thought this might be of intrest to the Hodges list as well. Christy ----- Original Message ----- From: Patsy H Weikart <qmgen@juno.com> To: <WVBRAXTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 12:35 PM Subject: [WVBRAXTO-L] Fw: Rev. War Tombstones > This information may be helpful : > > For those interested in obtaining a new gravestone marker / footmarker > for a > Rev. War soldier (or any veteran of any war who had an honorable > discharge) > the US Gov't will provide one FREE of charge. One must call their local > U.S. > Gov't. Dep't. of Veterans Affairs & request form - VA 30-1330. > Instructions > are on this form. Upon approval they will send you the marker or a > party > designated by you -- such as a local funeral director. You are > responsible > for proper footings which are necessary for gravestone placement. The > cost > for the one we did was $125.00. > > My husband & I did this for his ggg grandfather Lt. John Shreve who > served in > the Rev. War. His old stone in Stark Co., OH was cracked & difficult to > read. We had the new stone set just above the old one. > > A SAR or DAR emblem can be placed on the new marker. The local SAR > Chapter & > the American Legion did a rededication service at the cemetery, which was > > VERY IMPRESSIVE. This was done in Stark Co., OH & the John Stark Chapt. > of > SAR arranged the program. For those of you who are members of the SAR > see > the cover of the SAR Magazine & page 5 of the Winter 1998 Vol. MCII # 3 > for > a photo of the above mentioned stone and an article on Honoring Our > Patriot > Ancestor. >