I got this press release in the mail and thought the project might interest some on the list. Jeannie Regan-Dinius Cemetery Registry Coordinator Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology 317/232-1646 317/232-0693 (fax) 402 W. Washington Street RM W274 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739 The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!), are partnering to undertake an exciting new project to inventory and document for the first time an estimated 300 major monuments dedicated to fallen soldiers. NCA is a Federal agency with jurisdiction over 153 cemetery properties in 42 states and Puerto Rico, including national cemeteries and affiliated soldiers', Government, and Confederate lots. Burials at more than two-thirds of these properties date to the Civil War or earlier, when they were administered by the U.S. Army. SOS! is part of Heritage Preservation, a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and care of many types of historic resources, and it has more than 10 years' experience in volunteers' survey of outdoor sculpture nationwide. The monuments are located in more than 100 NCA cemetery properties across the country. NCA will provide volunteers with inventory forms and instructions, cemetery maps, and 35mm film. Volunteers should be comfortable taking photographs and measurements, and performing some basic research; they will be responsible for supplying their own 35mm camera, the cost of film development, and personal transportation. The monument- inventory project starts in spring 2002, with data collection to be completed by September 2002. Volunteers will have several months to complete the work-whether it's a survey of one monument or several. Upon completion of the project, the information will be publicly accessible on-line through another SOS! partner, the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Interested in volunteering, or know someone who might be? To sign up or learn more about the project, visit our website at http://www.cem.va.pov. Please contact us at one of the addresses below to indicate your interest in participating in the memorials inventory. nca.memorials@mail.va.gov or OR Sara Amy Leach, Historian National Cemetery Administration Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW (402B4) Washington, DC 20420 The deadline for contacting NCA to volunteer is May 8, 2002.

Hi All I am trying to find a David Adamson. Jesse and Mary Adamson were his parents.They had sons born 1826 and 1830. I don't have names on these two.Mary's will mentions her son David. and her beloved grandson Aaron My g-grandfather Aaron's death Certificate says that David and Catherine Adamson were his parents. .Jesse had a brother also named David. He married Dinaha Ballinger, they was married 2 years before Jesse and Mary.So It isnt that David. Aaron's Death Certificate says that David and Catherine were from Marion In. Mom recieved a letter from a cousin who was doing Geneology work,and she states that David died before 1850 because Aaron was living with Jesse and Mary in the 1850 Cencus.That cousin has now passed away. Does any one out there have any idea where to look next? Thanks Shirley Teats Granywolf@orofino-id.com

Hi all, I'm pleased to announce that Sean Bagby has just been named the State Coordinator for Saving Graves Indiana and will be taking over the management of those pages shortly. He will also be running a county page for White County. They will be moved from the current location and there will be a new URL for the Indiana pages. Soon as that happens ether Sean or I will post that information here. I'm looking forward to working with Scott in the future. He becomes our 5th State Coordinator, joining California, Michigan, Oklahoma and Rhode Island. Sean can be reached at seanbagby@earthlink.net. Once he gets things in place and is up to speed I'm sure that he will be looking for others to take on county pages so don't be too surprised to hear from him at some point. Thanks Bill William Spurlock Saving Graves http://www.savinggraves.com

I have updated the INPCRP's "Workshops" page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/workshops.html with information on the three Indiana cemetery restoration workshops of which I am aware. Please make sure the information on YOUR event is correct. If you are planning a workshop for 2002, please forward the details to me so I can include in on the webpage. I'll be updating the page later with links to maps, etc. Lois

>The Marion,Indiana Public Library is sponsoring a one day Cemetery Restoration Workshop at >Back Creek Friends Church & Cemetery near Fairmount,Indiana on Saturday, May 18,2002 Oh darn, I would love to come. Have descendants coming to Lafayette that weekend. I am going to pass this on to our county list too. Mark is there a discount for Boy Scouts? Shoot~ L.A.

