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From: Timothy Ayers <>
Subject: [OHCLARK] Re: Clark County Burial History
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 19:20:54 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <3C226AB3.B1C4EBA9@netzero.net>


here's what one person sent me:

Hello Mr. AYERS,
You asked this same question some time back & when I
checked at Ferncliff Cem. for you I was told "yes, that was
the policy years ago". It also held true for the Greeks,
Jewish, etc., as well as other ethnic groups. Some still
prefer to be buried "with their own". Now if you pick out a
lot and have the dollars for it's cost you or your
loved one may be buried in that location regardless of
ethnic background.


--- Sharon McElroy <> wrote:
> Please post to the list. I would be interested to know
> also.
>
> Timothy Ayers wrote:
>
> > As a former resident, I should know this but don't. Can
> > anyone provide me with the answers to the following:
> >
> > As a child, I was told that Ferncliff Cemetery had a
> > informal policy regarding burial for African Americans
> thus
> > the reason why many African Americans are buried near
> the
> > Plum Street side of the cemetery. I was advised that
> this
> > was the "back side" of the cemetery back then. Is this
> oral
> > history true? One reason why I raise the question is
> > because none of my ancestors are buried in that section
> > except for the contemporary ones and my g-grandmother,
> Anna
> > WELLS.
> >
> > 2). Who are the earliest known African Americans
> residents
> > in Clark County? Their names?
> >
> > =====
> > >From the Email Account of:
> > Tim Ayers
> > (615) 254-0767
> >
> > Researching these surnames: Murphy, Wells, Johnson,
> Small, Jones, Stroder, Anderson, Basey and Ball (KY/OH);
> Ayers (MD)
> > "Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the
> living. "
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=====
>From the Email Account of:
Tim Ayers
(615) 254-0767

Researching these surnames: Murphy, Wells, Johnson, Small, Jones, Stroder, Anderson, Basey and Ball (KY/OH); Ayers (MD)
"Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living. "

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