Phillips   Additions/Corrections Offer A Lookup Submit Photos   LOCATION: Street Address: 12128 Wabash Line City: Lot/Concession: Concession 4, Lot 5 Township: Camden Township County/District: Kent County Municipality: Chatham-Kent Province: ON GPS: 42 33.877N 82 05.643W Can you fill in any of these location blanks? HISTORY / ABOUT: Church (if this cemetery is affiliated with a church): Denomination: Methodist Episcopal When established, first interment, where land orginated, etc: First internment about 1866 Last internment about 1924. There are 15 more burials in this Cemetery that are not listed in the Transcripts. Can you fill in any of these history blanks? Notes: From the booklet "SACRED SPACE: A History of Wabash United Church" The Methodist Episcopal Church was built on the land settled by George R. Phillips, (Lot 5 Conc. 4). The trustees were Marshall Ney Phillips, Timothy Burwell and John Kelly. It was a frame building, lath and plaster on the inside, of a suitable size--about 24 x 40 feet--for its one chain (66 feet) square lot. Associated with this church on the Phillips farm was the burial ground (Phillips Cemetery) which now occupies the wooded knoll on the south side of the 4th concession not far from the original site of the church. News Paper Article: Cemetery Restoration: An Episcopal Methodist Church was built on the farm, an behind the church the Phillips cemetery was started for the pioneers of Wabash. The first burial in the cemetery was in 1866, the last burial was around 1924. The restoration of the Phillips cemetery in Camden Township was completed recently, and Camden Council is making plans to restore other cemeteries throughout the Township. This was done around 1965; it was the second cemetery to be completed by Camden Township. The original church ultimately became a barn and was still standing in the 1950's. David Phillips lived on the church property, his small house is still standing. The Barn/Church is long gone now. TRANSCRIPT / INDEX: On the Internet: Index: CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project Index: OCFA (Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid) Photos: CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project Offline and/or for purchase: Transcript: Kent Branch, OGS For further information about transcripts or indexes for sale please follow the link provided and contact the organization that is selling. Microfilm: Archives of Ontario For further information about transcripts available on microfilm please follow the link provided. Note that microfilm available at the Archives of Ontario or National Archives of Canada can be borrowed by most Canadian libraries (through inter-library loan). Microfilms available from the LDS can be borrowed worldwide, check with your local Family History Centre. Do you have information on where transcripts or indexes of this cemetery can be found? If they're not listed above, please help us out by submitting information LOOKUPS All existing headstones have been photographed and are available on our website Do you live near this cemetery? Would you be willing to do lookups or take photographs of stones in this cemetery? Volunteer here SOURCES / THANKS OCFA (Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid) Doug Gammon Wayne Phillips

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