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s r ' ~ — - - —ytb origin3 -4Br'v. * * - •The Union Cemetery is barely a quarter of a century old. Previous to the year 1854 the burying ground* of thecity were the old graveyards at the lower end of Fourth street, upper end of Sixth, corner of Fourth and South, and one or two churchyards. Bythat time all these were tilled nearly to their full capacity, and as the town was gradually surrounding them it became!apparent that sanitary and other considerations would soon demand a change. Accordingly in the latter part of 1858 steps were inaugurated to procuregrounds lor a new cemetery outside of the then city limits.PROMINENT A MOKG THE MOVERSon behalf o! a new burying ground were Dr. John Andrews, Dr. C. 0. Beatty and Gen. James Collier, and the matter finally took shape in the fall of 1853 by a meeting and appointment of a committee of two from each ol the churches for the purpose of examining different sites in the suburbs. A sub-ccftnmittee spent a day in looking over different farms, the Win. Huscroft, Abraham, McLaughlin, Wells, Myers and others, and that night met at the office of Hon. E. M. Stanton to comparenotes. The principal objection made tothe Huscroft site was its unevenness, and the committee was unable to come to any conclusion that night. The next evening, however, it was determined to recommend the purchase of the Huscroft farm of 50 acres, and this was done at a meeting of the full committee held, at the session room of the First Presbyterian Church, December 10, 1853.At a meeting held February IStb,1854, the following were appointed aCommittee to prepare articles of associs-lion: Rev. C. C. Beatty, Dr. John Andrews, Win. McDonald, Joshua Maulyand John McCracken. A week later a form of association under an act of 1854was presented and adopted. The nameof the concern was to be the Union Cemetery Assoc iation, with a capital stock of $10,000, divided into shares of $10 each, with the following incorporators: Oh as,C. Beatty, James Collier, D. L. Collier, T. 8. Henning, John Andrews, Win. McDonald,J. Wallace, Johnston Mooney, Ruel Powell, Dav:d McGowan, K. Swords, J. B. Peters. It was ordered that the original subscribers be allowed the privilege of locating a lot in the new cemetery 13 feet square for one share id' stock held, 20 feet square for two shares, 30 feet square for four shares, 40 feet for six shares, and 50 for eight shares. The different churches were also authorized to select tracts in accordance with their subscriptions. A sufficient number of subscriptions having been obtained, theFIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEESwas elected on May lot h, 1854, as follows:D. McGowan, Hr., Kinsey Swords, Jas. Collier, O. C. Beatty, Joshua Manly,Geo. W. McCook u John Andrews.James Collier was elected President ofthe Association; D. L. Collier,Clerk, and John S. Patterson, Treasurer. The first installment of stock was made payable on June 1st. The Huscroft farm of fitly acres having been purchased for $6,750. it was laid out into lota, drives and walks by John D. Slack, and the taste displayed in the w ork has been evidenced ever since. The ground was divided into sections, lettered alphabetically from A to R inclusive, and containing anmromwalA rif npnrlv 1 MOO Infa
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Jun 17, 1881
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