My Garrett ancestors owned land on the banks of the River, part in Forsyth and part in Hall Co. that was flooded by the River. I would be interested if any Garretts /Bennetts were left under the waters of Lake Lanier. My John S. GARRETT is buried at Old Salem Church Cem., Cumming, Ga. Forsyth Co. There may be others who were moved that are buried there. I do not know where his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" BENNETT b. 6 Sept 1819 - d. 30 Dec. 1902 is buried. If anyone has a cemetery book for Forsyth Co or Hall Co, I would appreciate a lookup for this. As for Lake Lanier, I found this site [http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/op/rec/lanier/default.html] and went to The Story of Lake Lanier. It states that the construction of Buford Dam and the three smaller adjacent dams began in 1953. I wrote an email to an address given for the corps of Engineers and asked. Will post their reply. Thanks, Billie Jones -----Original Message----- From: blithe's <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [GAFORSYT-L] SALEM BAPT.CEMETERY >Dan and anyone else interested in the graves that were moved or not moved >before Lake Lanier was filled. >I have Wheeler ancestor's that was buried and their graves were moved to New >Bethany Baptist Church in Hall Co GA. >but I also have found that some of the family wasn't moved and is buried >under the waters of Lake Lanier, this information came from a cemetery book >found at Lake Lanier Regional Library and from living relatives. >Tracy >-----Original Message----- >From: Dan and Dorothy Jones <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 8:23 PM >Subject: Re: [GAFORSYT-L] SALEM BAPT.CEMETERY > > >>Kathy at [email protected] wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>When I went to the Georgia Archives in Atlanta there was a >file >>>on the graves that were moved when Lake Lanier was filled >>> >>>Kathy >> >>Thank you Kathy. Do you happen to know,- does anyone happen to know when >>Lake Lanier was filled? My ancestor died in 1872. >> >>I have a niece in Marietta that can look up that info if it appears that he >>may have been reinterred. >> >>Daniel Jones >> >> >> >>==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >>Questions? Problems? Contact listowner: [email protected] >> >> > > >==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >Donna's Tip: A timeline is the easiest and most accurate way >to keep track of your research. > >