The Marion,Indiana Public Library is sponsoring a one day Cemetery Restoration Workshop at Back Creek Friends Church & Cemetery near Fairmount,Indiana on Saturday, May 18,2002. John "Walt" Walters,Cemetery Restoration Professional,of Fayette County,Indiana, will be the presenter. Cost of the Workshop is $25.00 dollars with lunch included. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. The morning session will consist of Do's and Don'ts, information on proper techniques,materials, and a slide presentation of completed examples of Walt Walters work to help visualize what can be done. The afternoon session will include "hands on" opportunities and guidance by Walt Walters during the work in the cemetery. Back Creek Friends Church & Cemetery is located at 7560 South-150 West, 1.5 miles north of Fairmount,Indiana in Grant county. Restrooms will be available at the church during the day. You may register by calling the Marion Library,Indiana History and Genealogy Services, at 765-668-2900 extension 154 or via e-mail mplih@marion.lib.in.us. for a registration form. The workshop is limited to the first 50 to register. You may direct any questions to the same number and email. See this site for background info by Sheila Watson on Back Creek Cemetery- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingrant/backcrek.htm I look forward to seeing you there. I remain your obedient servant, Mark Davis Mark Davis 4 Lakeview Ct. Hartford City,Indiana 47348 md9105@skyenet.net With malice toward none, with charity for all,with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right,let us strive on to finish the work we are in... A. Lincoln March 4,1865

Wow, Peggy Tyler must have relatives in Knox County. Keep up the good work! >From: "CLUGH_LA" <clugh_la@email.msn.com> >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [INPCRP] Fw: Newspaper Article on Tippecanoe Project >Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 08:52:55 -0500 > > >Morning, > >Sending out the article about the project we here in Tippecanoe County >have been >working on this winter/spring. We actually started Feb. 23rd. > >Jeff Parrott (reporter) covered all angles on this story. >Be sure to click on the Scout link at the top right corner. They helped us >start this one. >http://www.lafayettejc.com/news20020414/200204138local_news1018759888.shtml > >Sometime soon I'll get more pictures online. It really was a pile of >stones, and dirt and groundhogs. > >L. A. >Or main page for J & C. >http://www.jconline.com/ > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Morning, Sending out the article about the project we here in Tippecanoe County have been working on this winter/spring. We actually started Feb. 23rd. Jeff Parrott (reporter) covered all angles on this story. Be sure to click on the Scout link at the top right corner. They helped us start this one. http://www.lafayettejc.com/news20020414/200204138local_news1018759888.shtml Sometime soon I'll get more pictures online. It really was a pile of stones, and dirt and groundhogs. L. A. Or main page for J & C. http://www.jconline.com/

Hello , The date set is May 11th. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: <ejwray@ccrtc.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Cemetery Workshop > DONNA: > > WHAT IS THE DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP? > > JOAN WRAY > TIPTON COUNTY > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Tauber" <dtauber@kiva.net> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:36 PM > Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Workshop > > > > Have received several questions about the upcoming workshop, it's > > wonderful to know that is such a huge interest! I am really hoping for > > a big turnout, (and nice weather) that day. This is the news release > > I have prepared to go out, please feel free to send the parts that apply > > and are of interest on to your local newspaper or others that might be > > interested. > > PS I am still very much interested in forming a Cemetery Commission > > Association, maybe this day will provide a chance for some of us to > > meet? > > Donna > > > > New Henry County Cemetery Commission News Release > > > > > > It has been only a few months since a group of individuals started > > working to organize a county cemetery commission and already the first > > board has been named. County Ordinance # 3-9-01 establishing the > > Henry County Cemetery Commission as authorized by Indiana Code > > #23-14-67, the Board of Commissioners of Henry County, Indiana, Philip J > > Estridge, Larry D. Hale and Donald Shaw was approved and adopted by a > > vote of 3 - 0 on the 19th day of September, 2001. That group will > > provide