the transcription of Old Rosemont Cemetery is here http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsaline/oldrose1.html Rutledge Thornton is listed Charlie Ward Realtor, GRI First Texas Realty 361-241-9468 Fax 361-241-2786 "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened" -Anatole France ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Pokey Gipson" <samuel.sr7166@sbcglobal.net> To: <arsaline@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [ARSALINE] RUTLEDGE THORNTON d. 1883 > What records were stolen was the plot map. Sites where families had > purchased and used. > > I will see what I can find. Tks, Sam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MRockinEC@aol.com> > To: <ARSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:07 PM > Subject: [ARSALINE] RUTLEDGE THORNTON d. 1883 > > >> RUTLEDGE THORNTON was born 1834 in N.Y. and came to Illinois with his >> parents at 1 yr of age. In 1880, he is listed on the census as a >> hotelkeeper in >> Benton, living with his wife Mary (SCOTT). Their daughter, Alma, was >> born in >> 1881. Rutledge died 23 March, 1883 and is buried in Old Rosemont >> Cemetery, >> next to his wife and her 2nd husband, Frank HARTRY. I've been unable to >> find >> any info on his death - too early for death certs in Arkansas, the local >> paper >> hadn't started up yet, and I read that this cemetery's records were >> stolen >> some years back. I received obits on his wife, her 2nd husband, and his >> daughter Alma HOLLEMAN from the Saline County Library, but they didn't >> have >> newspapers from the 1883 death of Rutledge. Does anyone have any >> suggestions where >> I might try for an obit or any info on his death? I'd appreciate any >> suggestions - I don't know where to look next. >> >> Thank you, >> May in Ca. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ARSALINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARSALINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >