Thornhill cemetery was started in 1867 as a non-denominational burying ground. A two acre block of land was purchased and divided into 200 plots, and each burial plot cost $2.00.
The cemetery was enlarged in 1911 by the acquisition of a wedge-shaped piece of land near John St. The oldest stone in the cemetery, relocated here, reads 'Matthias Sanders, fell at the battle of York, Nov 1813, aged 40 years.
A somber admonition is at the base of the Mundy tombstone:
"Passerby, as you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so you will be.
Prepare for death and eternity."
CONGRATULATIONS TO COLESWAG, WHO WAS PASSING BY FROM OUT OF TOWN, AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO GET A SPEEDY FTF SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!