What is the present condition of the Granville Cemetery? When if ever was it
last restored to a respectable condition? Any group maintaining presently?
Any support from the township trustee?
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:22 PM, LA Clugh <laclugh(a)comcast.net> wrote:
What are you wanting ?
la
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kreps" <mjkreps(a)gmail.com>
To: "inpcrp" <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:39 AM
Subject: [INPCRP] Robert Watkins/ Granville Cemetery
> Anyone from Tippecanoe County can update me on this Granville Cemetery?
> See
> article below.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Betty Cummings <bceagleeyes(a)yahoo.com>
> Date: Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:17 PM
> Subject: Robert Watkins/ Granville Cemetery
> To: Mark Kreps <mjkreps(a)gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi Mark,
> So glad to hear from you concerning my ancestor, Robert Watkins. I am
> going to attach a couple of links for you to look at, the 1st is from the
> Find-a-Grave website where I found the beautiful picture of Robert
Watkins
> headstone. The 2nd site is a great story with photos that I found about
> the
> Granville Cemetery. As you can see from this story, someone has
apparently
> been trying to get some help to clean up and maintain this small old
> pioneer
> cemetery, but without much luck. Perhaps with your organizations help we
> can
> find someone or a group to help restore this cemetery, and maintain it,
to
> provide dignity to those buried there.
>
>
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Watkins&GSf...
> &
>
>
>
http://www.har-indy.com/granville_cemetery.html
>
>
> Thank you for all of your help,
> Betty Cummings
>
> --- On *Sun, 1/31/10, Mark Kreps <mjkreps(a)gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Mark Kreps <mjkreps(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Robert Watkins
> To: bceagleeyes(a)yahoo.com
> Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:55 PM
>
> Compatriot HItchhock, Betty, Norma and Tom,
> Yes, Robert Watkins has a marker at Beechgrove Cemetery since he had
> been reportedly buried in Delaware County. I haven't researched
> Robert, but it certainly appears Betty has. The Delaware County
> Historian Norma Lasley and Regent of the Paul Revere Chapter, has been
> doing some research on Rev. War Soldiers so I will included her as
> well in this response. Perhaps she has done research on Robert
> Watkins.
> I did do some cemetery restoration in the old Truitt Cemetery this
> past summer with the Liberty Township Trustee, Brian Dudley and his
> son. There are some founding members Liberty Township buried within.
> No Watkins that I ran across there. I always assumed that the old
> Truitt farm was bordering this cemetery. There are a couple of Civil
> War soldiers buried from wounds received from the Battle of Gettyburg
> there in Truitt Cemetery.
> We'll see what Norma's input is on this Robert Watkins. I would love
> to see a picture of Robert Watkins marker in Tippecanoe Co. Norma may
> have more information on his wives and children. I'm including Tom
> Schnuck in this information since he is the Supt. of BeechGrove
> Cemetery and is interested in the subject as well.
> Patriotically yours,
> Mark Kreps
>
> On 1/31/10, Edward Hitchcock
> <edward.hitchcock(a)sbcglobal.net<
http://us.mc366.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=edward.hitchcock@sbcglobal.net
>>
> wrote:
>> Hi Mark:
>>
>> You probably got this email earlier, but I am sending it to you again.
>> Will you check to see if this Robert Watkins is buried in Delaware
>> County. The Waters Book said he is buried on the east side of the
>> Muncie-Selma Rd. (Zelma Turnpike) about a halft mile south of the John
>> Truitt homestead. Do you know where the Truitt homestead is located?
>> The book said this patriot was born in Maryland.
>>
>> Some information was provided by Mary Wimmer Young, Paul Revere Chapter
>> DAR, Muncie, Indiana. The descendant listed below said he is buried in
>> Tippecanoe County, IN.
>>
>> Will you check this out? There may be a Waters Book in the library at
>> Muncie. Will you contact the descendant about this.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for checking this out.
>>
>> Ed Hitchcock
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [Fwd: Patriot Graves]
>> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:00:56 -0500
>> From: Steve Oberlin
>> <steve(a)oberlins.com<
http://us.mc366.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=steve@oberlins.com>
>>
>> Organization:
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>> To:
>> graves(a)inssar.org<
http://us.mc366.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=graves@inssar.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gentlemen - Will one of you please respond to Ms. Cummings?
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Patriot Graves
>> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:11:52 -0800 (PST)
>> From: Betty Cummings
>> <bceagleeyes(a)yahoo.com<
http://us.mc366.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bceagleeyes@yahoo.com>
>>
>> To:
>> contact(a)inssar.org<
http://us.mc366.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=contact@inssar.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello. I'm writing because I have some information you may be interested
>> in concerning a Robert Watkins that fought for SC in the Revolutionary
>> War and is buried in Indiana. You have him listed as buried in Delaware
>> County. Actually, you have him listed as burial place unknown, so a
>> memorial marker was placed in Delaware County. Robert Watkins is
>> actually buried in Tippecanoe County in Granville Cemetery. This is the
>> same Robert Watkins, as I have traced the family history. Robert Watkins
>> was my g-g-g-g-g-grandfather. Robert did live in Delaware County for
>> many years, but before 1840 he moved to Tippecanoe County with at least
>> one of his sons, Benjamin Franklin Watkins. Robert's tombstone reads
>> "Robert Watkins, Died Dec. 6, 1845, Aged 91 yrs., 1 mo., 16 days".
This
>> date and age would make him born in 1754. I do have a photo of Roberts
>> tombstone that I found on the internet, if you'd be interested I could
>> send it to you.
>> Oh, I noticed you have some information regarding Roberts whereabouts
>> before he came to Indiana. All my sister and I have been able to find is
>> that he did enlist in SC where he said he was living at the time (in his
>> pension application). We are still trying to determine where he was born
>> (son, Benjamin, said father born in MD), who his parents were, wives,
>> dates and places of marriages (pretty sure there was more than 1). If
>> you have any information you could share, even where in KY and Ohio he
>> lived, I would truly appreciate it.
>> Thank you so much, and please let me know if you need any more
>> information from me.
>> Betty Cummings
>> Watkins Descendant in Indiana
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Every true Christian is a patriot."
>> - John Frederic Oberlin, 1792
>>
>>
>>
>>
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