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Cemetery NumberCY048
TownCOVENTRY
Cemetery NameDEACON JOHN WOOD CEMETERY
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Graves ListDisplay Graves List
LocationMAGNOLIA LANE
StateRI
DirectionNE
Pole Number 
Distance10
Map Number18
Page Number 
Plat Number75
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet80
Size in Feet55
Burials51
Inscriptions39
Fieldstones0
Tombs0
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1987
Oldest1819
VandalismN
Veteran1
PoleM
CommentThis cemetery is located 10 feet north of Magnolia Lane, across the street from #6 Magnolia Lane. The cemetery is 80 ft x 55 ft, in excellent condition, and enclosed with a metal fence with an iron gate. The historic cemetery sign is missing. There are 51 burials with 39 inscribed stones. James N. Arnold visited this lot on 22 Aug. 1905 and noted, “On the Dea. John Wood place in lot protected by iron fence; lot in good order. Lot on right of road leading from Spring Lake to Maple Root, north” (Vol. 6, Book C, page 1281). Charles and Martha Benns transcribed this cemetery in 1939, their #847. Recorded by Dr. Bill Eddleman and John Sterling for a 1998 book on Coventry cemeteries
Conditionexcellent
Enclosuremetal fence
Gateiron gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainlevel
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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