Hi Kristen
Glad you're back home safe and sound. A long trip. My son is, at the
moment in Texas and he rode his motorcycle. He said it did everything but
snow on the trip down, so I'm kind of sweating his return. The forecast
here is dismal and I've just been setting here watching the first snowfall
of the season, big wet flakes with a wind behind them. Ugly.
I'm sorry that Becky is scheduled overseas. I guess Iraq is a bit worse,
but the difference doesn't mean much for the danger is extreme. I'm glad
our women have finally achieved warrior status, if not fully but sorry
anyone is a casualty.
Thomas was the one with the new stone added, not Ben. I know, it's so
hard to find time, for being with family is the most important, still it's
nice to keep the past remembered. Son Ben owned the big lot on the end?
That's where Virge said James and Mary are buried. There never has been
stones for Hugh and his family, not in my memory. Perhaps because of his
Civil War experiences. Only his adopted son outlived him and Liz. I'd so
like to know more about her. Uncle Virge or Ray said she may have been a
Gray. Sardis was married to a Gray, that I've found out.
I'm kicking myself about the Harrigers because they were listed in the
last phone book. It would be nice to know where Mag is buried. So many
things it would be nice to know.
Did I send you the Carnahan file. If not, are you set up to receive it in
a text version now. I need to get that and the Randolph file off to you.
Both are large. On the Randolph file, I let it run out and out, from the
internet, wherever it went. Can't swear to accuracy beyond what Lois and I
did.
How are things in Alaska. I seem to remember hearing about some bad
weather there. Was it flooding. Did Emily enjoy the journey? I bet you're
both tired out.
Much love
Dawn
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Subject: Re: [CARNAHAN] Tombstone Photos - Munderf Cemetery
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Hello! Unfortunately, our day at the cemetery was really the only day we had
up there - I'm back up North again. We had a wonderful visit with the
family, just didn't have much time for research. I wanted to make it back up
there, but didn't really have a chance and didn't have much time on the
computer, either. Tom McFadden is the gentleman I had met with - he has some
really wonderful historical items at his home. Anyway, he indicated (and
unfortunately I didn't get much of a chance to see the papers myself) that
there are 2 separate lots for Ben and Hugh. Ben's is at the end of the road
before it loops around - as you would be looking toward my parent's house,
on the left side of the road. Hugh's is on the same side of the road but a
little before Ben's. Tom felt there were probably 3 graves available in
Hugh's lot, which would make sense if there were 2 already buried there. I
believe the lot my grandparents are in may be a double or triple lot - it's
pretty big. Dad men!
tioned that he thought my grandfather and Uncle Virge co-owned a plot.
Let's see...there are at least 6 already buried in the first row with 2
available graves at the end of it. The second row, along the cornfield, only
has an infant buried in the middle of it (that's on record and marked) but
if you look at the ground, it looks like there are a few other existing
graves in there as well. I hate to say it, the reason we were looking so
closely at availability was that my younger sister is heading to Afghanistan
and she was worried about being taken care of, just in case. But anyway, Tom
said that in Ben's lot, according to his records there are 3 people buried
there. Ben does have a stone there, but it's fairly new-looking so like you
say, it could be in the wrong spot. Both my dad and I swear we saw a stone
for Hugh but I can't for the life of me remember where it was - I don't
recall it being on the lot that Tom said Hugh owned. Course it's entirely
possible that he owned!
a couple - just like my Grandfather had purchased a whole plot to car
e for at least some of the family. I wish I'd have had more time!!!
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