Seely Burial Grounds
 This cemetery is located on the Cox Property in Whitewater Township on Mortashed Road
 
Name Birth Death Notes
SEELY, William H --- June 16, 1849 4 years 9 months, son of William & Sarah Seely
SEELY, Oliver --- June 15, 1849 age 7 years, son of William & Sarah Seely
SEELY, John --- June 16, 1849 aged 59 years 1 mo. 19 da.
SEELY, William --- June 18, 1849 age 32 years
SEELY, Sarah --- June 18, 1849 age 29 years
The entire family died of cholera. Legend has it that there was a man, his wife, two children, and the man's brother living in the cabin, and they all died of cholera in 1849. Two old Irishmen were given a gallon of whiskey to drag the bodies out and bury them, and then the cabin was burned to the ground. The remnants of a stone foundation where the house stood can be seen. At each corner there is a tombstone.
A special thanks to Kris Bain of Indianapolis for help with this listing and Ruth Schlemmer for the history.
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