"Located on Tallman Street in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

Recorded in Champaign County, Ohio, Deed Volume 60, page 3, is a Warranty Deed for present day Lot #268. John M. and Nancy Butcher conveyed these 2.50 acres to The Walnut Grove Cemetery Association for $500.00. At that time, they also purchased cemetery plots on this land for themselves.

Page 559 of the book "A Biographical History of Champaign County, Ohio" by the Lewis Publishing Company, 1902, contains a biographical account of the life of Dr. John C. Butcher, son of Dr. John (J.M.S.) and Nancy Jane (Brock) Butcher. A paragraph is devoted to the life of the elder Dr, Butcher and his wife, "…He was one of the pioneer physicians of Ohio - locating in Belmont County, when he later moved to Champaign County, locating at North Lewisburg." In an August 1894 interview with Rev. Edward C. Young of the North Lewisburg Friends Church, he said, "Dr. Butcher is not a Friend but an aggressive man and important helper." This statement was made regarding the Underground Railroad in this part of Ohio. (Source: Underground Railroad in Ohio Volume II – Material collected by Wilbur H. Siebert, Ohio State University; Columbus.)"

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