assistance to local officials in repairing and maintaining the > > county's numerous pioneer cemeteries. The new cemetery commission will > > consist of Donna Tauber, President; Doug Mathis, Vice President; Dr. > > Thomas Hamm, Secretary; Anne Holmes, Treasurer; and Mike Burch. All of > > the individuals had expressed interest in serving on the commission > > early on, officials said. The members will serve on the board > > voluntarily. Members will have staggered five-year terms on the board. > > The board members must be Henry County residents and will be appointed > > as required by the commissioners. The first meeting was held on December > > 13, 2001 at the Henry County Historical Society Museum. Plans are now to > > hold the meetings on the last Thursday of each month, alternating > > evening and afternoon meeting times in the courthouse annex. Cemetery > > Board Members have also approved the need to form an Advisory Board > > Committee made up of local residents, to help with research and to > > assist the Board. > > > > The formation of the cemetery commission came at the urging of some > > local residents, including history enthusiasts Bud Bush and Angela > > Tielking. They approached the commissioners in August and asked them to > > consider a group that could assist local authorities in restoring, > > cleaning and maintaining some of the county's oldest cemeteries. Many of > > the pioneer cemeteries established prior to 1850 are in desperate need > > of major restoration; Bush and Tielking told the commissioners. By > > having such a commission, they could pursue grant funding, volunteer > > workdays and other ideas to help restore some of the county's historical > > burial sites. > > > > The cemetery commission has been developed similar to those of other > > counties in Indiana. With the establishment of the commission and naming > > of members, the board can now begin their work. Many of these pioneer > > cemeteries are overgrown, are in disrepair or have all but been > > forgotten, tucked away in the middle of fields or woods. > > > > The cemetery commission now is making plans to start an asserted effort > > to improve several of these cemeteries. The regular maintenance of the > > cemeteries will remain with the trustees, however the group will offer > > assistance in garnering funds to use for more extensive projects such as > > gravestone repairs and major clean up work. > > > > Still in its infancy, the group is forging ahead with project proposals. > > The group will begin by targeting three specific cemeteries this year. > > On the list is Messick Cemetery in Blue River Township, Dunreith > > Cemetery just south of U.S. 40 and Wisehart Cemetery in Liberty > > Township. > > > > Sheriff Kim Cronk said inmates could be used for a variety of the > > clean-up operations, with the exception of those requiring chainsaw > > usage to cut trees. Commission officials said such a proposal would be > > beneficial to the group, which has limited funds. Those residents > > interested in lending a hand or getting involved in the group are > > welcome to attend the commission meetings held the last Thursday of each > > month. The times of the meetings will alternate from afternoon to > > evening hours. > > > > A Cemetery Preservation Workshop, funded by the town of Dunrieth, has > > been scheduled for Saturday May 11th beginning at 9 am. until about 4 > > p.m. Cemetery Restorationist John Walters of Fayette County will > > conduct the workshop. Walters was hired as the state's only cemetery > > restoration specialist in August 1996 and his work has yielded > > impressive results. Walters will be demonstrating restoration techniques > > with a hands-on workshop located in the Dunreith Cemetery and the > > Dunreith Community Building. Volunteers urged to attend the workshop, > > then assist in an all day effort to restore stones in this cemetery. > > The Dunrieth Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a free will > > offering lunch, which will be hamburgers and hot dogs, with proceeds of > > lunch going toward their fundraising efforts to obtain a new fire truck > > for the Town of Dunrieth. > > > > The Dunreith Cemetery is located adjacent to the Penn-Central Railroad > > tracks and US 40 (Old National Road) on the southwest edge of the town > > of Dunreith on section 32 of Spiceland Township, Henry County. The town > > was originally known as Crum's Spring, then as Coffin' Station. The name > > was changed to Dunreith in 1866 in honor of Emory Dunreith Coffin > > (1824-1863), a pioneer merchant of the community. The Cemetery is > > immediately north of a grove of trees where the old Buck Creek Christian > > Church once stood. The church was founded