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How many of you are planning on attending the Cemetery Workshop in Gibson Co.,
IN (Princeton) on Saturday, June 10th?
It should be a GREAT program with John Walters conducting the afternoon
hands-on stone repair session.
Lois
I posted this message last night to the INDIANA group on Rootsweb. Much to my
surprise, I have not received a single response or reply. Any of you know of
any surviving tombstones older than 1805 in Indiana?
I know there are GRAVES older than 1805 here; the question is about STONES
older than 1805.
Lois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lois Mauk" <LoisMauk(a)home.com>
To: "INDIANA on Rootsweb" <INDIANA-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:27 PM
Subject: Oldest Headstone in Indiana?
> Just curious about what might be the oldest headstone in Indiana.
>
> We've got a stone with a death date of 1805 (birth date of 1760) in a
cemetery
> associated with a church which was chartered in 1798. We believe there were
> burials here before 1805, but they aren't documented, of course.
>
> Obviously there were deaths in Indiana before 1805. I'm talking about
> surviving tombstones, not "burial sites".
>
> What's the oldest death date on a tombstone you've found? Any older than
> 1805?
>
> Lois
> =================
> Help save BRAINER CEMETERY in Sullivan Co., IN:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/HallofShame/brainercem.html
> Clark County Cemetery Preservation Committee --
> Next meeting: Saturday, June 3, 2000
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881
> Clark County GENWEB Project:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclark
> Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp
>
>
I just want to say that John Walters did a great job on a Connersville local cable program talking about cemeteries....cemetery repair...etc. He is a true credit to our group. Myself and my wife want to contact John and help locally as well. If I can't get much done in Franklin County...I might as well help in Fayette..
Randy Klemme
To all interested parties I'd like to submit the following items for:
Locating a Cemetery
1. Contact the Township Trustee to see if he may have some information on
this particular cemetery or burial site. Visit the office if possible!
Township trustees have many records in storage and if they are truly
interested will dig some of these out and do some research with you.
2. Check old plat books. Most counties have these published and sell at the auditors office. Check at the county records library (archives) or Recorders office for old plat records. Many counties have these back to the early
1900’s or earlier. Also check Assessor's records, these are usually recorded
by Township. Cemeteries were not taxed property, and recorded as such.
3. Check early county histories, Goodspeed did many county histories around 1885, for name of individuals buried at "Hickory Hill Cemetery" or family homestead.
4. Check the Indiana State Library Database Cemetery Locator File: The Cemetery Locator File was created as a tool for the identification of cemeteries throughout the state. It began many years ago in card file format from names of cemeteries in books and microfilm given or purchased for the
Genealogy Division. Cemeteries are included where there are lists of burials
or simply a location statement.
5. Submit your information as to location of cemetery to: I
Indiana Cemetery Survey. being conducted by the Indiana Genealogical Society, representative is Sharon Howell, 720 Cynthia Lane, Whiteland, IN 46184
Telephone (317) 535-9376 E-Mail: Sharon Howell at: sshowell(a)indy.net
Since cemeteries can be the earliest "vital records" of a state, they are extremely important to the genealogical researcher. Many times it is difficult for the researcher to locate the cemetery of their ancestor even when they know where they lived and sometimes even the name of the cemetery. The purpose of this project is to provide informed access to the locations of all Indiana cemeteries, public and private.
Another purpose or side benefit of this survey is to bring to the attention of the caretakers and public officials the need for preservation of the cemeteries under their care and supervision. It is not the purpose of this survey to disrupt the operation of any existing cemetery or to cause inconvenience to any private individual or group.
6. Check your local library for cemetery information. In the past, the DAR has done many inscriptions and put copies of these in a local library.
Also check the local Historical Society or Museums for information.
7. By all means, record all information that is on a tombstone, even the stonecutter or monument makers name. Also date your observation. Take a photograph of the tombstones in question. If the property owner is reluctant
to provide any information, check with the neighbors, they may provide information more freely.
8. Check U.S. Geological Survey maps. Indiana Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) has these maps for sale. Also check your local Soil Conservation Office
for these maps. They show cemeteries on these maps. Not all cemeteries are
listed.
This is by no means all inclusive, just some ideas to consider. Any additions
would be most welcomed.
Joseph R. Gogel
This quote is from Bruce Catton's book "America Goes To War. An
Introduction to the Civil War and Its Meaning to Americans Today". The
fourth chapter, "Making Hard War" begins with this paragraph.
