About the Joyfield Township Cemetery
Cemetery Information
William Davis. the son of a plantation owner and a slave woman, came here with his wife. Mildred Brand, and their children in 1863. They were among the area’s first black landowners. Upon the death of his daughter in 1870, William Davis sold five acres of land to the township for this cemetery. Early burials include Amariah Joy, the township’s first white settler for whom Joyfield Township was named. The township built the town hall here in 1887.
About the Joyfield Township Cemetery
- No flowers, shrubs, trees or perennials shall be planted without the approval of the township Sexton and or township board. Any of the foregoing items planted without such approval may be removed by the township.
- The township board reserves the right to remove or trim any tree, plant or shrub located within the cemetery in the interest of maintaining proper appearance and use of the cemetery.
- Planting of annual flower beds should be no larger than the size of the memorial.
- Owners or their legal heirs have the right to visit the cemetery and care for their burial site.
- The township shall have the right and authority to remove and dispose of any and all growth, emblems, displays or containers, that through decay, deterioration, damage or otherwise become unsightly, a source of litter, or a maintenance problem, or which are otherwise in violation of any provision of this ordinance.
- No mounding or any raising of grave elevation, fences, chains, borders, crushed stone or other definitive border markings are allowed. Nothing but grass will be allowed as a grave covering. Surfaces other than soil or sod for a grave covering are prohibited.
- No glass jars are allowed.
- The township board will not be responsible for any floral pieces or baskets left in the cemetery.
- All refuse of any kind or nature including, among others, dried flowers, wreaths, paper and flower containers must be removed.
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