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    2. David L. Snow
    3. Hi Folks, Would like to request a personal favor of someone in the area or who periodically goes to the area to compile a small listing of information contained in Hulon "Shorty" Brewer's Family Data Sheets housed in the Genealogy Room of the Benton County Library. I would be more than happy to compensate you for your time. Specifically I am looking for a compilation of all the individuals "Shorty" indicates are buried in Willow Point Cemetery, which is about 150 ft east, off New Hope Road 1.7 miles north of the New Hope - Lick Creek "Y", north of Big Sandy. My research and Shorty's records indicate only 14 McKenzies are buried there, yet earlier records and living-person accounts, indicate that up into the 1970's over 40 graves were visible. The cemetery has essentially been destroyed since then with only 5 graves and headstones remaining. The cemetery was not published in the Benton County Cemetery book. I have accounted for the the remaining McKenzies burial locations, so the other 26+ graves in that cemetery weren't McKenzies. I don't believe the Willow Point Cemetery was primarily a family cemetery, but instead was a communial cemetery for the folks in the area. I would appreciate your help in identifying who else is buried in Willow Point Cemetery and sharing the information with the lists. If you can see yourself setting aside a couple of hours for this endeavor. please contact me. Thanks again, Dave

    07/27/1999 06:31:39