[email protected] wrote: > > Was wondering, does anyone know about the "Hessen Cassel" or the "Zion > Lutheran (German)" cemeteries listed on the page? More specifically the ages > of those cemeteries. Or even which cemeteries on the list were pre-1900? > My mom and I are making a trip to DeKalb county the 23rd or 24th (in one > week!!) and will be looking for any info on: > LUMM: John L., Henry, Mary Elizabeth, etc > MOORE: John, James Albert, Esther Ruth > DEVORE: Julia > BASSA/BASSIE/MASSEY: Conrad, Martha Ann > The Lumm's and Bassa mixture were all from Kassel Germany in the > county/province? of Hessen so we kind of wondered if theyd be buried in that > cemetery, but John (and wife) and Conrad (no idea about his wife yet) wouldve > died before 1900. Thats why I asked about the age of the cemeteries. > The Bassa/Bassie/Massey is a new discovery. Records show about 3-4 spellings > with the Bassa variation but mom found an old letter saying that the name was > Massey...anyone know of them? Conrad has daughter Martha Ann who married Henry > Lumm, together they had 7 children in Garret/Auburn areas. > If anyone has any suggestions as to where to find good info in DeKalb, like > does that Eckhart Library (that houses the Genealogy society) have a lot of > info dedicated to the area? > Lots of unanswered questions on this branch! > Kathy Huish > > ==== INDEKALB Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to visit us at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~indekalb/index.html > > Your contributions are always welcome > for the web page and/or the > DCIGS "DeKalb Diggings" newsletter. > Suggestions/Comments welcome. yes the Eckhart Lib has a very good genealogical section, including a cemetery stone listing for almost all the the county cems. good luck.