in 1838 and occupied the site > > until the present church (renamed Dunreith Church) was erected in 1909. > > Many of the individuals buried in the Dunreith Cemetery were members of > > the old Buck Creek Church. The Friends also had a meetinghouse in > > Dunreith from 1867 until 1932 and no doubt several members of the old > > meeting are buried in the Cemetery. Since Dunreith is located along the > > National Road, a number of burials are of non-local origin. The first > > burial took place in 1834 and the last marked burial in 1939 and the > > last unmarked burial in about 1962. The church that is located there > > now is the Liberty Baptist Church. > > > > The cemetery is now in fairly good condition as it is maintained by the > > town, but in need of some restoration due to the deterioration of the > > stones. Several stones were extensively damaged January 1, 1968, at the > > time of the costly train wreck, explosion and fire in Dunreith. > > > > A total of 172 burials were recorded in the Dunreith Cemetery, 80 of > > which died before reached the age of 28. Joseph W. Abrams, Pendleton > > Bullen, J.A. Crickmore, Thomas J. Johnson, Dallas Lawson, and C.H.G. > > Moore, all veterans of the Civil War, are also buried in the Cemetery. > > > > Donations for this cemetery, as well as others in Henry County may be > > made to the Henry County Auditor, Pioneer Cemetery Fund. Please specify > > if you wish the money to go toward a certain cemetery. At this time, > > all preservation projects rely on donations, and are also tax > > deductible. Ulysses (Bud) Bush and Donna Tauber recently succeeded in > > gaining national recognition for the new commission, when they where > > featured in a news article for the need for these cemetery restorations > > in The New York Times on December 24th of last year. > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you > have." > > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > >

DONNA: WHAT IS THE DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP? JOAN WRAY TIPTON COUNTY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Tauber" <dtauber@kiva.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:36 PM Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Workshop > Have received several questions about the upcoming workshop, it's > wonderful to know that is such a huge interest! I am really hoping for > a big turnout, (and nice weather) that day. This is the news release > I have prepared to go out, please feel free to send the parts that apply > and are of interest on to your local newspaper or others that might be > interested. > PS I am still very much interested in forming a Cemetery Commission > Association, maybe this day will provide a chance for some of us to > meet? > Donna > > New Henry County Cemetery Commission News Release > > > It has been only a few months since a group of individuals started > working to organize a county cemetery commission and already the first > board has been named. County Ordinance # 3-9-01 establishing the > Henry County Cemetery Commission as authorized by Indiana Code > #23-14-67, the Board of Commissioners of Henry County, Indiana, Philip J > Estridge, Larry D. Hale and Donald Shaw was approved and adopted by a > vote of 3 - 0 on the 19th day of September, 2001. That group will > provide assistance to local officials in repairing and maintaining the > county's numerous pioneer cemeteries. The new cemetery commission will > consist of Donna Tauber, President; Doug Mathis, Vice President; Dr. > Thomas Hamm, Secretary; Anne Holmes, Treasurer; and Mike Burch. All of > the individuals had expressed interest in serving on the commission > early on, officials said. The members will serve on the board > voluntarily. Members will have staggered five-year terms on the board. > The board members must be Henry County residents and will be appointed > as required by the commissioners. The first meeting was held on December > 13, 2001 at the Henry County Historical Society Museum. Plans are now to > hold the meetings on the last Thursday of each month, alternating > evening and afternoon meeting times in the courthouse annex. Cemetery > Board Members have also approved the need to form an Advisory Board > Committee made up of local residents, to help with research and to > assist the Board. > > The formation of the cemetery commission came at the urging of some > local residents, including history enthusiasts Bud Bush and Angela > Tielking. They approached the commissioners in August and asked them to > consider a group that could assist local authorities in restoring, > cleaning and maintaining some of the county's oldest cemeteries. Many of > the pioneer cemeteries established prior