If it's the same cemetery where your Edmund was buried then I think Arclar Coal Company may own it now. I'm not sure. I think it may also have been in the Alvey family at one time. Like I said I'm not sure. Ginger gingerh@shawneelink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <SSpunk@aol.com> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:21 PM Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Re: Rice Cemetery > WOULD some KIND soul be able to do an ownership check on the following > section/area of land that is now the "RICE CEMETERY" ? > > NE1/4 NW1/4 Section 7 T7S R7E > > This land was originally EDMUND BAKER land and I would love to see HOW it > ended up being called the "RICE" Cemetery. Edmund was the 1st buried there in > 1852 followed by his wife Elizabeth Rice Baker in 1855. I think it should be > called The Saline County "BAKER / RICE CEMETERY" ??? snicker > best > steve >