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Submitted: 9/15/14 • Approved: 3/12/15 • Last Updated: 3/16/18 • R45264-G0-S3
Daughter of
F. & S. Cross
died July 22, 1838
Aged 10 Mos & 17 Ds
Lot 100, Rt. 8
**NOTE**
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MARY WAS REMOVED FROM THE
FIRST CEMETERY IN BATTLE CREEK AND REBURIED HERE...
SEE BELOW FROM THE HISTORY OF OAK HILL**
The First Burial Ground:
In 1836 Sands McCamly, Jonathan Hart and members of the Merritt family surveyed, platted and drew the first map of what was to become Battle Creek. At this time a small plot of land was set apart to be used as a burial ground. This first cemetery was located near the intersection of N. Washington and W. Van Buren streets, close to the location of the Towers Addition to the Battle Creek Sanitarium (Federal Center).
Over the years the village grew to such an extent that this original cemetery was being crowded out by the development of factories, businesses and homes. In 1843 Moses Hall, Almon Whitcomb, T. W. Hall, Edward Packer and others consulted and decided to purchase ten acres of land south of the city, paying $12 an acre.
Oak Hill Cemetery Organized:
On March 25, 1844, Oak Hill Cemetery was officially
organized under the state Act of 1840.
Contributed on 9/15/14
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Record #: 45264