We have agreed to place a marker in the Tyger Baptist Church Cemetery at the location of the two stones marked RB and HB. We have also agreed to try to place a DAR emblem on the marker. As you may know Marilyn has been trying to obtain DAR approval for the emblem. Today she asked, "Do you know who has the documented evidence that these are in fact Hannah and Reuben Barretts' graves? DAR will want to know. A source from a publication is acceptable." Let's be realistic, anyone could have come along and placed two stones in the cemetery after scratching the letters RB and HB in them. Looking at the pictures of the stones, the scratched letters could be new, compared to 1814. If we assume that the letters do date back to 1814, what proof do we have that these are the stones for Reuben and Hannah. Do you think DAR will believe that there were only two people in the area with those initials? Please understand, I'm not questioning this, but I am trying to look at it from the DAR's point of view. If you have anything we need it now. Please send me copies as soon as possible and post to the list what you have sent. Thanks. Jim Barrett Bedford, TX [email protected] Barrett Surname DNA Project http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm Barrett Family Reunion - Greenville, SC http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches/reunion2003.html

I don't mean to say we have a missing link but the last thing we want to do is picture of the 2 rock with RB and HB on them, I have looked at many graves and I have lots of questions about these stones being placed in 1812, I am not saying that they are not buried there but no one as offered the proof that I have seen, maybe I missed it and if so would someone tell me what it is so I can put my mind to rest on this, The RB and HB just are not worn and are to clean to be 1812 and under one of the stone you can see a larger rock maybe someone placed these there so they could be seen better and the real stones are at ground level. Please if I am wrong then let me know I as much as any Barrett want this to be there grave and hope that we are right but show me the proof we will need it. Thanks Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Barrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:28 PM Subject: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Reuben Barrett's Grave > We have agreed to place a marker in the Tyger Baptist Church Cemetery at the > location of the two stones marked RB and HB. We have also agreed to try to > place a DAR emblem on the marker. > > As you may know Marilyn has been trying to obtain DAR approval for the > emblem. Today she asked, "Do you know who has the documented evidence that > these are in fact Hannah and Reuben Barretts' graves? DAR will want to > know. A source from a publication is acceptable." > > Let's be realistic, anyone could have come along and placed two stones in > the cemetery after scratching the letters RB and HB in them. Looking at the > pictures of the stones, the scratched letters could be new, compared to > 1814. If we assume that the letters do date back to 1814, what proof do we > have that these are the stones for Reuben and Hannah. Do you think DAR will > believe that there were only two people in the area with those initials? > > Please understand, I'm not questioning this, but I am trying to look at it > from the DAR's point of view. If you have anything we need it now. Please > send me copies as soon as possible and post to the list what you have sent. > > Thanks. > > > Jim Barrett > Bedford, TX > [email protected] > Barrett Surname DNA Project > http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm > Barrett Family Reunion - Greenville, SC > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches/reunion2003.html > > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Reuben Barrett Family Website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches > Look For your Reuben Barrett Ancestor Page Here > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >