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Author: tonyRoot60
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The only Old sand stones I have reingraved are stones that was made by family Members in
our old Family Graveyards in Owsley,Clay,Breathitt Co Ky.
Usually a Cousin will ask me to come down for a few days &
Reingrave the Old fading stones so that their Granchildren will know who is burried at
that spot.
There are so many graves on the Moutain Hillsides that are either old field stones with No
Markings or are old sandstones that has faded out after 60 yrs o0r longer.Some of these
Graves you have to walk a long distance or ride a ATV . So many of These Old Ancestors
are lost to the present Generations because of Families that left the Mtns & never
looked back.I know of some cousin's who live in Ga & are making new stones out of
poured cement & are hauling them to the counties mentioned above to replace the Field
stones & faded Cut Sand stones befor their Ancestors are lost to the younger
Generations.
As long as I can make out the name I will continue to recut names on my Ancestors
Headstones!!
A few counties I have close ties to have been having new stones made for some of the
Graves when they get donations to help pay the cost of a Flat stone.
Smoky Mtns has around 125 GraveYards but only around 25 is acessable to the Public. Per a
Ranger I interview 15 yrs ago. This tells me there is around 100 Graveyards that are not
taken care of & are lost to all the Decendants of these people.
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