Debby,
I don't know what is back in the woods now.
The Salem Methodist Church of Cass County is the oldest church in Deer Creek
Twp according to Indiana historians. The log church was build about a miles
southeast of the corner of now 900S400E. A burial ground was started and
remained. It is in the woods on Nick Robinson's farm.
The article I have continues until 1959. I guess parts of the cem. was still
visible then.
In Powell's 1913 Book it states under Churches pg 3 where the log church was
built 1851or 1852 in the center of Section 10 on land donated by George
Campbell. A burial ground was started. Ada M Dale, wife of Samuel was buried
7 Dec 1851. The log church was abandoned and torn down about 1875 with the
land going back into farm land as per the deed. Services were held in the
Babb School House, NW corner of Sec 11 until a new frame building was built
in 1876 a mile NW of the old log church SW corner of Sec 4. In 1910 the new
modern brick building came into being.
Hope this helps. Sallie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Beheler" <d003b(a)yahoo.com>
To: <incass(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [INCASS] Cass Co INGenWeb updates
Sallie,
Were there signs of that cemetery when you were living
there? I have not yet looked at the L'Anguille Valley
report on that one. I am aware of its existence, but
have not been there.
So sad the church had to close. I am an EUB turned
United Methodist, so I am aware of the struggles for
many of the small congregations during that time.
Debby
--- "Sallie L. Nelson" <gentenmawps(a)sc2000.net> wrote:
> What a lot of work, Debby. There WAS a cemetery in
> connection with the Salem
> Log Church which was on 900S 400E about back in the
> woods I think. The
> church was started in homes with ladies the
> teachers, then log church built
> and in 1910 the brick church was built on the corner
> of these 3 roads. I
> flourished as Methodist until the United Methodist
> took over back in the
> late 60's.
>
> We were greatly involved in this lovely little
> church. We struggled several
> years but closed with great sadness. After closure,
> one foggy night the bell
> was stolen from the belfry leaving live wires on the
> road! Then a man came
> for the beautiful stained glass windows, was way up
> on the ladder which fell
> knocking him into the ground! Finally the building
> was raised! We always
> said God was so angry that this church was forced to
> close he couldn't
> contain Himself.
>
> The church and land went back to the Kitchell Family
> who donated the land as
> long as there was a working religious meeting on it.
> The conference didn't
> get the land or the building! The smaller beautiful
> stainglass window, after
> the man fell, was redone into various types of sun
> chasers, etc., and given
> to each member of the Kitchell family. The round
> belfry window was packed
> and shipped to Arizona, I think, and is now in the
> new home of a family
> member.
>
> There was a mobile home on the land the last I
> through Deacon 3 years ago
> this May.
>
> I started out about the cemetery, wanting to know if
> you knew of it. I think
> it is or was on Robinson land. They didn't go to
> Salem. Wonder if any signs
> of this cemetery is visible?
>
> Thanks for the memories,
> Sallie Lou Morris Nelson, San Benito TX via
> Logansport/Deacon IN
> My husband was born and raised and our daughter
> raised in Deacon and
> surrounding area. I was a transplant. Ha Ha
> A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debby Beheler" <debralee(a)insightbb.com>
> To: <incass(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:57 AM
> Subject: [INCASS] Cass Co INGenWeb updates
>
>
> > BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY 150N & 340E, Clay
> Township, Cass County,
> > Indiana. Input of L'Anguille Valley Memorial
> Association reading and
> > veteran research by Pat Fiscel.
> > This index is not complete and contains
> information mostly on people
> > interred here prior to 1941.
> >
> > BETHLEHEM METHODIST CEMETERY, 625N & 670E,
> Bethlehem Township, Cass
> > County,
> > Indiana Input of L'Anguille Valley Memorial
> Association reading by Sadie
> > Cunningham. Since the report was done in July
> 1942, the database contains
> > only selected burials after that time.
> >
> > Bethlehem Presbyterian Cemetery, aka. COX, report
> only of this
> > defunct/lost
> > cemetery, input by Debby.
> >
> > Corinth Brethren Cemetery, aka. Dillman, 900E and
> 525N, Adams Township,
> > Cass County, Indiana. The L'Anguille Valley
> Memorial Association was
> > input
> > by Pat Fiscel including data input from the
> transcriptions. Additions
> > have
> > been made from photographs, obituaries, and
> research by Debby.
> >
> > CRAIN PRIVATE CEMETERY, In N.W. PART WASHINGTON
> TOWNSHIP, IN S.W. CASS
> > COUNTY. L'Anguille Valley Memorial Association
> Report was transcribed by
> > Debby Beheler on January 24, 2007 for the Cass
> County INGenWeb
> > Project. Report only on this abandoned/lost
> cemetery.
> >
> > WILLIAMS CEMETERY, MIAMI TOWNSHIP, CASS COUNTY,
> INDIANA at N.W. Corner of
> > Northwest 1/4 of Sec.29 T27N, R3E. Input of
> L'Anguille Valley Memorial
> > Association reading by Pat Fiscel.
> >
> > I have also added numerous obituaries to most of
> the active Cass County
> > cemeteries I have online. I don't keep any
> running totals. Most of the
> > recent ones have been from 1977 and 1960.
> >
> >
> > It is my hope that we will be able to create more
> complete databases with
> > photographs of headstones. Submission of photos,
> obituaries, additions
> > and
> > corrections are welcome, as always.
> >
> > Visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/cemlist.html
> >
> > I hope you find a long-lost ancestor.
> >
> > Just a side note for list subscribers - I am
> working on an obituary
> > database for Ever Rest Memorial Cemetery. You may
> notice that the E in
> > Ever is a link. This will get you to that
> database of approximately 350
> > obits. It is a drop in the bucket, but that is a
> large cemetery and as
> > far
> > as I know nothing has been published on it.
> >
> >
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