About 1929, many people who were buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery were moved to Calvary Cemetery. Both my husband and my family had ancestors moved. Does anyone know the reason? Does this St. Joseph Cemetery still exist? Would this or St. John's Cemetery be the most common cemetery for Irish in the Angle? Where is St. John's Cemetery? Would it be considered the Cathedral cemetery? Did the old St. Bridget's have a cemetery similar to other churches in the 19th century? My sister has moved to Ohio City. She and her husband are having a great time walking throughout the area. They found a small Jewish Cemetery and another one whose name does not connote a Catholic cemetery. Does anyone have any idea or history re: these cemeteries in Ohio City. It was the subject of a grand discussion Saturday night over a good bottle of wine and looking out over the city of Cleveland from a 5th floor loft apt. at the old Fries and Scheule (SP?) Bldg. Mary Ellen Chambers

Both St. Joseph's and St. John's Cemeteries still exist. Both are on Woodland Ave. in Cleveland. St. Joe's is at about East 79th St., and St. John's is about East 66th, right down the street. St. John's is nowhere near the St. John's Cathedral. Both have limited days in which you can "drive in" to the property. Due to the crime in the neighborhood, the Cemetery Association only opens these cemeteries to car traffic on eight days a year: Mother's & Father's Day, Memorial Day, Palm & Easter Sundays, and one Sunday in June, July, & August. I have not heard of any remains being moved to Calvary Cemetery from St. Joe's. My great-great grandfather is buried in St. Joe's, and his father is in St. John's. Neither one of them was living in the Angle at the time of their death. I do know that all inquiries regarding these two cemeteries should be directed to the Calvary office, as that is where all the plot records are kept. Pat --- Maryln61@aol.com wrote: > About 1929, many people who were buried at St. > Joseph's Cemetery were moved to Calvary Cemetery. > Does anyone know the reason? Does this St. Joseph Cemetery still exist? > Would this or St. John's Cemetery be the most common > cemetery for Irish in the Angle? > Where is St. John's Cemetery? Would it be > considered the Cathedral cemetery? > > Mary Ellen Chambers > ===== "The advancement & diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." - James Madison __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

My great grandfather Hugh Corrigan was moved from St. Joseph's to Calvary in 1929 also. His wife Sarah Forry Corrigan Gordon died in Sept. of that year and there were no more burials permitted at St. Joseph's so his remains were moved to a family plot at Calvary. Lee Patton Brennan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> To: <OH-CLEVELAND-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: Re: Graveyard locations - St. Joe's & St. John's > Both St. Joseph's and St. John's Cemeteries still > exist. Both are on Woodland Ave. in Cleveland. St. > Joe's is at about East 79th St., and St. John's is > about East 66th, right down the street. St. John's is > nowhere near the St. John's Cathedral. > > Both have limited days in which you can "drive in" to > the property. Due to the crime in the neighborhood, > the Cemetery Association only opens these cemeteries > to car traffic on eight days a year: Mother's & > Father's Day, Memorial Day, Palm & Easter Sundays, and > one Sunday in June, July, & August. > > I have not heard of any remains being moved to Calvary > Cemetery from St. Joe's. My great-great grandfather is > buried in St. Joe's, and his father is in St. John's. > Neither one of them was living in the Angle at the > time of their death. > > I do know that all inquiries regarding these two > cemeteries should be directed to the Calvary office, > as that is where all the plot records are kept. > > Pat > > --- Maryln61@aol.com wrote: > > About 1929, many people who were buried at St. > > Joseph's Cemetery were moved to Calvary Cemetery. > > Does anyone know the reason? > > Does this St. Joseph Cemetery still exist? > > > Would this or St. John's Cemetery be the most common > > cemetery for Irish in the Angle? > > > Where is St. John's Cemetery? Would it be > > considered the Cathedral cemetery? > > > > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > > > > ===== > "The advancement & diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." - James Madison > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com

Pat -- The neighborhood isn't wonderful, but . . . you can get in to these closed cemeteries -- they're just not ATTENDED except for those few days a year. So. Speaking as a retired social worker who knows the neighborhood -- go before noon on a fairly nice day, take a friend, take a cell phone. (I know it's not etiquette, but when I go alone, I take my dog. BIG dog! And I'm there for a very short time. MUCH more comfortable to be there with friends!) Warm regards, Karen P.S. And thanks again to Judith, from this list, who showed me HOW to search a cemetery, how to estimate where unmarked sections would be located, how to take pictures. How to be careful WALKING through the cemetery. Safety issues! If someone here wants a companion to either St. John's or St. Joseph -- let me know. I need to check out who is buried NEAR our MORAN and WALSH plot. We just found out the maiden name of my great-great-grandmother -- and it would be GREAT if we found HER parents there, too. Ahhhhh. If your're going to dream, dream BIG! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> To: <OH-CLEVELAND-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: Re: Graveyard locations - St. Joe's & St. John's Both St. Joseph's and St. John's Cemeteries still exist. Both are on Woodland Ave. in Cleveland. St. Joe's is at about East 79th St., and St. John's is about East 66th, right down the street. St. John's is nowhere near the St. John's Cathedral. Both have limited days in which you can "drive in" to the property. Due to the crime in the neighborhood, the Cemetery Association only opens these cemeteries to car traffic on eight days a year: Mother's & Father's Day, Memorial Day, Palm & Easter Sundays, and one Sunday in June, July, & August. I have not heard of any remains being moved to Calvary Cemetery from St. Joe's. My great-great grandfather is buried in St. Joe's, and his father is in St. John's. Neither one of them was living in the Angle at the time of their death. I do know that all inquiries regarding these two cemeteries should be directed to the Calvary office, as that is where all the plot records are kept. Pat --- Maryln61@aol.com wrote: > About 1929, many people who were buried at St. > Joseph's Cemetery were moved to Calvary Cemetery. > Does anyone know the reason? Does this St. Joseph Cemetery still exist? > Would this or St. John's Cemetery be the most common > cemetery for Irish in the Angle? > Where is St. John's Cemetery? Would it be > considered the Cathedral cemetery? > > Mary Ellen Chambers > ===== "The advancement & diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." - James Madison __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com