| This is a record of the
names of the persons buried in the Old Lower
Marsh Creek Cemetery and the location of their
last resting place within this historical burial
ground. We believe that this listing will be of
personal interest to the countless descendants
and friends of more than 600 persons laid to rest
in this "Hallowed Ground" dating from
the beginning of the 18th Century. Many
inquiries and requests for information have been
received from descendants and friends in many
parts of the United States, who wish to know the
location of their ancestors' graves, and also
desire to provide continuous care for their last
restings places. By dividing the cemetery into
size areas on paper, listing as A to F inclusive
which are almost equal in size and shape, and by
listing the graves in each area by number
according to their location in the area, it
should now be a relatively easy task to find any
grave for which the name is known
Unfortunately a few
graves have no names or are unmarked. During the
depression of the 1930's some work was done by
the Federal Government in this cemetery, when a
few markers such as footstones were removed
probably because they had fallen over or were
pulled out of the ground and it was impossible to
replace them in their proper location. This,
however, does not affect the basic purpose of
providing a helpful means of locating a
particular grave or graves whose position may be
desired by descendants and friends.
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