After looking up satallite photos I know where the cemetery is.  It is on a road that I have always known as the "Mountain Road".  Go west out of Van Wert, follow the pavement.  You will come to a "t" intersection, you will see a nice Brick house to your left.  That house was part of the old stagecoach stop.  Turn left and follow the road (you will pass the Palmers, Jackson's, Hines, and Ramsey's).  There is another intersection about a mile down the road...do not turn there, keep going straight.  You will pass over a creek and there will be a house to the left.  I no longer know who lives there.  The land used to be owned by Senator Pree (what my mom & grandparents always referred to him as).  Continue on.  When the road begans to turn and go up the hill, start looking to the left as the driveway up to the cemetery was fairly hidden the last time I was down that way.  Unless the county has delivered gravel, the lane was mostly dirt/mud and is at a fairly sharp angle (careful, there may be "wash outs".    I hope this helps.  :) TRACIE --- On Fri, 12/4/09, Trace McB <[email protected]> wrote: From: Trace McB <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. To: [email protected] Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 11:14 PM The man that you speak of own the old William West homestead (he lives in a Morton building type of house). The cemetery is part of his front lawn. I know this because my grandfather was the previous owner of the land.  Grandpa sold it a few years back.  A word of caution, the new owner is now putting up no trespassing signs and is not as friendly as he used to be.  I doubt he would be willing to allow someone on his land, and this is very upsetting to my family as that was part of the agreement when the land was sold to him.    He is not originally from the area- I believe he is from the Des Moines area.   This McKee Cemetery you speak about, can you tell me who might be buried there?  I believe I know where it is located, but I need a few landmarks.   Thanks,   Tracie  :) TRACIE --- On Fri, 12/4/09, Barry West <[email protected]> wrote: From: Barry West <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. To: [email protected] Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 8:35 PM Nancee, I was back in Van Wert in March.  I didn't stop at any cemeteries.  My wife Lynn had her knee replaced and wasn't any mood for long walks.  Did Mr. Brune say which West farm he owned.  I'm thinking it was probably Isaac and Florence West's place.  It could also be the original West place of William West or Charles West.  I should have made it out to the state game reserve where I think was the original William West place was located.  I talked to some turkey bow hunters at the Long Creek Motel in Leon that hunted the reserve.  Thanks for the information. Barry West -----Original Message----- From: Nancee Seifert <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 6:22 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.    Regards, Nancee 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 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       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