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(Source: History of Jackson County, Ohio
by D. W. Williams - Vol. I.
The Scioto Salt Springs - Jackson, Ohio 1900)
JAMESTOWN CEMETERY - This
cemetery derives its name from Major John James, on whose
land it was laid out. He lies buried in it, his grave being on
the Indian mound in the cemetery. There were three of these
mounds originally, the three marking the angles of a triangle.
The one in the cemetery is but little changed. The other,
standing near William Warnecke's barn, is about the same
size. The third stood in Joseph Watson's lot, and was
removed by him about twenty years ago. He found it in a number
of darts and arrow heads, some bones, ashes, and a piece of charred
wood. It is very appropriate that the remains of Major
James, who was a famous Indian scout, should have been interred
in an Indian mound. The inscriptions on his monument is as
follows:
John James departed this life May
31, 1854, aged 81 years, 11 months, 17 days. The deceased was
born in Connecticut June 14, 1772, came to Point Harmar, Ohio, 1788,
and to this county in 1807; was a member of the Methodist
church 40 years, and died the Christian's death."
He was the grandfather of Warden James,
and a number of other prominent citizens of the county.
The first person buried in this cemetery was
Elizabeth C. Darling, a daughter of Timothy Darling and
his wife. The latter was Elizabeth Cook, and was a
sister of Nancy Cook, the wife of Major John James.
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