Description

CEM 210-Rev_case_united_church_cemetery

Other Known Names: Case Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Case Methodist Cemetery

Street Address: 6180 White Church Road

Location: Lot 13, Concession 5, Glanford Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Wesleyan Methodist, Methodist, United)

Responsible Agency: Case United Church Cemetery Board

Status for Burials: Open for Burials              Plot Plan: None Size:                Small, 200 monuments

Fencing: Hedgerow, wire with open section Monument Types:  Flat, upright and columns Monuments of: Marble and granite

Date of Opening: 1867

History:

In 1832, Thomas Bell emigrated to Canada and settled in Glanford. It was on his property that a local Wesleyan Methodist Church met in a log building in 1855, originally known as “Bell’s Congregation.” In 1864 the congregation purchased a plot of land from William Case Smith for $100. Smith, the son of local farmer George Smith, was named after early Ontario Methodist preacher William Case, whose diary can be found in the United Church Archives. The church was named Case after the landowner’s generous donation. The earliest known burial occurred in 1867 for Laura Smith. The church became Methodist in 1884 and United in 1925. It remains in use to the present day.