Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-08-03
THE CEMETERY.
A Statement Regarding the Sale Of
Lots.


ED. JoURNAL:-Will you kindly
allow space for an answer to the article
In your paper OF last week with regard
to Fort Meigs cemetery.
Edward Hotchkiss, an unmarried
man with no relatives, was buried in
the center OF lots 2 and Is, May "a, 1865.
He never paid for these lots, nor for
any part OF them. Lot Is was sold to
Debod Scherr May 10, 1879. On June
1, 1877, the trustees ordered that, as
Mr.. Hotchkiss had never paid for the
lots, so much of it as his grave occu-
pied should be his by ancient purchase,
and on Dec. 5, 1898, the soutb-half was
sold by the trustees TO John Carston,
and there was inserted In his deed that
the grave OF Ed ward Hotchkiss on the
north line should not be disturbed.
August IL, 1899, the north-half was sold
to Mrs. J. w. Clough, and there was
inserted In the deed the condition that
the grave Of Ed ward Hotcbkiss on the
On July 26 aud 20, 1854. Thomas Bull
had one child and j. w. Ross had two
children inferred on lot 80. The
trustees, on July 13. 1877, ordered that
so much OF this lot as these graves
occupied should be recorded as ancient
purchase, in accordance with an
ordinance passed by the council March
81, 1877. Neither Mr.. Ross nor Mr..
Bull have any deed to this lot, the
former decided to have all three OF the
bodies removed to his lot, 81. He did
this in the fall OF 1878, thus vacating
lot 80. This was bought by E. J.
Adams, Sept. %, 1899.
Mr.. Norton had an old deed for lots 4
and Is. The trustees sold lot 13, Dec. 3,
1882. This error was not discovered un-
Til May, 1899. Lot 13 was then trans
ferred back to the trustees by the
Norton heirs, to make the title good.
The Warner lots were bought for
nonresident. When the trustees
learned Of this, they refused to execute
a deed, ordering the purchase monev
returned.
The following are the facts with
regard to the removal OF Mr.. Held's
body from the lot on which It was first
Inferred; The trustees sold to Mrs.
Held Oct. 6, '97 the south-halt of lot 81,
upon which Mr.. Held was buried.
Mr.. Potter, on April Z, 100, as the
cash book OF that date showed, had paid
the full price for the full lot 81, but
through some error. there was defect
In the description which gave his lot as
81 north-half. Mr.. Potter did not
know Of this error until he brought a
daughter TO be inferred In 1898. Then
he discovered that an interment had
been mad He at once demanded that
the lot he vacated. The trustees
brought The matter before the council,
who told hem to do what was right In
their opinion. After careful exami-
nation OF the records and the proofs the
trustees were convinced that the entire
lot belonged to Mr.. Potter. The
trustees instructed their clerk to write
to Mrs. Held of this decision, and ask
her to select another lot. Ten days
after this notice was sent, Mr.. Held
was moved without expense to Mrs.
Held to as good a lot as there is in the
cemetery, giving her deed to the
same, and paying her ten dollars for
the disputed lot. This seemed the best
way in which to settle the difficulty, as
the trustees could not think that she
would want Mr.. Held inferred in lot
to which her title was not good.
Letters and receipts in this case are on
file in the office of trustees.
It is admitted that there have been
some mistakes In the past SO gears in
the management OF the cemetery.
Perhaps there will be none in the
future. WIN. CROOK.