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MT. PROSPECT CEMETERY

 Cemetery List Contributed by Gary L. Caldwell
Note: The entire Burial List Submitted by Gary L. Caldwell is not
to be reproduced for re-print without Mr. Caldwell's permission. 
However, researchers may copy the parts that pertain to their family history without need for further permission.

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Mt. Prospect Cemetery Burials

Current through 9/2008 Written by Gary L. Caldwell 
Notes about searching Mt. Prospect Cemetery, discusses cemetery lots, ownership, and cemetery practices.

How to search for family members

At Mt. Prospect, the lots were sold as four (4) grave units. In some cases, unused graves were resold by the owners or were returned to the Cemetery Association for resale. You can see evidence of more than 4 family members being together – in some cases they are cremations and in others, the Association would use designated clear space (walk-ways) to allow the family to be buried together.

The Cemetery Association would also sell two (2) grave lots and single grave lots. There was a section of the cemetery set aside for single graves but single graves can be found through the cemetery. 

All of this is background to say that if you find a family member listed, also search on the Section/Lots to see who else may be buried in close proximity and which might give you additional genealogical leads.

Theoretically, you can have

1) Four or more people buried in Lot XXX who are all family; 

2) Four people buried in Lot XXX but who are two separate and district families;

3) Four people buried in Lot XXX who are totally unrelated

4) Any of the above combinations

Names

These entries were taken from books maintained by my father for his use and that of the Association. Because he had worked at the Cemetery for more than 40 years, he knew the family details of many of the people buried in the Cemetery. Sometimes his notes reflected that and are a bit obscure for those without his detailed knowledge.

As an example, Ruben C. Tustin, born 1879, and his wife Blanche J., born 1880, are buried in the Old Section, lot 252 but a Daisy Mull, born 1890, is buried in the same lot and the notes show that it is a three grave lot so Daisy must be a relative of some fashion - Mt. Prospect does not indiscriminately buried people in lots not belonging to them, family members or in some cases, close friends.

I have tried to be as accurate as I could in this transcription and I apologize for any errors in names.

Anyway, good hunting!

Gary L. Caldwell