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According to records of supt w. W. Bullen of Fairview cemetery. the cemetery which is now in its 17oth year of existence shows 15,os2 as total number of bsrials in it's his- tory.
 The first year of It's existence, 1756, two persons were buried there. The following year five were buried there and it was six years before that number increased. In 1761 and 1767 not a single burial was made in the historic cemetery.
 The records show an increase dur ing the Revolutionary War when in 1776 there were 31. in TIT. there were 15 and in 17S0 there were H. During the, Civil War period the percentage remained the same as peace times with the exception Of 1863 when an increase of appro1i- mately 50 was noted.
 The record year in the history Of the cemetery was in 1918. the year of the influenza, when 472 burials were made during the year. Accord- ing to Col Bullen's records, the number of burials in Fairview ceme- tery has been decreasing in the past few years. With the exception Of the World War years the number has been below 800.
 Following is the year by year his- torical record of the annual burlals in the cemetery: 1756, two; 1757, five; 175S, one; 1759, one; 1769, one: 17Gl, none: 1762, one: 176S. two; 1764, seven; 1765, two; 1766. one; 1767, none; 176S, one; 176s. one; 1770, five; 1771, three; TYP. two; 1773, four; 1774, one; 1775, three; 177G, thirty-one; 1777, fifteen; 1778, three; 1779, one; 17S0, fourteen; 17Sl, four; 17S2, two; 17SS, five; 17S4, three; 17S5, one; 17S6, eight; 17S7, one; 17Ss, three; 17S9. six; 179o. eleven; 1791, ten; 1792, six; 179S, eight; 1794, five; 1795, seven; 1796, ten; 1797, nine; 17sS, sixteen; 1799, ten; 1900, five; 1901, five; 1892, eleven; 1903, fourteen; 1904. seventeen; 1895, six; 1906, eleven; 1907, nine; 1908, seven; 1899, six teen; 1910, fifteen; 1911, thirteen; 1912, ten; 1913, twenty-two; 1914, twenty; 1915, eleven; 1916, eighteen; 1877, twelve: 1918, twenty; 1919, twenty four; 1920, ten; 1921, five; 1922, eighteen; 1923, thirty-nine; 1924, eighteen; 1925, thirty-three; 1926, thirty-one; 1927, twenty-three; 1928, thirty-four; 1920, twenty; 1880, twenty-six; 1881, nineteen; 1892, twelve; 1883, sixteen; 1884. twenty five; 1885, seventeen: 1886, twenty-six; 1887, forty-one; 1888. forty-tie; 1889. thirty eight; 1S4o, twenty-one; 1841, fifteen; 1S42, twenty-two; 1S43, thirty one; 1S44, thirty-three; 1915, thirty eight; 1S46. twenty-six; 1S47, forty; lS4s, twen- ty-one; 1S49. sixty-six; 1850, twen- ty-three; 1851, fifty; 1852, fifty eight; 1853, sixty; 1854, seventy-one; 1855, seventy three; 1856, sixty three; 1857, ffty-nine; 1858, forty nine; 1859, forty eight; 1860, fifty nine; 1881. sixty; 1862, sixty-two: 1868, one hundred and thirteen; 1884, sixty three; 1865, fifty-seven; 1866, sixty-seven: 1867. sixty-two; 1868, eighty-one; 1869, eighty-eight; 1870, eighty-one; 1871, ninety-seven; 1872, one hundred and fifteen; 1873, one hundred and twenty-four; 1874, one hundred and thirty seven: 1875, one hundred and twenty-two; 1876. one hundred and thirty five: 1871. one hundred and eighteen; 1878. one hundred and one: 1879, one hun dred and four; 1880, one hundred and five: 1881, one hundred and twenty-nine; 1882, onehundred and thirty-eight; 1888, one hundred and fifty-four; 1884. one hundred and thirty-five: 1887, one hundred and fifty-four; 1888. one hundred and ninety mine; 1889. one hundred and sixty-two; 1890, one hundred and sixty-eight; 1891, one hundred and eighty; 1892, one hundred and nine- weight; 1893. two hundred and thirteen; 1894, one hundred and sixty four; 1895. two hundred and eighteen: 1896, two hundred and orty-eight; 1897, two hundred and twenty-six; 1898, two hundred and thirty; 1899, two hundred and eighteen; 1900, three hundred and six; 1901, two hundred and twenty nine; 1902, two hundred and twen- ty-fve; 1908, twop hundred and seventy-fve; 1904, Two hundred and forty-eight: 1905, two hundred and forty-nine; 1906, two hundred and weight; 1907, two hundred and eighty-nine; 1908, two hundred and seventy-nine; 1909, two hundred and fifty-three; 1910, three hundred and sixteen; 1911, two hundred and forty-eight; 1912, two hundred and ninety-nine; 1913, two hundred and ninety-two; 1914. two hundred and ninety-six: 1915, two hundred and seventy six; 1916, three hundred and fourteen; 1917, three hundred and forty-two; 1918, four hundred and seventy-two; 1919, three hundred and nine: 1920, three hundred and fifteen; 1920, two hundred and eighty; 1922. two hundred and ninety-eight; 1928, two hundred and eighty-two; 1924, two hundred and ninety-two; 1925, two hundred and eighty mine.
 So far this year the records of the cemetery shows 251 burials