--
Diana
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Lou Ann writes:
wondered if anyone could share book titles written on the Indiana
tombstone carvers? I have on from Washington County, IN.
Now you have me thinking..I have found the base of a stone in Greene
County IN. that has Washington Marble Works engraved into it. I was assuming
that the Washington Marble works was in the town of Washington not far from
this cemetery site. Could it be the product of the Washington County
tombstone maker that you have the book about?
I've heard mention
of stone that have been piled up behind barns and in the fence rows.
In other words the cemeteries are gone now.
What can be done with these stones? Should they be moved or just recorded?
Anyone had this problem yet?
We have found a cemetery in Greene County that the remains of a whole
cemetery is just a pile of stones. I would be interested in what others have
done about this. The land is now the site of a privately owned factory so it
is not
easy access.
Jan Dellinger Woltz
Tippecanoe Co.
No, no, no... the cemeteries aren't gone - the tombstones have just been moved!
We would to see that the tombstones are recorded and that they make their way
back to the site of the cemetery - knowing that we can't match up tombstones and
dips, but at least they're in approximately the right place. However, we
haven't yet actually found any of these missing stones.
Sorry, Lou Ann, but you really struck a nerve with me - I have so many people in
our county say to our Cemetery Committee, "There used to be a cemetery out in
that corn field, but the farmer tossed the stones down [pick one: a ravine, a
well, a ditch, etc.]." Well, the cemetery's still there - the people are still
there - and the ground is still sacred, even if it's a hog lot now. I have
mowed and decorated one of these cemeteries for the past two years. It's right
beside a county road, on the crest of a hill, and the highway department about
10 years ago scraped off the top three feet of dirt from it to make the crest
safer for driving, over protests from neighbors that it was an old cemetery.
They say no bones were found ... so ... those folks (7 that we know of) are
still there. I bought wooden crosses, got permission from the owner to put them
up, and make sure they're not disturbed.
"L. A. CLUGH" wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Have questions;
> As we get people talking about these pioneer cemeteries, I've heard mention
> of stone that have been piled up behind barns and in the fence rows.
> In other words the cemeteries are gone now.
> What can be done with these stones? Should they be moved or just recorded?
> Anyone had this problem yet?
>
> Also, wondered if anyone could share book titles written on the Indiana
> tombstone carvers? I have on from Washington County, IN. Very nice
> history of one mans work. It would be nice to read others and learn more
> about the history of limestone's used in our state. I'm curious about
> this whetstone. We did find one tombstone that was a dark earthy color and
> wondered if this might be it.
> I will begin to make call to the monument people too.
> But everyone on the list is great help passing on info like this.
> Lou Ann/ Tippecanoe
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> THIS IS A CEMETERY -----
> "Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families
> are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is
> undisguised. This is a cemetery.
> "Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence,
> historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched.
> "Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved
> in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life -
> not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family
> memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.
> "A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of
> yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery
> exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always."
> --Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union, IA
Thank you for your responses. I have printed them and included them with
the file I have created for this cemetery that I seem to carry around with
me everywhere theses days. I will share what you sent me with the
Bartholomew County Genealogical Society Saturday.
The mention of them being Quakers does bring a possible theory to explain
why they are buried in different directions (one goes east to west, one
north to south). We know there was at least one headstone, as it was moved
over to a fenceline so the cemetery could be farmed. The headstone was at
the fenceline at least as late as the 1940's, when the abstract was
prepared for the property I found. I will make a stab at saying that the
married son, Levi Lewellen who died in 1844, was buried without a
headstone, in the Quaker tradition. Twenty years later when the father,
Thomas, died, it was not recalled exactly how the son was laid to rest, so
Thomas was added and since by 1860 they may have picked up a different
religion, as my Joseph Lewellen branch had already become Baptist, a
headstone was erected for Thomas.
I have 2 different questions now.
First, IF they decide to relocate these remains, who has the authority to
approve it? I have located at least 2 descendants, one in Colorado and one
in California. Who decides where they are to be relocated? I was asked
about my Lewellen cemetery in Jennings county, but it is on private ground
and not owned by family. Besides, we have more graves than headstones so I
would want them to do a ground survey on ours first to make sure they don't
disturb any of our Lewellens.
