In reference to message below, could the writer Linda Sharp, GCHS, possibly
be related to Thomas Sharp,
August 24, 1789 - September 13, 1838, a veteran of the WAR of 1812. He was
Pvt 1 Rifle Regt Ky Vols.
who is buried in Sharp Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN. Thomas Sharp is supposed
to be the second cousin
of Abraham Lincoln, but we have been unable to document this. Can anyone
help?
Pat Harris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Cline" <scline(a)hoosierweb.org>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Boone Cemetery, Indian Creek Township, Lawrence
County, Indiana
> Greg:
> Thanks for your reply. Following is a copy of a message
that
was
> forwarded to me concerning the condition of the cemetery last Memorial
Day. In
> addition to being descended from the Waggoners, (See message below.) I
am also
> a descendant of Jeremiah and Joice Nevil (various spellings) Boone. (I
have
> received so many messages and copies of messages from throughout the
United
> States in the last few days that I won't try to forward all of them to
you.)
> Representatives of the Indiana SAR will be visiting the cemetery
Saturday,
July
> 23. It is my understanding that an ancestor of the Bedford DAR Regent
is
also
> buried in the Boone Cemetery. The Boone Society is also quite
interested
in
> this cemetery.
>
> [Forwarded Message] "Dear Ivan, Sam Cline of Morgan County and I are
related to
> the same Waggoner family who traveled with the Boones to Lawrence county
about
> 1817. I have just recently become involved with the Greene County
Historical
> Society but many of my relatives are buried in the next county:
Lawrence.
On
> Memorial Day I visited all the cemeteries including the Boone cemetery
for
the
> first time. I had to climb a tall fence and a rather muddy hillside to
find the
> cemetery. It is located on private property which has recently been
"logged out"
> extensively. The fence is completely filled with small trees and one
very
old
> maple tree is growing in what looks like the foundation of a cabin or
cellar or
> crypt inside the cemetery. There are about 25 stones inside the fence.
Nearly
> all have been pushed over and Jeremiah and Joice (Neville) Boone's
stones
are
> crumbled. I called the Lawrence County Historical Society and talked to
Joyce
> Shepherd and she referred me to the Indian Creek trustee and she assured
me that
> the cemetery had been mowed. The condition of the stones she was not
aware
of
> because she had not visited the cemetery itself. She did say that until
2
years
> they were not even allowed to mow since the cemetery is on private
property. The
> entire farm is for sale out of Indianapolis. I didn't take my camera
with
me
> because I wasn't certain that I could locate the cemetery and because of
the
> muddy hillside I didn't want to damage my camera. Otherwise, I could
show
you
> the heartache that I felt. A total shambles and one little flag had been
placed
> next to the crumbling remains of Jeremiah Boone's tombstone, so someone
knew
> were he was buried because the name cannot be read.
>
> Best regards, Linda Sharp, GCHS"
>
> "
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Inman" <ginman430(a)insightbb.com>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Boone Cemetery, Indian Creek Township, Lawrence
County,
> Indiana
>
>
> | Sam,
> | I live here in Lawrence County and I know of the Boone Cemetery
of
> which
> | you speak. I have not been to this cemetery yet as it is well back
off
the
> road
> | and on private property. I have seen no news of it in the paper and
no
one at
> the
> | Historical Society has mentioned anything about it. I will try and
visit
it
> within
> | the week.
> |
> | Could you tell me your source of this information and any thing
else
that
> you
> | have about the damage?
> |
> | Sam Cline wrote:
> |
> | > Does anyone on this list have any information
concerning,
or
> | > knowledge of, the desecration of the Boone Cemetery, near
Silverville,
> Indian
> | > Creek Township, Lawrence County? This cemetery is the burial site
of
> Jeremiah
> | > Boone, Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Joyce, as well as
several
> other
> | > Lawrence County pioneers. I received information earlier today
stating
> that
> | > desecration had been observed. There was no indication as to when
the
> | > desecration had been observed.
> | >
> | > Sam Cline
> | >
> | > ==== 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."
> |
> |
> | ==== 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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