Alice,
The cemetery involved in your law suit sounds almost identical to the one we
have been. The old deeds all mentioned and "excepted" the cemetery, but did
not say exactly where it is located within the parcel of land. There is just
one house being built there, but it is exactly in the middle of where we are
told the cemetery is. The stones were removed long ago so that the land
could be farmed. It is off the beaten path, but there are neighbors who
remember where the stones once were.
The DNR told us that we should try to find a descendant who can testify as
to the location of the cemetery. In your experience, do you think that is
going to do any good?
Thanks,
Ruth Cox Schlemmer
SE Indiana
-----Original Message-----
From: Alice Dauro <LBGM(a)DigiScape.com>
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 11:45 AM
Subject: [INPCRP-L] My fight to protect cemetery
Hello,
I am in the middle of a law suit to save a cemetery.
In 1878 my great-grandparents, along with her sisters and brothers sold
200 acres. In the deed it stated that one acre in the S/W corner to be
reserved as a "graveyard" forever. The developer says the acre in
question is not where the graves are, even though my great-grand parents
are buried there, and there were graves there before the deed.
PLEASE look at what the developer's atty. sent to the judge. You will
have to print it to see the "vacant chair" written on a chair in the
cemetery. I do NOT think this is funny.
What do all of you think about it?
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subject: from the developer's atty.
Re: Now here's what a cemetery is supposed to look like...
Date:
Mon, 17 May 1999 13:35:44 -0500
From: from my atty. to judge
Organization:
To:
CC:
Judge T
On behalf of my client, I am requesting that this communication with you
from Mr. W be
made part of the court file and
record in this case. Please advise. Respectfully, Lee P
Nick W wrote: (the developer's atty.)
>
http://www.roadsideamerica.com./set/images/KSHIAvacant.jpg
>click on above to see picture!!
>
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Alice D in MS
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