W. P. A. Cemetery Survey - Kibble Cemetery, Tiffin 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:
 http://defiancecountygenealogy.org/cemeteries.html

Kibble Cemetery 

1. Name:

 Kibble Graveyard, named after Wm. Kibble, on whose land it is located.

2. Location:

7 1/2 miles north west of Brunersburg in section 29, Tiffin Township, on East side of North and South road, called the Blanchard Road, which is two miles east of Route 15.

3. Caretaker: Tiffin Twp. trustees

Photo at www.findagrave.com

4. Description: 

A very nice and well kept cemetery located on a wooded knoll, overlooking Black Creek, sloping land, 25 nice grave stones, 10 modern ones of granite.  Fenced in with wire and metal gates and a driveway.  Contains one acre of land.

5. First burial:

Catherine Kibble, a child, daughter of P. and C. Kibble, buried here in 1844.

Catherine Kibble at www.findagrave.com

6. Important persons:

Catherine Kibble -1796-1865

Purmenus Kibble - 1797-1870

Dan Myers - 1847-1902

Wm. Kibble - 1830-1903

Chas. Brown - 1844-1921

All of the above are pioneers of Tiffin Twp., settling there around 1840 - 1850. 

Charles Brown at www.findagrave.com

7. Markers:

25 nice stones of granite, 15 old mosaic stones, and 3 obelisk markers.

8. Epitaphs:

The Catherine and Purmenus monument is of obelisk type - six feet high and gives a small history of the Kibble family, mostly of which is faded and cannot be read.

9. The Graveyard is still used, a burial taking place here in 1936.  Originally, it was a private burial ground, until 1870, then affiliated with a Methodist church, now torn down until about 1900, from 1900 to 1925, the graveyard was not kept up.  Since 1925, the Trustees of Tiffin Twp. have taken care of it.

C. Cadwallader - handwritten report