OLD MISHAWAKA CEMETERY

OLD MISHAWAKA CEMETERY

 Mishawaka, Indiana

St. Joseph County


This cemetery was located just North of Dodge Manufacturing Company. There are no complete records for this cemetery. 

The first burial was indicated as 1834 according to the 1859 History of Mishawaka by Mr. George C. Merrifield

He indicated that there were three deaths that year these are the known deaths.  Due to much illness many were buried.

 

 According to a article by Mrs. VanPelt in 1897, that the land that is now the Mishawaka City Cemetery now includes the interred from this cemetery to the new cemetery

 

NAME BIRTH DEATH OTHER INFORMATION
MOORE, J.   1834 1ST DEATH OF MISHAWAKA
SCANIKER, MRS   1834  
HARRIS, SARAH   Buried - Apr 5, 1927 Lot 509
HURD, MEAD (or MEDE)   1834  

 

 

If you know of others that were buried in this cemetery, please send to: County Coordinator


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Started – June 03, 2005

Updated - Sunday, August 28, 2005 12:23:44 PM