On a different subject matter, a friend of mine was telling me that he and
his wife went looking for old cemeteries in Jackson county that her
relatives were buried in. One particular one has about 30 headstones in it
and is on private ground back off the road a ways. He and his wife stopped
and asked the property owners about it, first they denied that it was
there, then said it was, but there were a lot of snakes and animals that
should prevent them from wanting to go see it, then, after about 45
minutes, escorted them back to the woods to where it was located with a
shotgun in hand (I will assume to kill and "varmits"). Not sure I would
have gone back to the woods with him, but they said they did and the
cemetery was pathetic. It was overgrown with large trees and what was left
of the old fence was embedded in a few trees. Isn't there a law that says
you have to grant access to a cemetery if it is on your property? Anyone
out there know if Jackson County has a cemetery commission?
That's all for now. Thanks again for your replies. I also like the quotes
and poetry that has been submitted, it is nice to know that there are
others out there who are upset at the conditions of some of these landmarks.
Cris West
cherokee(a)shelbynet.net
In answer to Andi's question: Crossman Communities is a developer of
subdivisions and houses here in central Indiana. They are a company, even
though the name might sound like an special organization like Habitat for
Humanity. I believe they have another name like Tri-mark developers or
something that begins with the word "tri". They have done several
subdivisions in the Seymour area I believe. I have the highest
expectations of them to follow through with this as they should, since they
have invested a lot of money in it so far. If they don't I know a few
reporters for the local paper who might like just such a story.
Cris
Hello List
I am a transplanted Hoosier living in Tennessee and have nothing but
admiration for what the INCRP is doing in the state of Indiana. My
researching in Indiana includes the counties of Parke, Fountain and
Vermillion. Old Rob Roy Cemetery, Shawnee Township , Fountain County is one
of the cemeteries I visit quite often. It has been nominated for the Hall
of Shame on the INCRP website. 3X greatgrandparents are buried there.
I wrote this ''poem'' on one of my visits
I would like to share it with you.
Old Rob Roy Cemetery
Hidden in the woods,
with old trees and nothing but
fallen leaves and an old horse
in the pasture beyond the fence
for company.
ermarshall(a)multipro.com
Like The Wind
Yes, as the wind blows across
the prairies and farm land of
Indiana
I too was ''Like the Wind"
Up and down the country roads.
Looking , searching for the hidden,
the forgotten little graveyards.
Some untended, some lovingly cared for.
Hidden in the woods,
or behind a farmer's field .
both written in October, 1999
Eleanor Marshall
Paul,
Thanks for the story. The next time we get to Indiana (later this summer?)
I definitely want to visit the grave of Nancy Barnett! What would be the
best way to find the Fowler/Mundy pioneer cemetery, the one that is being
cleaned up?
Thanks,
Virginia Brown
==========
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Smith" <smithp(a)iquest.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Fowler/Mundy pioneer cemetery
> Jeff, the story of the man who diverted the road around a grave probably
> refers to the grave of Nancy Barnett. Local lore has it that she came to
> Johnson County in 1821. The story goes that she was a widower as her
> husband had drowned in the Ohio River. She settled near Sugar Creek and
> wanted to be buried there. Her son honored her wishes and over time other
> graves followed. But a nearby path over the stream became a road and
> ultimately all the graves were moved but Nancy's. Tradition has it that
her
> son objected and so she stayed put. But, in 1905, the road was to be
> widened. [It is now CR 400 S and maybe a mile or so away to the west
> connects with busy US 31.] Nancy was an obstacle and so was, according to
> his descendants, Willard Barnett, a relative of Nancy's. The story goes
> that Willard met the road crew with a shotgun. Whatever the case, Nancy's
> grave remained where it was and now the road politely splits when it comes
> to her grave. Some 170 years after her death, there she is on top of a
> little mound by herself, literally in the middle of the street.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JRK <fifthgenkempf(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 1:14 PM
> Subject: [INPCRP] Fowler/Mundy pioneer cemetery
>
>
> > Hi List;
> >
> > Just for the interests of the list, Fowler/Mundy
> > pioneer cemetery has been written about in the
> > Indianapolis Star under Indiana Ancestors; in the
> > Indiana Genealogical Society's April Newsletter, the
> > Challenger Newspaper, in a news report on channel 6 on
> > April 7, 2000, and in the Southside Times.
> >
> > Its really in sad shape and overgown with trees and
> > shrubs. Markers are broken and in horrible shape. Its
> > near SR 37 and W. Southport Rd on Indy's Southwest
> > side.
> > Its now slated to be fenced in and cleaned up by June,
> > 2000.
