Also, the Parks and Recreation Dept is the one responsible for the Decatur City Cemetery and has some records. ALMORGAN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ALMORGAN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 58 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [ALMORGAN] Thank you for your kind [HudsonK@aol.com] > #2 [ALMORGAN] Well if it isn't one th [HudsonK@aol.com] > #3 Re: [ALMORGAN] S.L Cook/A.C.Mann ["JQ" <mcduff@gte.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ALMORGAN-D, send a message to > > ALMORGAN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ALMORGAN] Thank you for your kindness & concern > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:46:45 EDT > From: HudsonK@aol.com > To: ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com > > I want to thank all of you for your thoughts of concern. My husband did get > good news. The stint was not completely closed so next Wed. they will go in > and put in another stint to help support this one to remain open. > > You all have no idea how much I appreciate my county and surname mailing > lists. I never have any problems from you and give me great pleasure reading > your emails. 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Can anyone tell me who has the > old records for the cemetery, (the city?). Also found them in the Morgan > County > Census 1920 (all alive). Seems A.C. Mann was proprietor of a shop, maybe > butcher shop/grocery store. Do you suppose some Morgan County History > book would have a picture of it? > I also wanted to thank all those that pointed me in the right direction. > Juanita