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Saint Jacques de Tewkesbury Cemetery, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada

Steve Johnson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:55:03 -0700

Saint Jacques de Tewkesbury Cemetery
Tewkesbury, Quebec County, Quebec

Avenue Tewkesbury, Stoneham et Tewkesbury, QC

Contributed by Sherry Craig, Sep 21, 2010, last edited Sep 29, 2010 [slc_272002@ccapcable.com]. Total records = 139.

From Quebec City, head north on Highway 175, take exit to Stoneham (approx. 25 km) Take Route 371 to Tewkesbury for 10 km, when you get to the church, turn left (youll still be on route 371. About 2 km later youll see the cemetery on the hill to your left.

The grounds of the Tewkesbury Cemetery are well taken care of, many stones are quite old and starting to be difficult to read. The cemetery is on quite a steep slope with most of the tombstones perpendicular to the slope. There are still a few wooden tombstones which are almost impossible to read anymore.

Judging from the stones, this cemetery dates back to the early 1900s. I am not sure who maintains the grounds.

Michel Drolet and I have compiled this information entirely from the tombstone inscriptions, first in Oct 2003 and I revised them in Sep 2010. It represents all visible burials although there were also a few markers. I have taken digital pictures of these tombstones and can forward them to those interested.

- Sherry Craig

Spring Grove Cemetery, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

Steve Johnson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:54:00 -0700

Spring Grove Cemetery
North Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia

Lat: 39° 17' 51"N, Lon: 81° 31' 56"W

Contact:
Spring Grove Cemetery Association
Mrs Pat Bannister at pbannister1@msn.com

Contributed by Teresa Fordyce, Sep 21, 2010, last edited Sep 29, 2010 [s82c43@verizon.net]. Total records = 718.

Spring Grove Cemetery is located on the corner of Sayre Avenue and 45th Street in North Parkersburg WV.

This cemetery is the only black cemetery in Wood County. It was established in 1892 when 17 ½ acres was purchased by Peter Brock and the Pond Run Cemetery Co. from D.R. Neal for $900 payable in installments over a three year period. Over the years sections of the property have been sold and the cemetery now covers just over 4 acres of ground.

The cemetery is still active and very well maintained by the Spring Grove Cemetery Association. It is totally surrounded by a chain link fence. Many of the stones are worn and a few are unreadable. There are as many unmarked graves as marked ones. I searched county death records to account for as many of the unmarked graves as possible.

I walked and transcribed this cemetery on Aug 28, 2010.
- Teresa Fordyce

Saint Andrew United Church Cemetery, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Steve Johnson — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:52:15 -0700

Saint Andrew United Cemetery
Vittoria, Charlotteville Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario

1557 Old Brock Street, Vittoria ON

Lat: 42.7616965, Lon: -80.322289

Contributed by Gary Zoskey, Sep 27, 2010, last edited Oct 04, 2010 [dzoskey@aol.com]. Total records = 444.

To reach this cemetery, from Simcoe, Ontario city limit, drive south on highway 24, 5.5 kilometers to Vittoria Road. Turn right and drive 3.7 kilometers to Saint Andrew Cemetery in the hamlet of Vittoria. The cemetery will be on the right side of the street at number 1557.

This cemetery was established in 1845. It is used by Saint Andrew United Church. It is also the burial ground of United Empire Loyalists and is still an active cemetery.

This is a complete reading of this cemetery done by me on Sep 26, 2010.

- Gary Zoskey

Scates Cemetery, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA

Steve Johnson — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:52:05 -0700

Scates Cemetery
Thompson Creek, Ellsworth County, Kansas

Lat: 38° 37' 19"N, Lon: 98° 06' 03"W
Empire Township, Section 33

Contributed by Ermadean Boardman, Sep 24, 2010, last edited Sep 30, 2010 [boardman@hbcomm.net]. Total records = 36.

To reach this cemetery, go east out of Geneseo on Highway #4 to 21st Road. Turn north and continue for approximately 6 miles. It is on the west side of the road between Ave R and Ave S.

Thompson Creek was the first settlement in Ellsworth County, Kansas. The cemetery was established about 1864. As years passed some people left, never to return and some stayed on. The cemetery fell into neglect for many years.

In 1938 Mrs. J. J. Smith (Margaret Davis), a descendent from the early settlers erected a monument to honor courageous men and women who braved the danger of the new west in order to find homes for their families. Over 40 persons are mentioned on the monument. Most of them are babies and young mothers.

The cemetery is now well taken care of by the Empire Township.

I have gleaned much of this cemetery information from "History of Scates Cemetery" by Jim Grey. I completed this transcription on Sep 20, 2010.

- Ermadean Boardman

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Saint Jacques de Tewkesbury Cemetery, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada

Saint Jacques de Tewkesbury CemeteryTewkesbury, Quebec County, Quebec

Spring Grove Cemetery, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

Spring Grove CemeteryNorth Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia

Saint Andrew United Church Cemetery, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Saint Andrew United CemeteryVittoria, Charlotteville Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario

Scates Cemetery, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA

Scates CemeteryThompson Creek, Ellsworth County, Kansas

Saint Jacques de Tewkesbury Cemetery
Tewkesbury, Quebec County, Quebec

Spring Grove Cemetery
North Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia

Saint Andrew United Cemetery
Vittoria, Charlotteville Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario

Scates Cemetery
Thompson Creek, Ellsworth County, Kansas