> > Going through the process of bringing everyone's
> > attention to the neglected cemetery got me accused of
> > many things, but i fight on. It reminds me of the
> > courageous man in the 1800's sometime, it was in
> > Franklin, Indiana i believe, he stood over his
> > mother's grave with a shotgun and refused to let the
> > authorities move his mother's grave so they could
> > build a road. The road now goes around the grave with
> > a plaque in the middle of the road.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
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> Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of
England
> and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli:
> "Show me the manner in which a nation or community
> cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical
> exactness the tender mercies of its people, their
> respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty
> to high ideals."
>
Oh...and one more thought. If this is a Lewellen family plot, and these
Lewellen's were Quaker, you may never find a grave stone as the Quakers were
relunctant to mark their graves until the latter part of the 1800's,
depending on which faction of the Quaker religion they followed.
KDC
Cris:
In addition to Lois' remarks, your County Attorney would be a good contact to
draw up the appropriate resolution/ordinance establishing the county cemetery
commission. I've proposed it to the Newton Co. Commissioners but they have
not acted on it, and I have not pursued it since one commisioner suggested
putting township trustees on it. My response was that if they weren't taking
care of the cemeteries as trustees, why would we put them on the cemetery
commission? Besides, I feel it would be a conflict of interest for them to
serve anyway, as it would me since I'm secretary of my local cemetery board.
Good luck, and let me know if you ever find out more about who is buried here
as I believe they are probably connected to my family. A lot of these
Lewellen's were Quaker....does anyone have access to Hinshaw's books or CD's
that can help shed light on who COULD be buried here?
Kyle D. Conrad
Lou Ann,
I've had it so long I forgot actually where i got it,
but I love it too.
Jeff
--- "L. A. CLUGH" <CLUGH_LA(a)email.msn.com> wrote:
> Jeff,
> That was nice. Where did you find that? I would
> like to use it on back of
> my first newsletter if it's ok.
> Lou Ann
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time
> Prime Minister of England
> and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli:
> "Show me the manner in which a nation or
> community
> cares for its dead and I will measure with
> mathematical
> exactness the tender mercies of its people,
> their
> respect for the laws of the land, and their
> loyalty
> to high ideals."
>
=====
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Hi,
Well said. A friend of mine told me that story was on
channel 13 the other day. Thanks for the help.
Jeff
--- Paul Smith <smithp(a)iquest.net> wrote:
> Jeff, the story of the man who diverted the road
> around a grave probably
> refers to the grave of Nancy Barnett. Local lore
> has it that she came to
> Johnson County in 1821. The story goes that she was
> a widower as her
> husband had drowned in the Ohio River. She settled
> near Sugar Creek and
> wanted to be buried there. Her son honored her
> wishes and over time other
> graves followed. But a nearby path over the stream
> became a road and
> ultimately all the graves were moved but Nancy's.
> Tradition has it that her
> son objected and so she stayed put. But, in 1905,
> the road was to be
> widened. [It is now CR 400 S and maybe a mile or so
> away to the west
> connects with busy US 31.] Nancy was an obstacle
> and so was, according to
> his descendants, Willard Barnett, a relative of
> Nancy's. The story goes
> that Willard met the road crew with a shotgun.
> Whatever the case, Nancy's
> grave remained where it was and now the road
> politely splits when it comes
> to her grave. Some 170 years after her death, there
> she is on top of a
> little mound by herself, literally in the middle of
> the street.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JRK <fifthgenkempf(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 1:14 PM
> Subject: [INPCRP] Fowler/Mundy pioneer cemetery
>
>
> > Hi List;
> >
> > Just for the interests of the list, Fowler/Mundy
> > pioneer cemetery has been written about in the
> > Indianapolis Star under Indiana Ancestors; in the
> > Indiana Genealogical Society's April Newsletter,
> the
> > Challenger Newspaper, in a news report on channel
> 6 on
> > April 7, 2000, and in the Southside Times.
> >
> > Its really in sad shape and overgown with trees
> and
> > shrubs. Markers are broken and in horrible shape.
> Its
> > near SR 37 and W. Southport Rd on Indy's Southwest
> > side.
> > Its now slated to be fenced in and cleaned up by
> June,
> > 2000.
> > Going through the process of bringing everyone's
> > attention to the neglected cemetery got me accused
> of
> > many things, but i fight on. It reminds me of the
> > courageous man in the 1800's sometime, it was in
> > Franklin, Indiana i believe, he stood over his
> > mother's grave with a shotgun and refused to let
> the
> > authorities move his mother's grave so they could
> > build a road. The road now goes around the grave
> with
> > a plaque in the middle of the road.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
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> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> > If you know of some good cemetery related links,
> send them to
> LoisMauk(a)usa.net.
