Salem Friends Cemetery or Salem South
Cemetery
Copyright 2003 and 2008 by Jean Leeper
Updated January 2008
Copyright 2003 and 2008 by Jean Leeper
Updated January 2008
All Rights Reserved
Background is the arch over south driveway.
All Rights Reserved
Background is the arch over south driveway.
From Salem Monthly Meeting first burial records four are buried in 1839. The first being Stephen Hockett (26 6m 1839) but no stone remains or did not use a stone. No stone found for Mary Hockett who died 28 6m 1839 either. The Salem Society of Friends officially owned the land 8-5-1839 per land records, having purchased it from Francis Frazier.
From 1839 until 1844 the burial ground represented the Salem Monthly Meeting of Friends. In 1844 the Anti-Slavery Friends purchased land two feet south of the main cemetery from Francis Frazier. Mr. Frazier must have left that two-foot strip of his own land as a buffer zone as tempers sometimes flared between the two groups. The anti-slavery meeting sold to the Friends Monthly Meeting their cemetery in 1863 and the two cemeteries were united and the two-foot strip absorbed. The two brick Whittier Colleges were to the east of the original cemetery 1868-1910. The first brick building was also a meetinghouse from 1846-1874; then a wood church was built on the curve in front - east of the original old stones. The first Whittier College burned in 1886/7 and 2nd Whittier was Salem High School 1911-1947. The lower 2/3 of the east side of the cemetery has a ravine so is very jagged (not a straight line) and the south line is not straight either.
*Stephen Hockett, Joseph Hoag and Francis Sheldon had been appointed in 1838 to hold title to all lands for the Society of Friends. Deed Book J-56
Isaac T. Gibson heirs gave two acres of land to the south of the anti-slavery section October 22, 1907, containing 1.572 acres.
Edwin and Eugenea Barton gave two acres that was to the east of the anti-slavery cemetery and the Gibson addition containing two acres on April 8, 1937.
On map below: A - original five acres; B - anti-slavery 2 acres; C - Gibson 1.572 acres; D - Barton 2 acres; F - with Salem storage shed and drive out.
The founder of Salem's stone below
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Aaron Street, born 5th Mo 4th day 1779, died 7th Mo. 24th day 1848.
Second wife Cecilia Street, died 9th Mo. 9th day 1850
From Salem Monthly Meeting first burial records four are buried in 1839. The first being Stephen Hockett (26 6m 1839) but no stone remains or did not use a stone. No stone found for Mary Hockett who died 28 6m 1839 either. The Salem Society of Friends officially owned the land 8-5-1839 per land records, having purchased it from Francis Frazier.
From 1839 until 1844 the burial ground represented the Salem Monthly Meeting of Friends. In 1844 the Anti-Slavery Friends purchased land two feet south of the main cemetery from Francis Frazier. Mr. Frazier must have left that two-foot strip of his own land as a buffer zone as tempers sometimes flared between the two groups. The anti-slavery meeting sold to the Friends Monthly Meeting their cemetery in 1863 and the two cemeteries were united and the two-foot strip absorbed. The two brick Whittier Colleges were to the east of the original cemetery 1868-1910. The first brick building was also a meetinghouse from 1846-1874; then a wood church was built on the curve in front - east of the original old stones. The first Whittier College burned in 1886/7 and 2nd Whittier was Salem High School 1911-1947. The lower 2/3 of the east side of the cemetery has a ravine so is very jagged (not a straight line) and the south line is not straight either.
*Stephen Hockett, Joseph Hoag and Francis Sheldon had been appointed in 1838 to hold title to all lands for the Society of Friends. Deed Book J-56
Isaac T. Gibson heirs gave two acres of land to the south of the anti-slavery section October 22, 1907, containing 1.572 acres.
Edwin and Eugenea Barton gave two acres that was to the east of the anti-slavery cemetery and the Gibson addition containing two acres on April 8, 1937.
On map below: A - original five acres; B - anti-slavery 2 acres; C - Gibson 1.572 acres; D - Barton 2 acres; F - with Salem storage shed and drive out.
The founder of Salem's stone below
.
Aaron Street, born 5th Mo 4th day 1779, died 7th Mo. 24th day 1848.
Second wife Cecilia Street, died 9th Mo. 9th day 1850
The curve on the road south out of Salem, showing the cemetery to the left of the road.
Looking into the sun into the old portion of the cemetery.
Looking over the same area but looking north from archway.
Looking back to the north. This is separated from the first area of stones. See next picture to see the divide.
Archway is to the left where the road enters.
Where drive begins and runs east then south and back out on the south end.
Graves up on hill see archway on right.
Looking south from same spot as picture above but into the sun.
Another view of stones on hill, with entrance to the right.
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