The WPA records (1935 - 1943) record two Pearl Rock Cemeteries with one being Pearl Rock Catholic, south of Nashua, abandoned. It also records Saint Michaels in Nashua. The Chickasaw County Genealogical Society records Pearl Rock Catholic aka Old Saint Michaels Catholic with dates of 1867 - 1924, Pearl Rock Protestant as 1875 - 1880, and Saint Michaels as 1875 to present. They have transcriptions for both Pearl Rock cemeteries dated 1999. In the Grace Colburn McGregor article entitled "Pearl Rock*," she writes: "Another visible site is the cemetery. The one acre plot was donated by the O'Donnell family in 1870. The earliest burial was 1873--the last in 1924. In 1904, four acres of new land was donated by N. Bloom (Vincent's Bloom's father) from land he purchased from Will Getsch. (This is the present Catholic Cemetery in Nashua). The bodies were then moved by Model T Ford truck to the new cemetery. Not all bodies were moved because permission was not given by the relatives. Two dozen or more remained in the old cemetery-- some with no markers. The Protestant cemetery was north of the present on Tracy land. Many of these graves were moved to Greenwood or Oak Hill cemeteries in Nashua. According to Frank Tracy, 1977 only three graves remain. (No markers). An old civil war soldier, a relative of the Demro's and Will Wample ? and his wife, poor people she lived with Piersons whose home was moved back in from old 218 to where D. Kingery lives now.[sic]" *=The article is undated and the 1977 Frank Tracy reference is the latest date in the complete article. Contributed by Linda Fouste. Transcribed to Web Site by Mike Peterson. Go Here For Complete Article. Article On Restoration and Preservation of Pearl Rock Cemetery 1901 Memorial Day Burial Notations Saint Michaels Cemetery, Nashua The Pearl Rock Protestant Cemetery was canvassed by WPA workers in the late 1930's. This list was taken from those records. Bridget O'Donnal Died 7-27-1917 aged 84 Catherine O'Donnal Died 1-31-1919 aged 79 Ellen (? O'Donnal Odanell ?) Died 12-24-1924 aged 92 Ellen O'Donnell Died 9-25-1884 aged 21 Joseph F. O'Donnell Died 4-3-1891 aged 26 Peter O'Donnell Died 12-31-1881 aged 60 Wife Mary Died 4-1-1894 aged 66 Jacob Sailor Died 12-16-1867 aged 91 Henry Slawson 1802, N.Y. to 10-18-1872 Frank Slosson (Co. K 41st Wis Inf Civ War) (No dates) Mary Somers Died 5-3-1884 aged 26 Birdget Staples (Mrs. Michael) Died 1875 Aged 50

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