to 1850 are in desperate need > of major restoration; Bush and Tielking told the commissioners. By > having such a commission, they could pursue grant funding, volunteer > workdays and other ideas to help restore some of the county's historical > burial sites. > > The cemetery commission has been developed similar to those of other > counties in Indiana. With the establishment of the commission and naming > of members, the board can now begin their work. Many of these pioneer > cemeteries are overgrown, are in disrepair or have all but been > forgotten, tucked away in the middle of fields or woods. > > The cemetery commission now is making plans to start an asserted effort > to improve several of these cemeteries. The regular maintenance of the > cemeteries will remain with the trustees, however the group will offer > assistance in garnering funds to use for more extensive projects such as > gravestone repairs and major clean up work. > > Still in its infancy, the group is forging ahead with project proposals. > The group will begin by targeting three specific cemeteries this year. > On the list is Messick Cemetery in Blue River Township, Dunreith > Cemetery just south of U.S. 40 and Wisehart Cemetery in Liberty > Township. > > Sheriff Kim Cronk said inmates could be used for a variety of the > clean-up operations, with the exception of those requiring chainsaw > usage to cut trees. Commission officials said such a proposal would be > beneficial to the group, which has limited funds. Those residents > interested in lending a hand or getting involved in the group are > welcome to attend the commission meetings held the last Thursday of each > month. The times of the meetings will alternate from afternoon to > evening hours. > > A Cemetery Preservation Workshop, funded by the town of Dunrieth, has > been scheduled for Saturday May 11th beginning at 9 am. until about 4 > p.m. Cemetery Restorationist John Walters of Fayette County will > conduct the workshop. Walters was hired as the state's only cemetery > restoration specialist in August 1996 and his work has yielded > impressive results. Walters will be demonstrating restoration techniques > with a hands-on workshop located in the Dunreith Cemetery and the > Dunreith Community Building. Volunteers urged to attend the workshop, > then assist in an all day effort to restore stones in this cemetery. > The Dunrieth Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a free will > offering lunch, which will be hamburgers and hot dogs, with proceeds of > lunch going toward their fundraising efforts to obtain a new fire truck > for the Town of Dunrieth. > > The Dunreith Cemetery is located adjacent to the Penn-Central Railroad > tracks and US 40 (Old National Road) on the southwest edge of the town > of Dunreith on section 32 of Spiceland Township, Henry County. The town > was originally known as Crum's Spring, then as Coffin' Station. The name > was changed to Dunreith in 1866 in honor of Emory Dunreith Coffin > (1824-1863), a pioneer merchant of the community. The Cemetery is > immediately north of a grove of trees where the old Buck Creek Christian > Church once stood. The church was founded in 1838 and occupied the site > until the present church (renamed Dunreith Church) was erected in 1909. > Many of the individuals buried in the Dunreith Cemetery were members of > the old Buck Creek Church. The Friends also had a meetinghouse in > Dunreith from 1867 until 1932 and no doubt several members of the old > meeting are buried in the Cemetery. Since Dunreith is located along the > National Road, a number of burials are of non-local origin. The first > burial took place in 1834 and the last marked burial in 1939 and the > last unmarked burial in about 1962. The church that is located there > now is the Liberty Baptist Church. > > The cemetery is now in fairly good condition as it is maintained by the > town, but in need of some restoration due to the deterioration of the > stones. Several stones were extensively damaged January 1, 1968, at the > time of the costly train wreck, explosion and fire in Dunreith. > > A total of 172 burials were recorded in the Dunreith Cemetery, 80 of > which died before reached the age of 28. Joseph W. Abrams, Pendleton > Bullen, J.A. Crickmore, Thomas J. Johnson, Dallas Lawson, and C.H.G. > Moore, all veterans of the Civil War, are also buried in the Cemetery. > > Donations for this cemetery, as well as others in Henry County may be > made to the Henry County Auditor, Pioneer Cemetery Fund. Please specify > if you wish the money to go toward a certain cemetery. At this time, > all preservation projects rely on donations, and are also tax > deductible. Ulysses (Bud) Bush and Donna Tauber recently succeeded in > gaining national recognition for the new commission, when they where > featured in a news article for the need for these cemetery restorations > in The New York Times on December 24th of last year. > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > >

