UPDATE: Tyler Jones, of Ottawa, Ohio is shown in the picture above with his parents, erecting a sign at the Pioneer Cemetery in Ottawa. Tyler started work on clearing this site of overgrown weeds, poison ivy, and broken limbs for his Eagle Scout Project. Tyler is a member of Boy Scout Troop 224. Thank you Tyler for all your hard work and dedication to this project!
This picture is courtesy of The Putnam Voice, edition Sept 8-14, 2010
Pioneer Cemetery
also known as: "The Old Indian Cemetery"
This cemetery is located east of the Railroad and north of Tawa Run and the Catholic Church and School in Ottawa, Ohio. I took these pictures Sept 15,2009. I was delighted to see that it is getting some much deserved attention. It has been so overgrown for years, that you couldn't get through it at all. I am hoping that they are getting ready to renovate it. I took several pictures, and they are peppered with the red flags, which indicate where markers or pieces of markers are located. I will update this info as I receive it. Here is a website that has more info and history on this cemetery.
http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/putnam/cemeteries/pioneer.txt
Information obtained from the Putnam County Library states as follows:
The land was given to be used as a cemetery to the United Methodist Church by Lucius Hubbard. It is believed that the first burial was that of John Huber. Info on Burials as read by Audrey S Carroll and Mary Otto in 1976 by only fragments of headstones found, are as follows:
Tombstones: In Memory of:
Galbreath, Willie Died: Mar 26,1837 son of T J & S Galbreath
Galbreath, Ulysess Died: Oct 27,1838 Aged: 3y 8m 6d
Galbreath, Mary Died: Oct 2,1874 Aged: 78y wife of W Galbreath
Galbreath, Ezekial Died: July 27, 1858 Aged: 27y 10m 20d
Adgate, A M Died: Aug 23, 18?? Aged: 55y 10m 3d
Adgate, Sarah Died: Jan 26,1858 Aged: 39y 6m wife of A M Adgate
Adgate, Sarah Died: Jan 26, 1850 Aged: 9y 6m 1d
Galbreath, Thomas
Row, Hannah M Died: Aug 2,1862 Aged: 2y 2m 6d
