Is McCords still for sale? If so where can I get the information? Thanks Ingrid On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM, <jkbrown2@knology.net> wrote: > So what is the verdict on the new cemetery book? Is it just a reprint of > McCord or have the cemeteries been resurveyed and updated? I have the > McCord book and I'm trying to see if the new book is worth buying. > > Can anyone tell me if the Brown Cemetery is included and if so, is there > any new information? > > John > > John K. Brown > jkbrown2@knology.net > > "Honesty is the Best Policy, but Insanity is a Better Defense." > > > On Wed 08/12/09 4:37 PM , "Evelyn" edshimek@cox.net sent: > > Could some of the markers been put up afterwards? I know my parents and > a > > group of relatives pushed forward with a fundraiser and put up a LOT of > > markers in Tabernacle and in other places after the McCord books as > > published. I think it was the motivating factor because they realized > how > > much people might want to know in the future so they "went for it" and > > succeeded. Thank God and my wonderful, wonderful, family. Also the > > cemetery that my parents found in the middle of the woods (with help from > > Lawrence relatives) in a cow pasture near Seagrove, NC was rumored to > have > > been slaves, but because of the markers that were unearthed (fancy) and > the > > names and dates turned out to be the family burial ground of the John B. > > Lawrence Plantation. It was still owned by Lawrence descendant at that > > time (back in the 70's and 80's). There might still be black people in > that > > cemetery, but I'm just saying that designations aren't always correct. > It > > is now fenced off thanks to Lawrence descendant Carrol Shelby and his > > family and it has a LARGE memorial stone. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Don Logan" moo > > dylogan@windstream.net>To: albibb@ro > > otsweb.com>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] - BOOKS "Bibb Co., ALCemeteries, Graveyards,and > > Family Burial ... > > > > > > >I have not looked at McCord book in many years; > > however, I recall there >were > > > many, many "unidentified graves" > > > in just about every cemetary... > > > Yet, when I discovered my g, g, grandfathers grave, > > his wife, and his> maternal uncle John Hunt; it was right next to John > > W Logan, one of his> sons, and behind Douglas Logans group of > > graves....> > > > Seems that he was not very accurate in some cases, > > at least. all these > were > > > clearly marked once found. > > > > > > Perhaps the new version has corrected some of > > this.> > > > don > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: mrmac1000@a > > ol.com>> To: albibb@ro > > otsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:49 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] - BOOKS "Bibb Co., > > ALCemeteries, Graveyards, and> Family Burial ... > > > > > > > > >> I am hardly an expert, but I like it. I have > > the McCord book as well;>> both books have their good points - I like the > > description of the>> locations of the cemeteries in the new book (don't > > recall that in the>> other book, but I could be wrong about > > that!>> I bought it, thinking that I might find the > > location of my great great>> grandmother, wife of Neill McIntosh, who is > buried > > in Enon Baptist Church>> Cemetery; it is assumed that she is buried > > alongside of him but there is>> no marker for her and a fairly large one > for him. > > It's also possible that>> she died in North Carolina before they left to > > come to Bibb County after>> the Civil War. > > >> > > >> Interestingly enough, my grandparents are not > > listed in the cemetery ->> my grandfather died in 1965 and my grandmother > in > > 1976, I believe, so I>> think the book was originally published after > that > > time - no record of>> when the surveys were made, however, si I can't be > > sure.>> > > >> If anyone knows the location of the burial of > > the wife of Neill>> McIntosh, please let me know. 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