Removals to Woodland Cemetery

IRONTON REGISTER July 20, 1899

Removals to Woodland Cemetery – Last week, we gave a long list of interments of well-known persons at Woodland, Cemetery when they were buried and their ages.  Besides those, there were a great many removals to that cemetery.  The figures relating to many of these are not full, the date of death is omitted, and the most important fact is the list.  We give the list as complete as we can, as follows:

Many of the names in the record do not have the date of death or age of the person, or this list might have been more extended.  There are John Culbertson, Saml. Burdett, the Helplars, Enos Child, the Lionbargers, the Davidsons, Simeon Crossley, John Newton, the Kingsburys, and many others without figures relating to age or death.  The friends should go to the Secretary, Mr. Bixby, and complete the list.

SILENT CITY OF DEAD IS GROWING POPULOUS

Morning Irontonian, January 8, 1910

In the beautiful city of the dead, Woodland Cemetery, now blanketed under the snow, sleeping almost five thousand of the relatives and friends of our people.  To be exact, there are now 4866 graves, each occupied by a silent tenant, awaiting the Great Day of Judgment.

Speaking with Mr. Bingaman of the firm of Bingaman and Jones, the well-known undertakers, it was learned Friday that the permit issued to them for a burial today was 4866.  Woodland was established in 1871, and the first body buried there was that of Mrs. Dosetta Nolte, who was removed from Kelly’s cemetery to Woodland on May 18, 1871.

The first original burial in the cemetery was of Sparial Dillon, who was buried on May 25, 1871.  At this time, a man named Davis was the superintendent, and he served just about one year.  He was succeeded by Jacob Klineman, who served two or three years and was, in turn, succeeded by Ambrose Collier, who served until 1886.  At this time, Nathan Sloan took charge, and the superintendency has been in the Sloan family ever since.

The Elder Sloan served until 1894 when he was succeeded by his son Edward, who served until 1907, when he resigned to accept the superintendency of the Marion, Ohio, Cemetery.  When he left Ironton, his brother, Fred, succeeded him and is now in charge.  The excellence of Sloan’s supervision is too well known to need comment at this time.

The last burial up to date will be at two o’clock this afternoon when the remains of little Frank Arnett, grandson of Col. Frank Castner, will be laid to rest.