At 07:54 PM 10/20/98 -0400, Paul F. Wilson wrote: >I am descended from Joseph Phillips of Berne Twp who, in 1853 sold one acre >of land to the Archbishop of Cincinnati for $1 in order that a little >mission church be built. It was known as St. Joseph's, Rush Creek and >existed until St. Joseph's, Sugar Grove was established. The church was >torn down sometime after the 1890's but the cemetery still exists on Horns >Mill Rd. > >I have a distant cousin who was wondering if this cemetery is on private >land. If the cemetery was not sold along with the land that the church >stood on, would it still belong to the church diocese? How would I go about >finding out? > >Thanks, > >Sheila Rider Sheila, The Old Catholic-Phillips Cemetery is located in (Section 26-35) Southwest side of Horns Mill Road (CR-63), 2.6 miles from US 33 in Berne Township, Fairfield Co., Ohio. This information was taken from Cemeteries of Berne Township which is published by The Fairfield County Chapter OGS. I found several Phillips/Phillip headstones listed. Hope this helps, Karen S. Smith Corresponding Secretary, Fairfield Co. Chapter OGS