SEELY BURIAL GROUNDS
This cemetery is located on the Cox Property in Whitewater Township on Mortashed Road.
According to legend, this entire family died of cholera in 1849. John is said to have been William's brother, but he could also have been his father. The legend says two old Irishmen were given a gallon of whiskey to drag the
bodies out and bury them, and then the cabin was burned to the ground. The remnants of a stone foundation where the house stood can be seen. At each corner there is a tombstone.
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Name
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Birth
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Death
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Notes
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| SEELY, William H |
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June 16, 1849 |
4 years 9 months, son of William & Sarah Seely |
| SEELY, Oliver |
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June 15, 1849 |
age 7 years, son of William & Sarah Seely |
| SEELY, John |
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June 16, 1849 |
aged 59 years 1 mo. 19 da. |
| SEELY, William |
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June 18, 1849 |
age 32 years |
| SEELY, Sarah |
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June 18, 1849 |
age 29 years |
Thanks to Randy Klemme and Kris Bain for this listing, and to Ruth Cox Schlemmer for the history.
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