Hello: The "Wheeler-Short" Cemetery received this "name" in 1957, when the Beech Grove Forest Chapter of the DAR was "listing" graveyards, and Rev War vets buried in same. This was actually the Short Family Cemetery, started upon the homeplace grounds of John (1759/61 - 1836) and Mary (1760 - 1839) Short Sr. John Short Sr had purchased the homeplace site of 150 acres, in 1813, from Browns, while still a resident of Washington, Mason Co Ky, and of Clermont Co Ohio. John Short Sr would later, 1814, sell 50 acres of said 150 acres, to newly widowed sister-in-law Darcus Short (of Isaac Short). This was 50 acres lying east of Lewis Road, except for triangle corner of the south east corner of the 100 acres. Later, Samuel Short, John's son would purchase the 100 acres on south of the 100 acres of kept homeplace. One could go about due west of Amelia, because of diagonal running of Ohio 125 and "hit" the graveyard; Lewis Road running about north and south. When John Short Sr die! d, 1836, he willed that son William Short take care of his mother and invalid sister, and he was to stay on homeplace. William Short died in 1846, and the heirs, then, half in Ohio, half in Indiana, sold out to the Frazee's. William Short's widow, Charlotte (Hall) Short managed to keep approx two and one half acres of the 100 acre homeplace for her and her children. Although John Short Sr's gravestone says born "1759", he, himself, said he was born "1761", in his 1832 Rev War Pension application. John's son Isaac, in 1853, again stuck to the 1759 date. Which is correct?, I do not know. In the 1959 Soldiers Of The American Revolution Who Lived In the State Of Ohio Roster III shows John Short Sr, and Roster II shows John Short Sr as a "Junior"; the latter being 100% incorrect. John Short Sr was son of Jacob Short Sr (died 1791 Va). I have seen John Short Sr's gravestone in the ground, have repaire! d same, have reset same, have observed same several times, have seen it piled under a tree in a back yard several times, have pictures of it , have "rubbings" made of it while still lying flat in ground homeplace graveyard, etc., etc. Having had to spend several attempts to locate the cemetery back in the early 1980's, I can attest to the fact that when found, there could be no mistake in it being a graveyard. I would never have found it by myself, nor without the help of the Coopers, and Robinsons. The Coopers had previously owned the land. Aside from the open cisterns, and such, the biggest enemy was the growth, shoulder high; and where the graveyard was located, all of the small trees, shoots, pokes, weeds, mixed in with the regular growth. A somewhat little path, about 18 inches wide was the "entrance" to the graveyard, but only then if you knew where it was, and it was only on the east side. By using the old measurements, the part of the old side/rear/south s! idewalk of the old home that had stood there, and then the grape arbor further south, and then a very faint "path" going south, one came to the "entrance" (which I passed up a dozen times, before being showed same by Mr Robinson.). My son, and I, would get to know the path, the entrance, and the other "clues" pretty well. We would also use the Old Large Broken Pine Tree (back toward old homesite), the half roofed shelter shed, on north, etc. as "points". When in the graveyard itself, most of the measurements, etc., were taken with back to the largest tree there, standing between the gravestones of Mary Tewel and Margaret Wheeler; example: going 50 feet north, toward old home site, was the gravestones of John Short Sr and Mary Short, each lying flat with about five to six inches of sod over them (as found by Cooper/Robinson). Later, when repairing. resetting, etc., these same "points" were used, and all found were set at same point as found. ! Among all of the readible stones, whether damaged, or not, were many other stones, marker stones, footstones (maybe of the German type), field stones, etc, which some had markings, scratches, carvings, inscriptions, and many were wore off or unreadible. I do not know for sure, nor can I prove/disprove some of those listed or indicated as being buried there, even though we came up with more than the "usual" listings. Mrs W. Earl Johnson, 1957, listed John Wheeler Sr as being buried there, and with a "marker stone". If that correct, and for what we took as same, there was broken pieces to add, but about only clue added would be that "died aged ???", and either "1841" or "1844"; the last number being "1" or "4". Although the graveyard site was approx 40 feet by 80 feet, or just a tad more, only the center was clear of the small but tangled brush, while one had to crawl to check out all of the surrounding stones/markers/etc. ! To find this graveyard completely wiped out in 1996, was a terrific blow, to history, and to genealogy. A few of the largest, readible stones, were saved at that time, and piled around a tree in the backyard of No. 174, 6.06 acres, 1313 Dorado Court, Amelia, Ohio. Hope this answers those questions. Take Care. Regards, Dick