--part1_70.dbda1f.25c89b64_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/01/2000 1:11:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << ...Recently I found a link to a History of Aurora and in Chapter One of the book, it has a JACOB >> Here again is some, covering burials --part1_70.dbda1f.25c89b64_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; name="Man3.doc" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Man3.doc" CEMETERIES The first cemetery in town is best known as the old South Burial Ground, near the home of Henry Sanford. The land for the cemetery was surrounded by the farm of Oliver Snow, and its thought that he gave the land for it. The writer has been told that when it was laid out no one knew where the center of town would be and as the site of the cemetery was on the principle road through Mantua at that time, the town might be located near the cemetery. When the center was located, it was one and one half miles north of this cemetery. The occasion of laying out the=20 ground was the death of a child (Child of Wareham Loomis) in the neighborhood about 1805. There is no marker for this grave. The first and third burials are not recorded. The second recorded is the burial of Jacob Blair, who died from the effect of a fall from a building. The fourth was the burial of Mark Moore, a soldier in the War of 1812. (see pg.19) In the southwest part of this old cemetery we find the burial place of John and Patta Blair. Beside them six of their children; Russel, Alfred and his children, Caroline and Carlos; Harry, whose burial place is not marked, Anna Blair Patterson, her husband Avery Patterson, and two grandsons; Samantha Blair Palmer, Wife of Dr. Palmer; Lucretia Blair Wilmot and her husband Ella Wilmot and two of their daughters=20 Sarah Wilmot Bosworth and Sophronia Wilmot, who died in 1907. Hannah Wilmot Smith, mother of Ella Wilmot, is buried on the same lot. Jacob and James Blair brothers of John Blair, rest in the same plot. On the east side of the cemetery is the the Atwater plot where we find Judge Amzi Atwater, his first wife=20 Huldah Sheldon Atwater, the second wife Rebecca Atwater; Lois Alling Atwater mother of Judge Amzi and Jotham Atwater; also the wife and son of Jotham Atwater rest with him in the same plot. Near the Atwater lot is the Vaughn family plot, where Truman Vaughn and his family lie buried. The last burial in this plot was Sally Judson Vaughn in 1904, The wife of Truman Vaughn. The second cemetery is the old one by the M.E.Church, now the high school building. The land was given by Hezekiah Nooney,Sr. He also gave the land for the church and village green. The first burial in this cemetery was in 1816. (Malissa Reed, she died April 22 1816, see page 43). C.J.Moore's father, Dr.Jason Moore, was one of the men to help clear away the trees and the underbrush before the=20 grave could be made. Many of the old residents of Mantua=20 are buried in this cemetery. The stone fence enclosing it on the west side was built by Horace Sizer about 1835. The west cemetery was laid out in 1854. The land was purchased from Dr. A.J. Squire by the following men: Amzi Wilmot, A.N.Farr, and D.W.May, trustees of Mantua township. An addition was made on the north side of the cemetery in 1874. Another addition was added on the west side in 1908. This cemetery is now known as West Lawn Cemetery. Vault built in 1880. Hillside Cemetery at Mantua Village was laid out in 1900 under the direction of M.B.Sanford, Jesse Ling, and=20 Henry A.Reed trustees. The land was purchased from Horace Harmon. Cemetery associations were organized at both Mantua Center and Mantua Village in 1901 for the purpose of improving and beautifying the grounds. The first death that occurred in Mantua was that of Anna, wife of Enoch Judson, July 2 1804. It is said that she was buried near her home, east of Mantua Corner, not far from the house of Walter Westpeaker. NEWSPAPERS=20 The first effort at printing in Mantua was made by P.O'Donnell whose name appears in "The Times" as editor. Date of first issue , October 15 1877. Size of pages 7 3/4x 11 5/8 inches. THe sheet contained two pages of three columns each promiscuously interspersed with crude cuts.=20 The number of issues which followed the date named were=20 limited, none appearing later then the next year. "The Mantua Clipper, under the date of June 27 1878, with C.L.Caldwell a= s editor and proprietor, was printed in Garrettsville. It consisted of four pages 8 3/4 x 12 inches containing three columns each. In it was made reference to "The Times"and its editor P.O'Donnell. Only one issue=20 appeared. The first issue of the "Mantua Gazette" was published in January 9 1886. This paper bore the name of D.B.Sherwood as editor and proprietor. It consisted of four pages 20 x 26 inches with eight columns on a page .Two pages were home=20 print and two pages were ready print. The publication of the "Gazette" ceased near the close of 1887.