Romulus Memorial Cemetery became a burying ground for early settlers around 1833 after Warren Blair, who had purchased 80 acres from the United States government in 1832, gave part of his land for burials. Located on Shook Road, it is the only cemetery in Romulus and was originally enclosed by a board fence. The earliest grave shown in available records was that of Polly, wife of Jenks Pullen, who settled Pullen's Corners; she died on 21 December 1833. Local tradition holds that people once lit fires during burials to scare away wolf packs. Samuel Tobyne, identified as the first Romulus pioneer, arrived in 1827, and the early road that diagonally crossed the cemetery bore his name; originally an Indian trail, Tobyne Road is misspelled "Tobine" on modern road signs. Records show the cemetery was known as Blair's Cemetery as late as 1889. On 7 December 1901, at the request of S.R. Kingsley and R.C. Bird, the Romulus Township Board adopted a resolution to take charge of the cemetery, and today the Clerk of the City of Romulus oversees it.