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Magnolia Cemetery Plat Book, 1870-1983

Title

Magnolia Cemetery Plat Book, 1870-1983

Description

Plat book of Magnolia Cemetery, showing lots 1 through 36 and the Public Burial Grounds (also called Pauper Graves), with owner of each section shown. Information contained begins at 1870, with additions and inserts going up to 1983.

It should be noted that the page numbers are not always in numerical order. The images are listed in the order in which they appear in the book. For example, page 16 is marked on the top left corner of the back of a blank page, and page 15 is the next page that follows.

It should also be noted that the Table of Contents is not always correct, possibly due to incorrect reading of roman numerals. For example, the Table of Contents lists page 24 as showing Sq. No. 16, but the square number of page 24 is shown as XIV, which is 14.

Creator

Magnolia Cemetery

Publisher

Mobile Printing & Binding Co.

Date

1870-1983

Rights

This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes. The repository and owning organization is the Mobile Municipal Archives.

Language

English

Type

Cemetery Plat Book

Identifier

Magnolia-Plat-Book-1870

Collection Items

Front Cover
Front cover
Plan of Magnolia Cemetery 1870
Cemetery Lots Index, Square 1 through Square 34

Front Cover Back
Back of front cover, including inserts of resolutions authorizing the execution of quit claims deeds, dated 5/19/1936 and 4/25/1933.

The cover underneath the insert shows the manufacturer, Mobile Printing & Binding Co., at 63 St. Michael St.

Table of Contents Page, Front
Magnolia Cemetery
Lots Index, Square #1 through Square #35

Table of Contents page, back - Public Ground
Back of the page with the Table of Contents, Public Ground written at the top, no names written in

Page 1 - An Ordinance Confirming the Sale of Lots, 1899
An ordinance confirming and regulating the sale of lots in Magnolia Cemetery, adopted Feb. 6, 1899

Page 2, front - Public Ground
Font of page 2, Public Ground written at the top, no names listed

Page 2, back - Square 35
Back of page 2, listing the names of the owners of lots 1-198 of Magnolia Cemetery Square 35

Page 3 - Public Ground
The front of page 3, with Public Ground written on the top, no names listed. Nothing on the back of this page.

Page 4 - Public Ground
Front of page 4, with Public Ground written at the top and no names listed. Nothing on the back of this page.

Page 5, insert - Cemetery Deed, Affidavit, and Resolutions
Pages inserted over page 5, beginning with the first one visible:

1. Cemetery Deed - the heirs of L.G. Baumhauer conveying the Southeast Quarter of Lot No. 2, Square No. 35, in Magnolia Cemetery, unto James P. Lynch.
Nov. 15, 1983

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