Hello Jerry, I am writing from Northwest Louisiana. I am very pleased that someone cares so much about the Muscogee area. My great grandfather was Ezekiel Nellums, and my grandmother was Annie Nellums McGuire. I know Ezekiel is buried at the old cemetery, but when I was there in 1997, I could find no evidence that either Annie or Ezekiel's wife Laura were buried there. I know it is possible that the graves have lost their markers. Both of these women died young, and according to now deceased family members they should have been buried in that cemetery. Once again, I am so glad that people like yourself get involved in preserving our wonderful heritage. If I was there, I would be thrilled to help you clean. Good luck in all your endeavors. Jan Brandt Shreveport, La. gigibrandt@aol.com

Hi Jan, We'll post updates and photos on the website under the restoration pages. You can keep track of what's happening there. I'll keep an eye out for unmarked graves. We'll be plotting on a map so we can tell which graves and names might be associated. We may be able to locate an older survey, too, that might have better info than what's there now. Vandals have pretty much destroyed most of the markers. Some were thrown in the river and are now lost for good. If you have any old pictures or other history of the Nellums, I'd be happy to include it on the History or other appropriate pages. Jerry Merritt ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gigibrandt@aol.com> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [FLESCAMB] Old Muscogee Cemetery > Hello Jerry, > I am writing from Northwest Louisiana. I am very pleased that someone cares > so much about the Muscogee area. My great grandfather was Ezekiel Nellums, > and my grandmother was Annie Nellums McGuire. I know Ezekiel is buried at the > old cemetery, but when I was there in 1997, I could find no evidence that > either Annie or Ezekiel's wife Laura were buried there. I know it is possible > that the graves have lost their markers. Both of these women died young, and > according to now deceased family members they should have been buried in that > cemetery. > Once again, I am so glad that people like yourself get involved in preserving > our wonderful heritage. > If I was there, I would be thrilled to help you clean. Good luck in all your > endeavors. > Jan Brandt > Shreveport, La. > gigibrandt@aol.com > > > ============================== > 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 >