| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | East Cleveland Township Cemetery Records
| | | | Creator: | East Cleveland Township Cemetery | | | | Dates: | 1890-1929 | | | | Abstract: | The East Cleveland Township Cemetery (f. 1859) consists of 12 acres of land at 1621 East 118 Street just north of Euclid Avenue. The area of East Cleveland Township that includes the cemetery was annexed by the City of Cleveland in 1892. More recently the cemetery has been involved in litigation due to boundary disputes and the issue of responsibility for support of cemetery operations. According to the website for the East Cleveland Township Cemetery Foundation, "In the summer of 2003, Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Nancy A. Fuerst brokered a settlement between the Cities of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland which led to the formation of East Cleveland Township Cemetery Foundation, headed by Bill Garrison who is also President of Lake View Cemetery. The settlement divides responsibility for maintaining the Cemetery among the three cities. The Foundation is charged with making reasonable efforts to secure $1 million in grants, public donations and other support within five years from date of agreement." The researcher should note that this cemetery was commonly known as "East Cleveland Cemetery." According to local historian Nancy Fogel West, another cemetery was also commonly known as "East Cleveland Cemetery." This second cemetery was founded in 1823 in East Cleveland, Ohio, and has been referred to as "Publick Burying Ground," "Doan's Corners Cemetery," "the little cemetery on Euclid Avenue," and "the old East Cleveland cemetery." This cemetery closed in the early 1900s with burials being transferred to other cemeteries. Some of the burials from Doan's Corners Cemetery were transferred to East Cleveland Township Cemetery at the time of its closing. The collection consists of burial records and miscellaneous loose papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 5116 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | East Cleveland Township Cemetery (East Cleveland, Ohio) | Cemeteries -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | East Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Genealogy.
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