Concerning Wesleyan, actually I would be the person you would write to. An email link is on the Wesleyan site (2nd link below). The links I sent to you were for Wesleyan information, not a work by those with the Wesleyan site (1st link below). Spring Grove: I assume their records on line are complete. You would have to ask them on that one. Wesleyan helped Spring Grove get started, per info I've gathered in working on the Wesleyan site. I also have been told that some early cemeteries had been bulldozed, 'headstones over and down the hill', a fact of long ago but in bulldozer time. I can only ASSUME the remains of the burials were totally disintegrated (early wood coffins). In another county, I have an early family member under a school now with the headstone at a newer cemetery. The Health Dept / Sanitation Dept: I have no idea on that. Hopefully someone else on this list knows. Keep in mind that the further back in time you go, laws and the ways of doing things change. Records kept are really up to the cemetery. The earliest cemeteries would have no paper work unless maybe found in an early church record, if those can be found. The headstones are all one can go by and we all know that thru the years, vandals and those wanting large stones for their property destroyed/took many. Also, keep in mind that ALL cemeteries (even those of today) really only care about a name, where buried and if paid for. All else is gravy and what exists in records is due to the caring of the cemetery &/or office policy &/or loss thru the years. Donna -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] OHHAMILT Digest, Vol 3, Issue 145 Donna: Thank you! Are the online records for Spring Grove not neccessarily complete? I'll write to them. I've noticed quite a few of the people were moved from Catherine St., etc. that are listed there. I had also read mention of a "Health Department" in Cincinnati having kept epidemic lists. In fact, that's how I found one of my ancestors in Marietta in 1821/2, from their lists. Was this Health Department the precursor for the Sanitation Department I've read about that operated during and after the Civil War? Has anyone published these lists to your knowledge? In a message dated 6/24/2008 3:04:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:18:24 -0400 From: "Donna \(History Buff\) M. St. Felix" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemic records? To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" It is my understanding that the earliest Cincy cemeteries are gone. Wesleyan is pre Spring Grove but they (Wesleyan) has had burials from some (not all) earlier cemetery / burial locations moved in there. Spring Grove may have also but you'll have to check with them on that. Following is a link to ftp files for Wesleyan which may NOT be error free. http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/hamilton/cemeteries/wesleyan/ A site for Wesleyan done by volunteers and a work still in progress: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohhamcem/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemic records? My ancestor John Williamson who was a very early resident of Cincinnati (since 1803), on Water near what is now the Suspension Bridge. He probably died during the cholera epidemic (Between the 1830 City Directory publishing/1830 census and his Will Inventory dated Nov. 22, 1831 witness: Isaac G. Burnet). He was a cabinetmaker, as were his sons John, Daniel, Charles and William. Are there any lists of victims available, and where could he have been buried? I'm not finding him in any index. He was probably of German descent. Thanks so much for any ideas! Kimberly No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: 6/22/2008 7:52 AM