Sharon: Might it not be easier to get there from the van wert exit on IH 35. As I recall this cemetery was a heck of a lot closer to Van Wert than it was Grand River. As I recall, the little cemetery is right there on the road too..........but, my goodness, come to think of it that was some 50 years ago......mac here's a picture that you may already have of old dekalb, that little ole bridge up there was still there when i was just a young'un. the "cut" is still there....or at least it was 7 or 8 years ago....: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > Nancee, > > McKee Cemetery is closer to Westerville - off the beaten path. > WAY off the beaten path. > > I know part of the way. If you go north out of Grand River, take the > road straight north (don't veer to the west/left toward Westerville), > follow the road to the rock quarrey, then go east (don't have a > choice in that unless you want to go to the quarrey - the abandoned > road right there going west used to go into Westerville until the bridge > went out in the early 1970's.) Go east on that gravel road, to the 2nd > T-section. This is at the corner where the Foland School used to be. > > There will be a Foland School sign right before the intersection (on the > north, > your left). Directly ahead is a farm (my folks', grandparents' and > great-grandparents') > with a farm pond in the corner across the road from where the Foland > School > used > to be. You want to go north right here before you get to the farm. > > The next farm house after you turn north - on the west/left side of the > road - is the > Michael & Elizabeth (Sowerwine) Foland homestead. My brother lives there > now. > > Follow the main road - it will cut back to the east, then back to the > north. > Will be > an abandoned farm house on the right/east side of the road after heading > north. > (Walt & Eileen (Jackson) Miller used to live there.) About 1/4 to 1/2 a > mile > north of this farm house is a road cutting back to the east (long before > you > get > to the Wheelis/Tennessee Cemetery.) Go east on this road and it will hook > up > in another T-intersection with a gravel road (heck, they are ALL gravel > roads!!!). > You need to take this road north and about 1 or 2 miles will be another > road > going > east again. This is the road going to the McKee Cemetery but this is about > all I know. > > I don't know how much further the McKee Cemetery is from this road or if > it's on > this road. > > Mom was gonna take me there but we haven't gotten to it. My dad died. Then > Mom > cracked her pelvis. Then when she was about to get around again, she had a > vertebrae > fracture. (We also wanted to photograph the infants' gravesites at the > Myron > & Blanche > Coon old farm by Hopeville but haven't gotten there either.) > > I wish I had better directions for you, Nancee. But when you get out in > the > boonies, > well, you know.... :~) > > As for DeKalb, about all I know is that Michael & Elizabeth (Sowerwine) > Foland, when > coming to Decatur County, got as far as DeKalb. Then got stuck there > during > the winter. > After Elizabeth had her baby in April, they went on to the homestead & > built > a log cabin. > The hearthstone from this cabin is the one that is in Grand River's park. > > Sharon R. Becker > Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator > [email protected] > > Ringgold County IAGenWeb Home Page > http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/index.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 8:22 AM > Subject: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > > >> Hi All: A few days ago, I ventured out west of Van Wert to try to find >> McKee/Whittecar Cemetery, as it was a nice, sunny day.. Believe me when I >> say, if you get lost in 'them-there' back roads, you might as well relax; >> bring a lunch or snack.. Ha.. >> >> I had the map that is on the website cemetery page and had also stopped >> to >> ask the post mistress where she thought it might be... I told her she >> should >> have a map showing all the local cemeteries for all those asking >> directions >> and she politely told me she didn't think the postal dept. Would think >> that >> would be a good use of her time....... o.k.. >> >> As I drove around the gravel roads, I eventually ended up at Mr. Brune's >> (Barry, he owns your West family property, of course...) He was quite >> nice, >> but a little hesitant.. >> >> He asked me if I knew the history of DeKalb -- which I have very little >> knowledge of... So, does anyone have stories they would like to share >> that >> could be passed on to him?? >> >> I'm thinking I saw a book in the Leon Library on the History of DeKalb -- >> but -- not sure.. >> Anyway, will check when I'm there again today.. >> >> I am finally meeting Mary Stewart in person; she is part of our Decatur >> group. We are meeting in Leon for lunch and more exploring. 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Could be, Mac. But I don't know the back roads around Van Wert like I know the roads around Westerville, Grand River, & Hopeville. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald M McClure" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > Sharon: Might it not be easier to get there from the van wert exit on IH > 35. As I recall this cemetery was a heck of a lot closer to Van Wert > than > it was Grand River. As I recall, the little cemetery is right there on > the > road too..........but, my goodness, come to think of it that was some 50 > years ago......mac > > here's a picture that you may already have of old dekalb, that little ole > bridge up there was still there when i was just a young'un. the "cut" is > still there....or at least it was 7 or 8 years ago....: > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 733 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

yeow....it's a straight shot out of van wert, sharon......just take that road that goes west out of van wert to the t, hook a left and follow that road 'till it heads back south to decatur and it'll be on your left hand side.......just before you turn left to decatur. that's the way it used to be......ain't got a clue any more if that's the way it used to be or not. on the subject of cemeteries, there used to be a real small cemetery out thataway too called the huff cemetery. actually it was more like a burial plot than a real cemetery. seems to me like it only had less than half a dozen stones in it. it was right on a road too......just 'cross the ditch........mac ' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > Could be, Mac. > > But I don't know the back roads around Van Wert like I > know the roads around Westerville, Grand River, & > Hopeville. > > Sharon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronald M McClure" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > > >> Sharon: Might it not be easier to get there from the van wert exit on >> IH >> 35. As I recall this cemetery was a heck of a lot closer to Van Wert >> than >> it was Grand River. As I recall, the little cemetery is right there on >> the >> road too..........but, my goodness, come to think of it that was some 50 >> years ago......mac >> >> here's a picture that you may already have of old dekalb, that little ole >> bridge up there was still there when i was just a young'un. the "cut" is >> still there....or at least it was 7 or 8 years ago....: >> > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 733 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >