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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Hopewell Cemetery Franklin County, Ohio - "Findagrave.com" - Update

My thanks to Natalie Herdman, who has contributed 9,240 memorials to date on the website of "Findagrave.com," for posting additional burial information, including tombstone photographs, for the Hopewell Cemetery in Madison Township located in Franklin County, Ohio. The Hopewell Cemetery site on "Findagrave.com" now boasts 181 interments.
Some of the surnames for Hopewell Cemetery are: Bishop, Bunn, Burton, Cameron, Childs, Cole, Dildine, Egbert, English, Evans, Flowers, Gard, Giberson, Greer, Groom, Hall, Hankins, Havely, Hawkins, Hewitt, Hulva, Iberson, Lanning, Leavengood, Leigh, Lincoln, Love, McClish, McGarity (older version - MacGarity), Moore, Oakley, Pontius, Rainer, Ramsey, Rarey, Rose, Sawyer, Simmons, VanGundy, White, Wright, and Young
Thank you Natalie for your hard work and contributions!
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