Richard, It is unlikely that your GG Grandfather James G. Martin born 1810 is buried in the "Riverside" cemetery in Middletown. The "Riverside" Cemetery has no records and was washed mostly away by the 1870's and deffinately by the 1913 flood. The cemetery would have burials from late 1790's-1827. The Middeltown Cemetery began in 1827. Middletown Cemetery records were used to create www.rootsweb.com/~ohmidcem Woodside Cemetery another large local Cemetery began Dec 1891. Death records apparently began around 1867 with "random" death records before that date. The death records are at the records center in Hamilton for early years and at some time kept in Middletown. I do not have the details for death records. The tax records are not of much value without the township reference, though you might look at the land ownership in the 1836 maps available on www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler. I hope some of this helps- Caroline Huppi Middletown cemetery has the following Martins. The year is the death year and most do not have tombstones since a birth year is not given. MARTIN Charles 1922 EA_SW_L181 MARTIN Charles 1925 EA_SE_L022 MARTIN Frank Potter 1860 Sq06_L03 C 30' MARTIN George 1915 No Data MARTIN Helen L 1989 EA_NW_L161P MARTIN Infant 1940 EA_SE_L003 MARTIN Infant boy 1923 EA_NE_L045 MARTIN Infant boy 1923 EA_SE_L062 MARTIN J P No DATE SAR14_L10 MARTIN Lucy May 1923 EA_SE_L068 MARTIN Mary 1941 EA_SE_L001 MARTIN Mary Olinger 1887 No Data MARTIN Potter No DATE SAR14_L10 MARTIN Rose Mary 1945 No Data MARTIN Rose Mary 1945 EA_SW_L069 MARTIN Sarah 1923 EA_SE_L043 MARTIN Sarah Ann 1843 - 1866 SAR13_L14 MARTIN Theodore R 12th OHIO INF Buried in 1894 SAR14_L10 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Martin" <remartin@worldnet.att.net> To: <ohbutler@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER] Original Burial Ground Middletown > Caroline, > > I have tried to research that same information off and on a couple of times > in the past but found no definitive documentation. I'm looking for the > burial location of the father of my GG Grandfather James G. Martin born 1810 > in Butler Co, OH. I would be very interested if you locate any proof of > Martin's buried in that cemetery. > > Possible first name of his father would be William if James G. Martin > followed the Scottish practice of naming his second son after his father and > his first son Levi after his wife's father which he did. His first daughter > was Amelia which should have been the name of Williams' wife and James' > mother. He named his second daughter Sarah which was his mother in-laws name > so he followed the naming pattern with Levi and Sarah in those cases. > > Some associated facts: > > In earlier research (20 years ago)I thought that Jonathan L. Martin was the > father of James G. Martin because he had a son James C. Martin and daughter > Sarah and he was also of a Scottish line and for a multitude of other > reasons and associated facts to numerous to go into here. I do think the > families are distantly related but James father was born in Scotland and his > mother born in Ohio where as Jonathan's had been here for several > generations in Va. Some more current research of associated families in > Bulter Co., OH leads me to believe a William Martin was the father of James > G. Martin. > > A book titled Buckeye Presbyterianism records the minutes of an Oct 7, 1808 > meeting in which James Scott was sent off by the Lancaster Presbytery to > western Ohio. This Licentiate Rev. James Scott was first at Fredericktown. > He is recorded as a Canonsburg Man a town in Western PA. Many members of > this western PA Presbyterian Congregation moved together following Scott to > Butler Co. > > In the 1800 Census of the County of Washington, PA is a William Martin and > John Martin next door to each other. Close neighbors are Alexander Reed, > James Reed, and John Scott. > > There is a gedcom file showing a John Scott b 1728 Scotland / Ireland d > 1810 Butler Co., OH with a son b 12 Feb 1771 PA d 19 May 1857 Butler Co., > OH. > > 1810 Tax Records for Butler, Co., OH shows both James Scott and John Scott > with property at R2,T5 Sec. 25. > William Martin R2, T5, Sec.23. > > In the Miami Co., OH 1835 Census James G. Martin is living seven houses from > James Reed and eight houses from Asa Scott. This is in Casstown, Miami Co., > OH > > If you find any burial listings tied to these families it may indicate > members of that congregation were buried on the bluff over looking the > river. > > Richard Martin > remartin@worldnet.att.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: ohbutler-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohbutler-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Caroline Huppi > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:05 PM > To: OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHBUTLER] Original Burial Ground Middletown > > Does anyone have a list or even a speculation as to who was buried in the > original Middletown Burial ground along a bluff of the Great Miami River? > > I am working on reconstructing a list of burials for this cemetery to have > online with the Middletown Cemeteries. There is no indication from the > Middletown Cemetery records that burials were moved from the "Riverside" > burial grounds to the Middletown Cemetery. The Catharine Vail w/o a Stephen > Vail, in the Middletown Cemetery, did not die in 1819 as generally reported > but actually 1849- the stone is difficult to read but online genealogies > reinforce this belief. I have tried to use online genealogies from > rootsweb.com to try to track possible burials for this cemetery. > > Also note that the "Riverside" burial ground was "destroyed" by flooding > well before the historic 1913 flooding. > > Supposedly there were many Revolutionary War Veterans buried in the > "Riverside" burial ground as the Middletown Cemetery is the resting place > for only 2 Rev. War Vets > > Any help/ speculation would be appreciated. thanks- > > Caroline Huppi > www.rootsweb.com/~ohmidcem > www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutcem > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBUTLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBUTLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message