Time, neglect, etc. take a toll on Likens Cemetery
Likens Cemetery, Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio, April 1942 The picture above is of Likens Cemetery, also known as Likens Chapel Cemetery, sometimes known as "Lykens Chapel Cemetery" in Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio. It is located about 500 feet south of Likens Road, and about 1,500 feet west of the intersection of where Pole Lane intersects Likens Road. I have family there. Originally a cemetery for the Zuck Family, it grew and was added onto over the years and at one time served the families of Likens Chapel, one of four Methodist Episcopal chapels on a circuit ridden by Rev. Jeremiah Crabb Monnett. Around WWI, the frame structure was replaced with a brick building still at the corner of Pole Lane and Likens Road. By March 1, 1942 there were more than 300 burials at Likens, all with some type of marker. In 1976, there were only 130 markers. What happened? In March, 1942, the United States Government arrived in Marion County and evicted all lan
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