Alot of y`all on here might know this I didn`t and want to share it with others that might not know how to probe for a grave, gosh no wonder some people think we`re strange{:> Wayne`s cousin sent this to another list and gave me permission to share it with y`all Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Riner Everett" <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> > --- Olivia <saffold@pineland.net> wrote: > << Clyde, please explain to us about how to probe for > a grave. >> > >> I watched him as he helped me search for the graves of > some of my CARY relatives. I'll report what I > observed ... perhaps Clyde can give a more thorough > description later. > > Clyde keeps a long piece of steel re-bar (the kind > used in cement construction) in the trunk of his car, > about 5 feet long and about 1/4" thick. He uses the > re-bar to poke the ground around the area where he > thinks a grave may be located. If the re-bar does not > sink in at all, the soil has been undisturbed and no > grave dug. If the re-bar sinks in, however, the soil > was disturbed at some point. Even decades later, the > soil is loose enough for the re-bar to sink into. > It's pretty amazing ... by poking the ground every few > inches in various directions, Clyde was able to help > me locate not only Celisia Johnson's gravesite, but 2 > others, as well. > > Using this method, you can fairly accurately determine > the location and dimensions of a gravesite. > > Give it a try sometime; you may be surprised at what > you can find! > > Carol