Pat Morano, At 10:37 PM 4/1/05 -0500, you wrote: >If someone can help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated. We are >having a difference of opinion as to the burial place of my three times >great grandfather, Samuel Williams who died-February 3, 1859 in >Cincinnati, OH. We have finally gotten to look at his will and in it he >requests to be buried in the Wesleyan Cemetery. I found what I think his >a listing of him but no dates with it on a website. The rest of the >family thinks he was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery which I can find no >record of anywhere. One person thought that a factory was built over the >cemetery and the bodies removed. I also found another cemtery in the area >that Samuel owned a lot of land-Vine Street Cemetery. Vine Street is a >part of Mt. Auburn. Can someone straighten me out on this? Thank >you. Pat Morano > >There is a listing for Samuel WILLIAMS in Wesleyan. He was 72 when he >died on 3 Feb 1859. The Record for his interment location is not very >helpful, it merely lists some lot numbers, but no grave number or Section >no. I have been working on transcribing the old Wesleyan records for the >past several years and have become somwhat familiar with them. However, >this is the first time I have come across a notation like this. It may be >that a group of lots (as noted - '3.8.9.10' ) was purchased by a family >and he is buried in one of them. However, until we know the Section, it >would be difficult to find where his grave would be. At this point, the >best I can offer is that you continue to monitor the Wesleyan site ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhamcem> for further information. This site is >being added to from time to time and, eventually, all the transcribed >records will be shown. As far as that 'factory was built' statement is concerned, I believe that that may be a reference to an older cemetery that was in a area wanted for a P & G structure. The remains were exhumed and moved to other burial spots, including Wesleyan. According to a P & G retiree, there were no gravesites visible when P & G acquired the land. However, when excavations for construction were made, some gravestones were found under the Methodist fellowship hall. Following discussions with the church and the pastor, 8 feet of dirt was taken from that area and taken to Wesleyan. Any gravestones found were placed on this site at Wesleyan 'along with a new marker commemorating the move'. It was surmised at the time that the fellowship hall had been built over the old graves as the church expanded and that is why the graves were found UNDER the building. I hope that this is of some help. Bob S