This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Witscher, Wagner, Gonya, DeMars, LaPoint, Darr, Bissnet &more Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/11716 Message Board Post: My ancestors lived in Section 26 of Rice Township, about 1/2 mile from the Ottawa County border, and not far from the border with Erie County. From what I have found, their connections extended across the county lines between, Sandusky, Ottawa, and Erie counties. Some of my mother's family is thought to be buried in the first Catholic Cemetery in Sandusky County, known as St. Philomena's, or La Prairie. Many of those buried there were of French descent. It is located north of Fremont, or what was known as Lower Sandusky, (or little Sandusky), in the area known as Muddy Creek. It was a mission church, and many of the records are scattered, making it hard to know who was buried there if there was no headstones. Presently, there is a marker with the names of those which could be found. However, if you suspect you may have a relative there whose name is not on the marker, it is very possible you may be able to find the record of their internment, such as I did. Frank Joseph Witscher, is buried at La Prairie, and died in 1896. The Diocese of Toledo owns the cemetery. What now appears to be the cemetery ground is smaller than what the original boundaries were, since, some of it (some say as much as 1/2) may have been taken over by marsh. There have been efforts by the Gonya family and others whose ancestors are buried there to help restore the cemetery headstones. 3 to 4 of my mother's family ancestors were buried without headstones, and so finding the records is especially important for us, but it is very difficult. We have contacted the Diocese about the condition of the cemetery, and the marsh, where we fear, may be where the section, where those who could not afford headstones lies. I am looking for others who may be having a problem with finding their ancestors there, or who may also be concerned about the conditions there. Please contact me on this list.