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| content=Did you know prior to the formation of the Wooster Cemetery Association on 12 July 1852, the deceased were buried in local churchyards or the public grave yard in Wooster, Ohio? Known Graveyards (burial ground affiliated with a church) and cemeteries that were once located in Wooster and are now gone include: Beaver Hat's Cemetery, Early Presbyterian Cemetery, the German Lutheran Cemetery, the Mellinger Cemetery, Old Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Old Wooster City Cemetery, Warner/Jones Cemetery and the Wooster Old Associates (A Location Guide for the Cemeteries of Wayne County, Ohio pp. 26 & 27). | | content=Did you know prior to the formation of the Wooster Cemetery Association on 12 July 1852, the deceased were buried in local churchyards or the public grave yard in Wooster, Ohio? Known Graveyards (burial ground affiliated with a church) and cemeteries that were once located in Wooster and are now gone include: Beaver Hat's Cemetery, Early Presbyterian Cemetery, the German Lutheran Cemetery, the Mellinger Cemetery, Old Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Old Wooster City Cemetery, Warner/Jones Cemetery and the Wooster Old Associates (A Location Guide for the Cemeteries of Wayne County, Ohio pp. 26 & 27). | ||
The first white man who died in Wayne County, Ohio was Alexander Crawford, brother of Josiah Crawford. Josiah Crawford was the owner of one of the first mills. It was known as Bahl's mill. (Douglass' History of Wayne County, Ohio p. 297). The year was 1808. He was buried in the "Public Graveyard" which was given to the town of Wooster by Joseph H. Larwill. | The first white man who died in Wayne County, Ohio was Alexander Crawford, brother of Josiah Crawford. Josiah Crawford was the owner of one of the first mills. It was known as Bahl's mill. (Douglass' History of Wayne County, Ohio p. 297). The year was 1808. He was buried in the "Public Graveyard" which was given to the town of Wooster by Joseph H. Larwill. | ||
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Did you know prior to the formation of the Wooster Cemetery Association on 12 July 1852, the deceased were buried in local churchyards or the public grave yard in Wooster, Ohio? Known Graveyards (burial ground affiliated with a church) and cemeteries that were once located in Wooster and are now gone include: Beaver Hat's Cemetery, Early Presbyterian Cemetery, the German Lutheran Cemetery, the Mellinger Cemetery, Old Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Old Wooster City Cemetery, Warner/Jones Cemetery and the Wooster Old Associates (A Location Guide for the Cemeteries of Wayne County, Ohio pp. 26 & 27).
The first white man who died in Wayne County, Ohio was Alexander Crawford, brother of Josiah Crawford. Josiah Crawford was the owner of one of the first mills. It was known as Bahl's mill. (Douglass' History of Wayne County, Ohio p. 297). The year was 1808. He was buried in the "Public Graveyard" which was given to the town of Wooster by Joseph H. Larwill.