remember every one......if you have a veteran or know of a veteran and his grave isn't marked.....no matter how old it may be....the va will purchase, deliver and put in place an appropriate marker!...........and yes, even in non government grave yards.......i often think of that when i visit the decatur grave yard.......even the palestine grave yard. your township trustees prob'ly need to be made aware of that.......best thing to do is to check with that va rep that i think they have in leon there.....plus i think there's a veteran organization, either the veterans of foreign wars or the American legion that meet weekly in leon too....i think in the court house there somewhere.....mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] LILLIE CEMETERY.. > Links to obituaries that go with the photographs Nancee took:, Lillie > Cemetery: > (click on the Post-em-Note) > > Henry Sinco: > http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519555 > > Infant McDonald - infant daughter of Maley & Mary (Ferguson) McDonald > added link to Maley's biography > http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519340 > According to what McDonald family notes I had, George McDonald, > son of Maley & Mary (Ferguson) McDonald died of wounds he received > while serving in the Civil War on Sept. 25, 1865, and was supposed to > be buried next to his infant sister in Lillie Cemetery. I wonder....he's > not > listed. Either he wasn't buried there or the gravestone is gone. > > George McGauhey: > http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519224 > > Maggie B. Buck > http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519558 > > Margaret A. Bathe > http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519344 > > I thought I had more - I've forgotten that most of the Lillie Family was > buried elsewhere - Maple Row at Kellerton and Elk Chapel Cemetery. > > Then there's Jack's mystery - Henry interred at Lillie Cemetery & his > wife Jane interred at Maple Row Cemetery. > > Hope these links help someone in some small way. > > Nice photos, Nancee!! > > Sharon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:41 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] LILLIE CEMETERY.. > > >>I finally finished putting 142 pictures on the Iowa Gravestone Photos >>Project for the Lillie Cemetery. Stacey has to approve them - then you can >>go there to see them. Nancee >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1307 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is very true!! One prime example in Ringgold County was the two Bear brothers, interred in the Bear Cemetery. (I've been there.) The Bear Cemetery is located waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy out in the boonies and no sign to indicate where it is. Is in the woods and just a very few gravesites. Decades later, the two Bear veterans finally received military markers. The Bear family generously shared the story behind the markers with us. http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/cemeteries/bearcivilwarstones.html Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator srbecker@iowatelecom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald M McClure" <rmcclure@hot.rr.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] LILLIE CEMETERY.. > remember every one......if you have a veteran or know of a veteran and his > grave isn't marked.....no matter how old it may be....the va will > purchase, > deliver and put in place an appropriate marker!...........and yes, even in > non government grave yards.......i often think of that when i visit the > decatur grave yard.......even the palestine grave yard. your township > trustees prob'ly need to be made aware of that.......best thing to do is > to > check with that va rep that i think they have in leon there.....plus i > think > there's a veteran organization, either the veterans of foreign wars or the > American legion that meet weekly in leon too....i think in the court house > there somewhere.....mac -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1307 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message