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    1. Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] MT Carmel cemetary / unmarked graves / deep graves
    2. Cheryl
    3. Hi Michelle, I went to Oakwoods and viewed spots there, even though there were no markers. The staff was very friendly and even paced off the area between markers so we could be fairly certain we had the right spot. I do suggest you also shoot some of the general area, too. OMG! I never really thought how hard it must have been for Lizzie, the twin of Katie! I only hope they were fraternal, not identical! I'm thinking the three person grave wasn't any deeper than normal, but Katie's casket wasn't very big, either. However, the weight of the other two caskets may have placed Katie in China by now; Grandma Sarah was a huge lady, they say! Mt Carmel burial records were filmed by LDS. As you may be aware, all films are currently being digitized for placement online, free. I'll bet they'd then be searchable by lot/plot numbers. Not that you would ever do anything to move the body, but someday the placement info will be free! Target date was 10 years, reduced to 7 and it's been about 2 years since it started.

    02/25/2009 06:49:14