There were numerous undertakers in Berea over the years, and it seems that their business changed hands fairly frequently by either consolidating or selling to another concern. Rarely was there more than one undertaker in the village for very long. The Lang family was...
Edward Corlett Christian was born Aug 25, 1833 on the Isle of Man, the youngest of nine children of James and Margaret Corlett Christian. His mother passed away in 1841, and he later was apprenticed as a tailor. He departed England for the United States on the ship...
George James was born in 1806 in Herefordshire, England the second of five children born to George and Elizabeth Lewis James. He married Mary Probert on July 28th, 1842 in Eardisley, Herefordshire, England. They had 4 children in England prior to moving to Berea, Ohio...
The oldest funeral home in the United States began in 1759 in Williamsburg, Virginia, started by cabinet manufacturer Anthony Hay who made coffins as a side line. Prior to the mid 1800’s, women were in charge of preparing the deceased. Many communities had a...
The word “cemetery” has its origins in the Greek word for “sleeping place”, and is land meant for burial. The term was originally applied to the Roman catacombs. A graveyard is a term that can be used interchangeably, but refers specifically to a churchyard burial...
