Regarding the below:
Elizabeth Rebber, ex of Seymour Library's genealogy section, told me that
there was another funeral home where Voss' is today. It was in existance up
until somewhere around 1890-95. Then, the man who owned it died. His wife
sold the business to Voss and moved to Lafayette to live with her daughter.
She took the records with her. Some time later, she tired of moving them so
she burned them. I guess no one was concerned about genealogy back then.
Mike Schrink, Seymour.
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From: nwayman <nwayman(a)rtccom.net>
To: INJACKSO-L(a)rootsweb.com <INJACKSO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 3:09 PM
Subject: [INJACKSO] Funeral Homes
Did Jackson Co., have such things as Funeral Homes in 1875 era?
My ggggrandparents died in or around Jackson Co., but cannot find their
burial place. Then my
gggrandfather's wife died in 1876 following the death of her mother and
sister. Then their own children died in 1877 the following year after
their mother's death. The children were consumed
by fired and smoke inhalation.
Now this is terrible to ask, but how would the bodies been buried back
then? Would they have
tried to find them, or would they have done something else?
I wouldn't have thought my gggrandfather would have just left them
there; I would thought they
or some of the family would have tried to bury what they could near
their mother, wherever that
may be?
Anyone have any idea's? I know this sounds morbid, but sometimes you
have to think mobility,
to get the answers you're looking for.
Melanie
BEST or BESS & SHANNON surnames