Old Logan Cemetery

 

A mediæval white oak sits on the top of the cemetery hill. [see]  The Hocking Canal was going to go through Logan. A cemetery would need to be on high ground. This cemetery began in 1839-49, and burials continued to 1952. A new cemetery was built up on the other side of the street.

Below the oak there is a Lutheran church. Across from the other side of the hill, and on another hill is St. John Catholic.

entrance

Three early stones facing St. John's.

Most of the front of this stone has fallen away, but a remnant of fine carving remains.

Similar story for the stone of Maria Smith, consort of Robert Smith, who departed this life Sept 15 1832(?).  These four fotos are of upright tablet headstones. They are comparatively light, and thin. Before the canals, and especially the railroads came, it was a great chore to transport stone. Shale, slate, and sandstone (brownstone) were easier to quarry, and carve than granite in particular. Many markers were slab, rather than block. Some of the lettering, and design could be light and artful.

Denkmal des verstorbenen
Wilhelm Kley
aus Bielefeld
Er wurde geboren den 13ten January 1805, und starb den 10ten October 1840 in dem Alter von 35 Jahren und 8 Monaten.

memorial of the deceased
Wilhelm Kley
from Bielefeld
He was born January 13, 1805, and died October 10, 1840 at the age of 35 years and 8 months.