The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-08
TIE uEMprIELp CEMETERY.

This graveyard was very old one, and
10 1t were buried a majority Of the citi-
zens OF Wheeling for o period OF over
thirty.five years. In looking over the
records in the county clerks Office, we
found that the deed conveying these
grounds 10 the city was made October S,
1915. by Noah Zine and Mary his wife, 10
William Irwin, Mayor OF the town OF
Wheeling, and specified that they were to
be used for "the use, purpose aud advau.
tags OF burying ground" The bodies OF
many oil those who had been buried in
the North Wheeling Cemetery were at
once removed to the new one. The
grounds for many years were bounded by
Chapline or Fourth streets on the west,
Z,ne or Seventeenth on tho south,
Filth or EoG on the east,
while the northern boundary was the
northern front OF the Capitol or there
abou,s. This cemetery WAS at the very
outskirts Of the city when it was started.
but the steady growth and prosperity OF
Wheeling necessitated the use OF more
ground for building purposes, aud in 1910
It was almost surrounded by houses, aud
by that time It was also nearly full. Inter.
ments, however, continued until the latter
part OF the iorties or until 1850, when the
Hempfeld Railroad Company began look.
ing around for a terminal point upon
which TO erect depots, &C., and the old
cemetery was selected as the site. Council
interdicted any further interments in 1t
and appointed committee whose duty 1t
should be to buy new ground TOR Gem
etery, and to remove the dust OF tho9e
lying In the old one,a description Of which
we have given in our Peninsular mention.
The removals we're made TO Mt. Wood,
Peninsula, Aeprhester, and the Est
Wheeling Cemetery. The Hempheld
Cemetery was considerably higher than
the present site olis. An adequate idea OF
It's elevation can be had BY referring to the
properly OF Alex Rogers, Eco, on Eof'
street and the lots adjoining 1t, WHICH are
yet much higher than the street. The
grade, however, was reduced, and the B.
L o. R.,R., the board ysrd, and the Capi.
tOl, now occupy the site Of one Of Wheel.
ing's earliest institutions.
A long and tedious law suit took place
10 regard TO the ownership OF certain
ground in excess Of what had been decided
10 tha city by Noah Zsne, but the suit
was 6ualIy CON promised and the B & 0. r.
R. now holds nndsputod possession OF the
ground not otherwise occupied.
THE EAST WHEELING CEMETERY.
Next In order OF tins to the Hsmp6eld
Cemetery comes what is known rs the
East Wheeling Cemetery, which 10 stu.
ated at the conveyance 6i Sixteenth and
McColloch streets. In hunting up the his.
tory Of this graveyard We had recourse to
The court roGnrds, and found that on Au.
gust ed, 1899, Richard Simms, Darcus, his
vile, Marcus Wilson, Ann F.. bis vile and
,chatiah Jacob decided 10 Henry Moore
lots 2ll, 2l2, 2lS and 2l4 to be laid OF and
occupied ~ q private cemetery, The lots
were at once converted into burying
ground, and the private parties who
we're represented by Mr.. Moore
sought 10 i,clude the alley at
The western and in their enclosure, but
some OF the resiteats o. that section re.
belled, knocked down the fence, ppd for
little while there WAS aprospect Of trouble,
mi the cemetery owners abandoned their
dea Of taking ID the alley, and quiet once |
more prevailed. We 40 rot know that the
cemetery was regularly laid Of lato lots at
,nes or not, as the plat Of 1t was not 70.
'ordei until July l, 1858. Among the
,ames appearing upon the stones In this
.emetery We noticed the tollowinsI Thos.
oauil and others Of that family, Robert
raw. John Gilchrist, DR.. ]. Morton, Ed.
rSId Bootb, Fielder Berry, Au. s. O.
sssd WIN. Mckay, =. D. Harper, John
Usher, the Mitchell family, Dana HUB.
ard aud vile. NJ. White and A. Alexander
y eed. son Of Rev. Or. Weed. The father
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