=20 "The Mantua Times", a three column for page paper, was started April 11, 1888. Size of pages, 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches. Editor, O.S.Ferris. The paper was discontinued about four months after the date of the first issue, and=20 the "Saturday Item", published in Garrettsville, took its place for unexpired subscriptions which had been paid in advance. "The Mantua Herald" began February 8, 1890, E.M.Dewey, editor. This was a five column quarto paper, four pages of home print and four pages of ready print.Size of pages 13 x 20 inches. The paper was printed on an army press. Mr. Dewey's last issue of of the "Herald" bears the date, June 3, 1892. Mr. Charles W. Brown purchasing the office at that time, His name appears as editor, beginning with the issue for June 10, 1892. He continued thus until the issue for November 9, of that year, when Mr.A.W. Russell entered into partnership with him, and the paper was published under the names Brown and Russell for the six issues that followed. Beginning with the issue for December 21, 1892 Mr. Russell was sole editor and proprietor until June 15, 1901 when the office was purchased by Mr. E.N. Lloyd, who continued the paper until the close of 1903 "The Mantua Review" was established at the beginning of=20 1904 by Mr. E.N.Lloyd who has continued to serve as editor and publisher. The first issue of this paper bares the date January 7, 1904. All serviceable material left in the office by predecessors has been supplemented by modern equipment. The paper is printed on a cylinder press run by power. Four pages of home print and four pages of ready print are given each week. Size of pages 13 x 20 inches. Each page has five columns. = =20 POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS=20 Judge Amzi Atwater was the first postmaster,but we find no record of office being established, neither of mail routes. The nearest post office in 1801 was at Warren, Ohio, but early settlers brought letters with them for people who had proceeded them. After postal regulation was established the postage on a letter was often twenty-five cents. A bushel of wheat was sometimes offered in payment for postage on a letter. Judge Amzi Atwater's house may have served as a post office. In 1833 Samuel Cobb received a=20 commission from Amos Kendell, Postmaster general under Andrew Jackson, as postmaster at Cobb's corners. He served seventeen years, the office was then moved to Mantua Center in 1850. Hezekiah Nooney Jr., then was commissioned and served until the office was moved east to the home of George Sheldon, who had received the commission. The office was first in his old farm house, then, when the new house was built, the one where John McGowan now resides, the office was in his general store at Mantua Corners. He served for nineteen years, when he was succeeded by Col. C.H. Ray in 1867 both as merchant and postmaster, who served for a term of eighteen years. In 1866 F.F.Plum was postmaster, located in J.W. Fosters store. C.M.Lee was the successor of Mr. Plum, who who moved the office again into the store vacated by Mr. Ray. Charles Russell succeeded Lee and remained in office until the building burned in 1897. G.W. Davis followed and remained in office until discontinued in 1900, when rural delivery was established with four routes.=20 An office was created and named Julia with Adelbert May=20 as postmaster in 1889, discontinued in 1906, located on the State road. Another office was created at Cobb's corners called Silo with G.M.Woods as postmaster in 1899, discontinued through=20 R.F.D. in 1906. Another office was established in northwest Mantua with ................p= ostmaster in 1892. This office was called Parker and discontinued through R.F.D. in 1906 after the opening of the railroad.=20 The post office at Mantua Village was established in 1860 with A.N.Farr postmaster, and J.M.Folger deputy. Mr. Farr served for eight years, and Mr.Folger from 1868 to 1883 or 1884. C.D.Ingel followed Mr.Folger, but only for a few months, when Wilson Gilbreath was commissioned under Grover Cleveland's administration. Peter Carlton received a=20 commission under Harrison, and Wilson Gilbreath returned to the office again under Cleveland in 1893. The present postmaster, C.W.Brainard, was appointed under McKinley's administration, his first commission was signed by James A. Gary. Postmaster General. Since establishment of the R.F.D.this is the only post office in town. Formerly the mail was carried by a pack horse, later by a stage line.Routes were established between Twinsburgh and Ravenna and Chardon that brought mail to Mantua Corners. =1A --part1_70.dbda1f.25c89b64_boundary--