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Well, I have something rather interesting...I do a lot of research about pioneer cemeteries...there is lots of history and tragic events that make these places very interesting to me. NOt long ago, probably about eight months ago, I found this cemetery as I was driving way out in the country called Perkinsville Cemetery. This cemetery is around two centuries old and as I was walking through, I was looking for the oldest birthday(something I always do). Well, I came upon a grave that did not have a birthday, but it had a death date of 1831 and the man, John Wise died at 83 years old. That puts his birthday at 1748. I was thinking OMG, wow! Since then, I have been on the search for an older one...upon research last night I read that this John Wise actually has the earliest birthday in Madison County with a legible headstone. Anyone know any old markers near them? I have recently started an album for interesting graves that I would like to expand.
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Linzi,
we have some as early born folks as that in our Westfield Anti-Slavery Friends Cemetery.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inwwhs/antislaveryfriendscemetery...
(www.wwhs.us normally, but we are moving our Domain provider (we as in the Westfield Washington Historical Society).
Well..or close.... Jacob Bales(father of founder of Westfielld) died 93 year old! in 1860.
Even earlier... Samuel Pfaff Pfaff Samuel 09/14/1854 90y 1m makes it 1764.
I guess 1748 makes that a bit older. remarkeable esp as I don't think there were many european settlers in Grant County before 1820s... so he travelled here quite old!
Can't wait to look at the picture....
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Permalink Reply by Linzi Jordan on -
What's even more interesting is that this cemetery is still "active" or whatever you would call it when it is still doing business...the last time I was there, there was a fresh grave. There is lots of history all around us! I was just driving around and found this...it makes me wonder how many "lost" cemeteries there are out in the country or in wooded areas. That's kind of how main street grave yard is...but the true name is Hayes Cemetery. I also found that here in Anderson, there are a lot of new apartment buildings built on destroyed cemeteries...do you think that when a body is disturbed that it upsets spirits or are they finished with their bodies and don't mind?
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I think that definitely can contribute to paranormal activity if the grave sites are disturbed.
New apartment buildings should not be erected on destroyed cemeteries - if someone pays attention using existing cemetery maps, there should be no permit to build - or at least the bodies should be properly exhumed and moved - like they did at the I69/I465 interchange - although I would have preferred if they didn't move that cemetery either...
Nicole wrote about the Hayes Cemetery in her book, she even has some information from the Hayes family in there.
I know someone at the DNR who would be very interested if cemeteries are endangered.
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