance, Ohio
(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.)
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