Thanks Ellie. I had a feeling that was the "industry" because of a curious sign that said something about dead animals. It wasn't specific enough for me to say for a certainty that my assumptions were correct. ----- Original Message ----- From: "LE Terrell" <elliet1027@earthlink.net> To: "DeHoog" <dehojopeg@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [INGREENE] Newberry > Griffin Industries processes dead animals... such as cows, horses, pigs, > etc. > Ellie Terrell > Greene Co., IN > > > > > While visiting Newberry I went to the New Slinkard Cemetery and > > the Newberry Cemetery. I took some random pics of familiar > > names from this list. I intended to post them to the list but > > Rootsweb won't let me. So, I am going to describe the pics and > > if any are of interest to you send me your personal email > > address and I will send them privately. One pic is the sign at > > the entrance of the town just as you cross over the White River. > > You will see by the sign the town is quite small. I spoke to > > a number of folk and most don't live in Newberry they just come > > to town to work in the bank, post office and gas > > station/market. The only industry in Newberry is a place a > > local called "The Stink Plant" (Griffin Industries), I never did > > quite discover what the plant manufactured besides the smell. > > You have to pass this plant and then cross the "crick" to get to > > the New Slinkard Cemetery. Apparently, this is the same route > > to the Old Slinkard, but you have to walk back to the site! > > and I didn't. According to the book "Cemeteries of Eastern > > Greene County, the Old Slinkard Cemetery is described as > > follows: "CASS TOWNSHIP, Section 36. Turn east off State Road > > 57 in Newberry and follow the signs south to Griffin Industries, > > which is on County Road 400W. About 200 yards northeast of the > > water meter at Griffin Industries is a pile of broken marble, > > which is all that is left of the Old Slinkard Cemetery, said to > > have contained at least 40 graves at one time. Among the jumble > > of badly broken markers, two fragments were legible with the > > names of Samuel Hughen and Samuel Skomp. Searched for and found > > by Sandra Uland Taylor and Mildred Uland, September 1993." The > > following list of burials are recorded in the original book > > "Cemeteries of Eastern Greene County." > > Slinkard, John Apr 1824 - Apr 1828 > > Slinkard, John 1821 > > Slinkard, Catherine Wentz > > Slinkard, Frederick 1860 > > Slindard, Catherine 67 yr 5 Aug 1875 > > Slinkard, Cynthia 1 Oct 1851 > > Skomp, Samuel 23 Sep 1775 - 1847 > > Skomp, Susanna Switzer 16 Apr 1776 - 21 Apr 1851 > > Skomp, Isaac 2 Dec 1804 - 9 July 1874 > > Skomp, Sally Wesner 11 Aug 1812 - 25 Jan 1851 > > Skomp, Rebecca C. 20 Jan 1851 - 1 Sep 1851 > > Bogard, Harriet d/o Abner & Jane 7 yr 9 mo Dec 1841 > > Hughen, Samuel 2 Nov 1782 > > > > Additionally, in the Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of American > > Revolution Buried in Indiana records the name REANY (REINEY), > > JOSEPH, Revolutionary War. Joseph Reany was born about 1754 > > near Burlington New Jersey, died 8 Sep 1846, buried in Old > > Slinkard Cemetery, Cass Township. Service - served as private > > in NC troops as follows, Oct 1779, 5 months in Capt John > > O'Donald's Co in John Locke's Regt; July 1780, 3 months in Capt > > Peter O'Neals Co under Col. Paisley and was in the battle of > > Camden; from Oct 1780, 3 months in Capt James Robinson's Co in > > Col John Littrel's Regt; in 1781, 2 months in Capt Thomas Dugan's Co. > > > > What this indicates is that there are at least 20 "lost" > > ancestors in the Old Slinkard. > > > > Now to the pics. > > > > Mary E. Slinkard > > Daniel E. Skomp > > Charlotte Weaver > > Harriet E. Morse > > Julia Imogene Knight Mussleman > > Calvin & Beryl Miller > > John E. Slinkard > > Jesse S. Mercer > > Moses & Sara Slinkard > > Quackenbush > > Sipes > > Della & Henry Slinkard > > Henry & Sara Bryant > > Gail, Iva, Emil Slinkard > > Harley Nickless > > Robert Craft > > Oliver & Madeline Craft > > Basil & Maranda Hindman > > Sibyl Craft Glynn > > Anna Craft > > J. Winfield Craft > > Doris Craft > > Deck > > Emery Quackenbush > > Iva Grace & Alva Hindman > > Emma Jan Knight > > Melvin Hindman > > > > I also took some shots of the New Slinkard from the road to show > > the condition of the cemetery. Some of the headstones are > > hidden in and amongst the trees and shrubs. Some are in pretty > > bad condition. Some are in great condition. The really good > > ones appear to be recent additions to the cemetery, probably > > replacements for badly damaged ones. It's great to see > > descendents care enough to go to the expense of replacing badly > > damaged headstones. > > Peggy > > > > > > > > ==== INGREENE Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the list send your message to > > <INGREENE-L-request@rootsweb.com> for individual list messages; > > <INGREENE-D-request@rootsweb.com> for digest messages. 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