Hi Tonya; I have talked to several people who have said that they have been to the Old Stone Creek cemetery and have said that its really overgrown but that they could still see tombstones from the road. I have been trying to get someone to coordinate a cleanup of this cemetery as there are several people that I have chatted with who said that they would donate money to this effort. Let me know if anything sounds feasible Thanks Sam California > > Hi All; > > I am sorry I have not responded sooner, but during the Thanksgiving holidays was > in the middle of moving. > > I was never able to physically find the "old" Stone Creek Cemetery, but do know > that it is on Riggins Mill Road near the Bibb/Twiggs line. > > While surveying cemeteries in Twiggs County, I came to find that many, many > graves had been vandalized or destroyed. Kaolin companies in the area years ago > mined over cemeteries and there is no longer a sign of a gravestone being there. > I voiced my anger all over Twiggs County and could not get any cooperation > anywhere. > > I would gladly do anything and everything I could to help restore these > cemeteries. There are many, many. I have no idea where to start. Any > suggestions? > > Tonya Crosby > SamsPAD@attbi.com wrote:Hi Wayne; > I live in California and it would be impossible for me to physically help in > this worthwhile effort, but I would be very willing to financially help. I > thought this was a tragity to let this cemetery get to this point and have been > trying to rally the people who have relatives buried there as I do. > > My GGGGrandfather John H Powell who fought in the American Revolution is buried > there. > > Sam Powell > SamsPAD@attbi.com > > May I suggest that a date and time be set to go to the > > old cemetery and a site assessment be made. I have > > visited the site (about 2 years ago)and it was very > > grown up, and the only headstone that I found was down > > and broken. Hopefully, there are others under the > > dense undergrowth. The only trees in the cemetery was > > new growth that has occurred since the trees in the > > area was cut sometime prior to my visit. This will be > > a big effort but I feel will be a very satisfying one > > when complete. > > > > Assuming the date and time is when I will be > > available, I will be glad to help out. I work normal > > working hours so a weekend day is best for me. Please > > keep us informed. > > > > Wayne Bowden > > > > --- SamsPAD@attbi.com wrote: > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > > > this mailing list. > > > > > > Surnames: Powell > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/199 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > I have found out that the first Old Stone Creek > > > Cemetery is very overgrown and in need of > > > restoration before it is lost forever. Am seeking > > > volunteers or contributions to a fund to restore > > > this cemetey > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > Post your Obituaries for Twiggs County > > > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/TwiggsBios > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus – Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > Support Rootsweb! > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Post your Queries for Twiggs County > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Twiggs > > > ============================== > 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 >