In a message dated 4/28/05 12:39:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ssilver1951(a)jps.net writes:
Jack,
How have they identified all the potential graves in the cemetery? Do you
know if the developer has been required to thoroughly search out any
unmarked graves?
Just curious.
Sue
Sue,
I sent an E-mail to Jeannie Regan-Dinnus at the DNR and she doesn't
know anything for sure. The only ones that know there are unmarked graves in the
cemetery is by relatives researching the EVENING NEWS OBITS.and by family
records of relatives being buried there. This gives the site of the burial, and
since the very lack of stones anywhere with the names on them (29) a good
indicator that the locations are unknown. I don't know how the Funeral Director
could possibly know where the burials are. But I Guess he can do $ 47,000 worth
of work and declare the job done. I guess the Health Dept. and the DNR will
take his word for completion?? As long as a Judge says "Go Ahead" it's a
done
deal. I am going to find out when the Work will be done and be there to
photograph exactly how it is done. Unless I get a false date for the moving like I
did for the Smith cemetery in Floyd Co. It;s funny, how anything as Solemn as
moving Bodies is taken so lightly, To bad they are not NATIVE AMERICANS., they
would be afforded respect.
I suppose I will have to wish myself "Good Luck".
I know you will Sue,
Jack E. Briles Sr.