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  2. Morris murders - Wikipedia

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    On the night of September 28, 1879, in a farmhouse along the road of Little Prairie Ronde in Decatur, Michigan, [1] Mr. and Mrs. Morris retired to bed at about 8:30. The only other person in the house was their employee, Jennie Bull. [2] Around 9 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. Morris were shot dead within minutes of each other and left where they fell.

  3. Decatur Township, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    A 1906 cadastral map of Decatur Township, showing property lines and names of rural landowners. Decatur Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,575 at the 2020 census. [4] The village of Decatur is located within the township.

  4. Decatur, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Decatur is a village in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census . The village is located within Decatur Township .

  5. Glenwood Cemetery (Houston, Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston, Texas, United States.Developed in 1871, the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872. Its location at Washington Avenue overlooking Buffalo Bayou served as an entertainment attraction in the 1880

  6. Alderwoods Group - Wikipedia

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    The Alderwoods Group formed on January 2, 2002, after the Loewen Group, then the second largest funeral home and cemetery operator in North America, emerged from bankruptcy. [2] In November 2006, Alderwoods was acquired by Service Corporation International in a US$1.2 billion deal reached in April of the same year. [3] [4]

  7. Oak Ridge Cemetery (Buchanan, Michigan) - Wikipedia

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    The first lot in the new cemetery was sold in 1868. Additionally, some remains from the older cemetery and elsewhere were moved to the new Oak Ridge cemetery. Burials in the older cemetery ceased in 1881, and the grounds were vacated and the remaining burials moved in 1894. [2] In 1900, the village made a second purchase of land to expand the ...

  8. Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum - Wikipedia

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    The Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum is single story mausoleum constructed of pink, grey, and black fieldstone with grey mortar. The building measures 30 feet by 45 feet. The main facades are terraced, and it has a red tiled monitor roof containing small rectangular windows.

  9. The Devil's Chair (urban legend) - Wikipedia

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    The Devil's Chair or Baird Chair as it is officially named in the Highland Park Cemetery of Kirksville, Missouri was first placed in the cemetery by Charles Grassle and David Baird when David's wife, Anna Maria (Hoye) Baird, died in 1911. It has become involved in "numerous legends of a type widely replicated across the U.S., especially in ...