Hello Sharon and Rich,
I'm glad to hear from you. I was surprised to hear that flowers have been
planted. Those must have appeared since my last visit to the site this past
Sunday. The only thing new I saw on Sunday was a "No Trespassing" sign
which I assumed was due to my incessant whining to the owners about the
cemetery. The owners do intend to plant over the cemetery again this year,
weather permitting. Much of the area was under water on Sunday.
The one standing stone is that of George Doolin, my husband's
GG-Grandfather. Two of my husband's GGG-Grandfather's are also buried
there, William Doolin (George's father) and John A. Graham. The cemetery is
still there, only the stones were removed. The bulldozed stones were
deposited in two areas, one near the railroad tracks along SR 57 and one
across CR 1250N in the ravine. We did find John A. Graham's stone, still in
good condition, on the ground near the RR tracks.
I have an interment listing for the known burials (46 people). The number
of canal workers buried there is unknown, but assumed to be less that 150.
As far as I can tell, this small cemetery has always been a family or
neighborhood graveyard, and not associated with a church. Most known to be
buried there were either related to each other or to the farm owner at the
time of their death. The earliest known burial was 1828. The most recent
being George Doolin in 1907. I'd be glad to forward the listing to anyone
interested. I know this forum isn't the right place for that level of
detail.
Rich - There are many people who do care very much about this cemetery.
Most that I've talked to didn't know anyone else cared, and most didn't know
what to do about it. I've tracked down descendants in Daviess County, IN
and as far away as Oregon. Many of the descendants had no idea what had
happened to this cemetery. It would be great to see the Washington
Times-Herald or the Odon Journal run a story on this cemetery, especially
with Memorial Day coming up.
Debra Dougherty
2220 Legendary Drive
Martinsville, IN 46151
(765) 349-6309
DJD434(a)RNETINC.NET
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Howell" <sshowell(a)indy.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] Cincinnati Cemetery
There has been discussion on this board about this cemetery which is
west
of SR57 between Elnora and Plainville in Daviess County. It is a stone in
the middle of a plowed field. My mother had spotted the stone a couple of
years ago, and we debated whether it was a cemetery or just a stone in a
field. Earlier this year, I found out that there had been (and most
likely
still is) a cemetery at this location.
I had copied for her the information that Debra Dougherty had contributed
to this list that many canal cholera victims had been buried there.
When she returned from a trip to Evansville yesterday, she called to tell
me that the field had been plowed, and there were flowers planted around
the tombstone. She was surprised, and happy, to see the flowers. It can
only be seen from the highway when there are no crops in the field.
Sharon Howell
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