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St. John Evangelical Church

Cemetery Records

The records in this collection belong to St. John's United Church of Christ on Amherst Street, pertain mainly to the operation of their church cemetery. The records belong to the church board and were  compiled in their present format by Mr. David Hoock, one of the key board members.  I understand that some of the records are the property of his family. The Buffalo State College History Department was initially approached by Joan Barone of the Black Rock Historic Pride Committee, and she put me in contact with Mr. Hoock.

Andrew Nicholls
History Department, Buffalo State College
 

This collection was housed in 5 loose leaf notebooks.  The first notebook contains "Cemetery Taxes and Letters."  The other four notebooks contain the records pertaining to the cemetery "lots."  The purchasers of the lots are listed in alpabetical order.  The books are microfilmed in the following order:

Contents

Book # 1 - "Cemetery Taxes and Letters."

Books # 2-5 - Alphabetised list of purchasers of "lots."  

Each record contains:         

Lot number. Purchaser of Lot & his/her address. Names (and dates) of persons buried in lot. If removed from St. John's Cemetery, names & dates of persons removed. "Other Information." Date of Entry.

*Note:   The records are listed by purchaser's name in alphabetical order.*   

Microfilmed by Monroe Fordham History Department Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 1998