Day 2: Visiting the Ancestors (Part 2)
“ Not all those who wander are lost” J.R.R. Tolkien Day 2: Visiting the Ancestors There are nearly a hundred cemeteries in Noble County, Ohio, according to a genealogical trails website, and the cemetery I was looking for wasn't listed among them, which made me question my source. “Did you find the cemetery last night?” Jack had fallen asleep before I finished my search. “Do you know where we are going today?” “Well, I think so… I mean… I kept looking online last evening and one site gave coordinates, but they seem to be in the middle of nowhere.” I was using Findagrave.com, which is pretty amazing for searching for ancestral burial places. According to them, Hamilton Stranathan (1806-1880) was buried in Nicholson Cemetery, which is sometimes called Graham Cemetery. And there is a Nicholson Cemetery in Old Sarahsville Cemetery where Civil War dead are buried, but that's not my family’s Nicholson Cemetery, which is in Buffalo Township. It's so confusing! “So, w...