> >
> >
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time
> Prime Minister of England
> and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli:
> "Show me the manner in which a nation or
> community
> cares for its dead and I will measure with
> mathematical
> exactness the tender mercies of its people,
> their
> respect for the laws of the land, and their
> loyalty
> to high ideals."
>
=====
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Just to update you on this lost cemetery: I have spoken with the
archeologist that was hired and he confirmed that 2 "anomalies" were found
in the center of the property, approx. where the scar continually showed up
on the aerial photos. They are have asked their surveyors to stake out the
exact area and they will be excavating to confirm that they are indeed
burial places. The company that owns the ground has not revealed any of
this. I have been going through the archeologist to find everything
out. The plans for the subdivision, even with the extremely small lots,
were passed at the May Plan Comm. meeting. Donna, our leading cemetery
expert, attended and spoke up, asking about the possibility of a cemetery
being on the ground. They said at that time that they had already invested
a lot of money to do special ground surveys on the land and had found
nothing so far to indicate there ever was one on the property they
own. Actually, they had spent a lot of money and found nothing because
they chose to look in 2 different places and picked the wrong one first.
Now what? Donna will attend the June meeting again, it seems after the
last one Crossman Communities people were quick to look her up before she
left and find out more about her and in what capacity she was
working. Donna and I have been discussing asking the commissioners about
forming a cemetery board. Are there any guidelines to follow? We have
about 4 or 5 people who have expressed an interest in participating in such
a board. Who can be on it, who should be on it, and how does it get its
authority are our main questions.
Another question that has surfaced concerning this Lewellen cemetery, since
it is not a cemetery officially and until Crossman acknowledges it, do any
of the new laws pertaining to the DNR apply to it? If I contacted the DNR
tomorrow, would they be VERY interested and send someone out, or would they
simply add it to a list of others they now have the burden of cataloging?
Also, last question I promise, the new law that goes into effect in July
says the DNR can survey and database the cemeteries. Who will actually be
doing the surveys? As a county surveyor employee, I know that we had two 2
man field crews several years ago, when we were re-establishing the section
corners. We were the 1st in the state to reach 100% perpetuation about 10
years ago, so we only have a need for one 2 man field crew now and they are
never without something to do. Our commissioners recently asked us to
survey one township cemetery and it has been rumored that they are trying
to locate new places for pauper burials as the city cemetery is reaching
capacity. They fear they will be asked to survey all of them, which for
our office, puts a lot of extra work on a pile that is never void.
Any help to these quandaries will be greatly appreciated!!!
Cris West
cherokee(a)shelbynet.net
Hi List;
Just for the interests of the list, Fowler/Mundy
pioneer cemetery has been written about in the
Indianapolis Star under Indiana Ancestors; in the
Indiana Genealogical Society's April Newsletter, the
Challenger Newspaper, in a news report on channel 6 on
April 7, 2000, and in the Southside Times.
Its really in sad shape and overgown with trees and
shrubs. Markers are broken and in horrible shape. Its
near SR 37 and W. Southport Rd on Indy's Southwest
side.
Its now slated to be fenced in and cleaned up by June,
2000.
Going through the process of bringing everyone's
attention to the neglected cemetery got me accused of
many things, but i fight on. It reminds me of the
courageous man in the 1800's sometime, it was in
Franklin, Indiana i believe, he stood over his
mother's grave with a shotgun and refused to let the
authorities move his mother's grave so they could
build a road. The road now goes around the grave with
a plaque in the middle of the road.
Jeff
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Hi List;
Just for the interests of the list, Fowler/Mundy
pioneer cemetery has been written about in the
Indianapolis Star under Indiana Ancestors; in the
Indiana Genealogical Society's April Newsletter, the
Challenger Newspaper, in a news report on channel 6 on
April 7, 2000, and in the Southside Times.
Its really in sad shape and overgown with trees and
shrubs. Markers are broken and in horrible shape. Its
near SR 37 and W. Southport Rd on Indy's Southwest
side.
Its now slated to be fenced in and cleaned up by June,
2000.
Going through the process of bringing everyone's
attention to the neglected cemetery got me accused of
many things, but i fight on. It reminds me of the
courageous man in the 1800's sometime, it was in
Franklin, Indiana i believe, he stood over his
mother's grave with a shotgun and refused to let the
authorities move his mother's grave so they could
build a road. The road now goes around the grave with
a plaque in the middle of the road.
Jeff
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