In the early 1800s, a small group of settlers left New England and traveled west to Ohio's Madison and Union counties. Families built homes and created some of the most valuable agricultural lands in the state. The tombstones left behind reflect the difficult journey taken by these people. Those laid to rest here include young children who did not survive infancy and entire families claimed by epidemics. There are also gravestones of hardy individuals in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, a remarkable testimonial to human survival at the time.