Just a short answer that may direct your further research.
REDBUSH seems to have been a shrub or bush of some sort that was
quite predominant in this area. There are several references to redbush in
the early stories about our county. Even now, in the winter, you can often
see some type of red bush, often found in the woods, that shows up vividly
against the white snow. I don't know the correct, probably Latin, name for
it.
With regards to the cemetery and the fact that it was named Abbott.
I don't know this for a fact, but I would guess that the land where the
cemetery is, belonged originally to a family whose name was Abbott. They
chose high ground for cemeteries and so they might not necessarily be family
plots. Some of the Abbott families, by Civil War times, were in the Liberty
Mills area, as I think there were a couple of Abbott men who served for
Kosciusko County, but who lived closer to Liberty Mills. (Wabash County).
If the Abbott family sold the land off for a cemetery and then moved, for
some reason, and the cemetery was still available for burials, it's likely
that the Werstler and perhaps the Wise family may have lived in the area and
used it for burials because it was close by.
Many early cemetery deeds are in what is called the MISCELLANEOUS
RECORDS in the recorders office. You might want to check there.
Hope this helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: Louis A. Diehl <ladntpka(a)tln.net>
To: <INKOSCIU-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: [INKOSCIU] Abbott-Redbush Cemetery
| I've posted this question before on the Abbott's list and asked relatives
who live near the cemetery as to how it got its name. Come up with a big
wall. To rouse even deeper curiousity, Last summer, I took what turned out
to be a mini safari back to the site, which is nearly in the middle of
section 17 of Monroe Twp of Kosciusko Co, Indiana - west and south of
Sellers Lake. This is what I found, or didn't find... not one Abbott or
Redbush name in the tiny plot of about 20 discernable gravesites. The site
had deteriorated and was overgrown with weeds, but most of the markers were
of the Werstler family. Most of the deaths occurred in the 1850's - 1870's.
There was several other names like an infant "Wise". I haven't had the
time
to take off work to go to the courthouse to find out any more details. Just
wondering if anyone in this vast collection of knowledgeable people might
have any clues as to how the name of the cemetery came to be and why there
aren't any Abbott's!
| buried there...
|
| Regards,
| Louis
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