Old Ossian /
Ossian Cemetery
Old Cemetery / Young Cemetery
Location: In Ossian, Indiana on Young Street at Norwalt Street, Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana.
The original introduction states: “Due to destruction caused by vandalism, it was impossible to catalog all the names and data of this cemetery. Many names in this history were extracted from an old record kept by a former custodian, however his record did not contain any of the dates. This cemetery has not been used for many years as a public burial ground. Data was compiled by Mrs.Ernest Middaugh, Scott Jones and Jerry Dowty.”
According to a newspaper article: (no name or date noted) “The “Old Cemetery”, which is located on Young Street in the southwest corner of Ossian came into being in 1847. The land was donated for burying ground by J. R. Lafever, William Craig and John Ogden….Following its dedication in 1847, more than 160 people were buried therin, at least seven of whom were veterans….” The veterans mentioned in the article are listed in this index.
S. Dailey walked this during the summer of 1999.
No records available.
The following funeral home records were cross-referenced to supplement and verify information.
Brown Funeral Home - Warren
Elzey-Dickey Haggard Funeral Home - Ossian
Jahn Funeral Home - Bluffton
McBride Funeral Home – Bluffton
Thoma/Rich Funeral Home – Bluffton - partial
Walker Funeral Home – Montpelier
Warfield Funeral Home - Montpelier
Goodwin Memorial Chapel will be incorporated in the next update.