This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lrmbjb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.ohio/7390/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This was interesting and helpful to me and might be to someone else and that is my reason for posting. Ohio Co. cemeteries Vol 2,p.22 Ohio Co. Historical Soc. 1982 Colored cemetery at Bethel. Copied by Wendell Allen of Rosine in 1972 for the OCHS. Therein Mr Allen states: "Little known to many (is) that Bethel has three cemeteries." "One of Ohio Counties oldest Methodist Churches is Bethel. The Church was one of three Methodist Churches organized in Ohio County in 1804. The Church is located approx. one and one half miles north of US 62 near Horton community." (on Bethel Church Rd.) "Directly behind the Church is the old cemetery ...filled to near capacity and resulted in the opening of a new burial plot..." "Directly across the road from the old church cemetery is a colored cemetery." Thus 3 cemeteries" (1) OLD - behind/ beside the church. (2) NEW - across the road from church. (3) Colored - across road from old. One interesting burial recorded by Mr. Allen was that of "Uncle" Stant Baltzell who was born in 1819,probably a slave, and died in 1917 at the age of 98, no doubt a free man. His death cert is on KyVitals. It is sad that this church, organized in 1804, was disolved in 2007 after 205 years. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.