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    1. [FOWLER] To Jim Re. Fowler Cemetery
    2. Jim, I am responding to your Oct. 26th question about the Fowler Cemetery near Woodruff in Spartanburg Co, SC. This cemetery contained 18 graves and is being restore to it's original condition - and improved. As I understand the new owner of the land removed the tombstones and the relative who lived nearby told him that was against the law and a protracted lawsuit ensued. I think the relative kept the stones instead of their being hauled away with some tree stumps etc. which was about to happen. Lee Smith did a marvelous job of following through on this litigation for over two years and overseeing the reconstruction of the gravesites.He's our hero! It is my understanding that Francis Fowler and his wife Lucy were buried there. They are my direct ancestors. Their graves had tombstones with names and dates which had been placed by relatives at a later time. Some were just field stones as many old cemeteries were. This gravesite goes back to the late 1700's in my understanding. I have visited the site twice 1) after it was destroyed and 2) later when it was being restored. I want to visit again soon just to see how many tombstones are readable, etc. How can I help you? Marian Cooper Bryan

    11/18/2003 01:34:59