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Another thing that the man and I had to decide was if stones were put in the wrong space.
There was a plat map done on the cemetery, but not sure if it was accurate. We decided
that even if we did not know exactly where each stone was supposed to be, that at least
researchers would know that the person was buried in the cemetery by seeing the stone. No
records show that there was a section set aside for coloreds.
I am now looking at the Oak Grove funeral records. Rena Grant's burial was authorized
by Wm Thompson. Looks like Rena died on 11/23/1900 and was buried 11/25/1900. Rachel
Askins's burial was authorized by Harriett Grant. Must have died 7/26/1901 and buried
7/29/1901. So now, you have the obit, plus the funeral home records that state that they
were buried there.