80-year-old restores statues in cemetery - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Franklin Furnace - Scioto County, Ohio

"80-year-old restores statues in cemetery"

Sunset Memorial Gardens - Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio. 

WPA Cemetery Plat Maps posted on the Blog for Trumbull County, Ohio - Plat Book 1 & Plat Book 2

 Links to two collections posted on FLICKR of WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Trumbull County, Ohio - Plat Book 1 & Plat Book 2 - are now posted on the right sidebar of this blog. 

Trumbull County is the original county of the Connecticut Western Reserve.  

Trumbull County contains the following townships.:  

Bazetta Township, Bloomfield Township, Braceville Township, Bristol Township, Brookfield Township

Champion Township

Farmington Township, Fowler Township

Greene Township, Gustavus Township

Hartford Township, Howland Township, Hubbard Township

Johnston Township

Kinsman Township 

Liberty Township, Lordstown Township

Mecca Township, Mesopotamia Township

Newton Township

Southington Township

Vernon Township, Vienna Township

Warren Township, Weathersfield Township

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Unlike most other Ohio counties, not all of the Trumbull County WPA Cemetery Plat maps show a page number in the lower right corner.  

Also, neither Plat Book 1 or Plat Book 2 has an Index that lists the cemetery names and the map pages they appear on; no doubt because of this situation of some pages not having page numbers while others do.  
There is a Trumbull County map divided into Book No. 1 and Book No. 2 that serves as a cemetery locator map.  It is combined with a listing of the cemeteries that has a "Key" column with a number that corresponds to the number in the circle on the map that designates a cemetery's location.  All of this information is contained on one page making the information quite small to easily read.  

Created below for enlargement purposes, are the listed cemetery names divided into 3 pages, and the map itself has a stand alone page.  

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Following these images is the composite of a typical WPA Cemetery Plat Map Title Page and the Legend of war and uprising designations established for veterans. 

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Sharing this story from Cleveland19.com in commemoration of Juneteenth 2021

 2021 is the first year for the official National Holiday of Juneteenth.  

In honor of this significant day in American History and what it meant in 1865 and what it means now, I share this wonderful heartfelt news story that comes from TV Channel 19 in Cleveland.  

"A former slave died a free man in Lakewood. More than a century later, he's honored with a grave marker."   This feature story is by reporter Sia Nyorkor.  

Mr. Ross Bassett, Vice President of the West Park Historical Society, provided a 15 minute presentation commemorating the life of Henry Wright that can be viewed at the end of this spotlight story.

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This wonderful story offers us a unique opportunity to learn about Henry Wright who died at age 108 - and lived in three centuries - but whose gravesite, sadly, had been unmarked; that is until now!   

This announcement is from Cleveland.com.: The Warrensville West Cemetery in Cuyahoga County will be receiving a restoration grant through the Ohio History Connection's Certified Local Government Program

In a special report chock full of specifics presented by Thomas Jewell for Cleveland.com, we learn about long overdue but now exceedingly encouraging news for the Warrensville West Cemetery that has 168 memorials listed for it on the website "Find A Grave."

The Warrensville West Cemetery in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio is small but looms large in the county with its early history of being the second oldest burial ground in Cuyahoga County.

Per its description quoting from Find A Grave.:

The Warrensville West Cemetery "was established in 1811 and contains the Manx Settlers (often called Old Manx Cemetery), and the common grave of the North Union Shakers that were moved here from the Shaker Burial ground in 1905."

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More information can also be found from these sources.:
Shakeronline - A memorandum dated April 28, 2021, and;

The Ohio History Connection's State Historic Preservation Office - Certified Local Government program.

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We look forward to follow-up articles detailing the progress of the preservation improvements as they unfold at the Warrensville West Cemetery!

Lay Me Down to Rest: Ep. 23 Shiffler Cemetery

Searching for Beulah Ann Johnson McCoy Smith - Born November 13, 1894 in New Martinsburg, Fayette County, Ohio

Searching for Beulah Ann Johnson McCoy Smith - learning when and where she died, and where she was buried - would help answer some questions about her life and what became of her.

According to the Albert Berry Johnson and Fannie Limes Johnson Family Bible, Beula Ann Johnson was born on November 13, 1894 in New Martinsburg, Fayette County, Ohio.  

Beulah had two known marriages and the announcements for those were in the local newspapers which are shown below; in 1914 and again in 1935.  

It is a mystery the name of her second husband.  It was shown as J. Laurence Smith. 

Below is a family photo with Beulah Ann Johnson (top rignt) and her then husband, Oscar McCoy, who later divorced her. 

Two Photos below courtesy of Daniel C. Rice.:

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Below is the newspaper announcement of the second marriage for Beulah Johnson McCoy who married J. Laurence Smith, of Miami on March 2, 1935.

Washington Court House Record Herald

April 8, 1935

Page 4 

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Below is the newspaper announcement of the first marriage for Beulah Johnson who married Oscar McCoy in 1914.

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Below is the obituary for Beulah Ann's sister, 

Lillian A. Johnson Dellinger. 

Note, in this 1999 announcement, 

Beulah's last name is shown as McCoy.:

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Below is a two-part report about local social activities that took place in and around the New Martinsburg, Fayette County, Ohio area in 1945.:

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The Find A Grave memorial 

for Wendell Albert McCoy,

who was the son of Oscar McCoy

 and Beulah Johnson McCoy.