Very familiar with "Old" St. Joe. I agree with all you said. The library has been very helpful. St. Joe Church hasn't helped. Not the fault of current administration. The old parish leaders didn't keep good records, even when they had a number of priests with the Bishop. I guess in those days, they didn't for see the future interest in Genealogy. My great grandparents, A.G. Harper/ Ann Rose Harper and several children are buried down on the lower right side. My GGGM Anna Schwartkop and her 2d husband plus some Kluck grand kids are near a large tree towards top of hill on right side. The Weidle family has numerous graves in Grove Hill and in Old St. Joe. My GGF Ambrose Schneider was Rose Weidle's brother. Have numerous family members in Calvary. > [Original Message] > From: Mike Kelley <mkelley77@comcast.net> > To: <PAVENANG@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/12/2008 12:08:54 PM > Subject: [PAVENANG] "Old" St Joseph's cemetery (Oil City) > > Hey > I can feel your frustration. > I believe the "Old" St Joes cemetery to which they are referring is part of > what is now Grove Hill cemetery. The entrance too that cemetery is at the > top of Bishop St on the north side of Oil City. But rather than go in the > entrance at the top of Bishop, bear slightly to the right to an alley (it > was a dirt road when I was a kid but not sure if it's paved or what now) > which runs beside the fence of the cemetery. About half way down the alley > on the left there will be another entrance to the cemetery, a very steep > road. This other entrance road splits what I believe is the old St Joes > cemetery. I belonged to St Joseph's and several generations of my family are > buried their. I have at least one relative that was buried their in 1892. I > think that the section on the right of the steep entrance road has the older > graves and the section on the left was used later on. > > The people from the Venango Co Gen. Society have been extremely helpful in > the past. I think they are still on the second floor of the Oil City > library. > > If you have any other questions please fell free to ask. > > Good Luck > Mike Kelley > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAVENANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message