Have received several questions about the upcoming workshop, it's wonderful to know that is such a huge interest! I am really hoping for a big turnout, (and nice weather) that day. This is the news release I have prepared to go out, please feel free to send the parts that apply and are of interest on to your local newspaper or others that might be interested. PS I am still very much interested in forming a Cemetery Commission Association, maybe this day will provide a chance for some of us to meet? Donna New Henry County Cemetery Commission News Release It has been only a few months since a group of individuals started working to organize a county cemetery commission and already the first board has been named. County Ordinance # 3-9-01 establishing the Henry County Cemetery Commission as authorized by Indiana Code #23-14-67, the Board of Commissioners of Henry County, Indiana, Philip J Estridge, Larry D. Hale and Donald Shaw was approved and adopted by a vote of 3 - 0 on the 19th day of September, 2001. That group will provide assistance to local officials in repairing and maintaining the county's numerous pioneer cemeteries. The new cemetery commission will consist of Donna Tauber, President; Doug Mathis, Vice President; Dr. Thomas Hamm, Secretary; Anne Holmes, Treasurer; and Mike Burch. All of the individuals had expressed interest in serving on the commission early on, officials said. The members will serve on the board voluntarily. Members will have staggered five-year terms on the board. The board members must be Henry County residents and will be appointed as required by the commissioners. The first meeting was held on December 13, 2001 at the Henry County Historical Society Museum. Plans are now to hold the meetings on the last Thursday of each month, alternating evening and afternoon meeting times in the courthouse annex. Cemetery Board Members have also approved the need to form an Advisory Board Committee made up of local residents, to help with research and to assist the Board. The formation of the cemetery commission came at the urging of some local residents, including history enthusiasts Bud Bush and Angela Tielking. They approached the commissioners in August and asked them to consider a group that could assist local authorities in restoring, cleaning and maintaining some of the county's oldest cemeteries. Many of the pioneer cemeteries established prior to 1850 are in desperate need of major restoration; Bush and Tielking told the commissioners. By having such a commission, they could pursue grant funding, volunteer workdays and other ideas to help restore some of the county's historical burial sites. The cemetery commission has been developed similar to those of other counties in Indiana. With the establishment of the commission and naming of members, the board can now begin their work. Many of these pioneer cemeteries are overgrown, are in disrepair or have all but been forgotten, tucked away in the middle of fields or woods. The cemetery commission now is making plans to start an asserted effort to improve several of these cemeteries. The regular maintenance of the cemeteries will remain with the trustees, however the group will offer assistance in garnering funds to use for more extensive projects such as gravestone repairs and major clean up work. Still in its infancy, the group is forging ahead with project proposals. The group will begin by targeting three specific cemeteries this year. On the list is Messick Cemetery in Blue River Township, Dunreith Cemetery just south of U.S. 40 and Wisehart Cemetery in Liberty Township. Sheriff Kim Cronk said inmates could be used for a variety of the clean-up operations, with the exception of those requiring chainsaw usage to cut trees. Commission officials said such a proposal would be beneficial to the group, which has limited funds. Those residents interested in lending a hand or getting involved in the group are welcome to attend the commission meetings held the last Thursday of each month. The times of the meetings will alternate from afternoon to evening hours. A Cemetery Preservation Workshop, funded by the town of Dunrieth, has been scheduled for Saturday May 11th beginning at 9 am. until about 4 p.m. Cemetery Restorationist John Walters of Fayette County will conduct the workshop. Walters was hired as the state's only cemetery restoration specialist in August 1996 and his work has yielded impressive results. Walters will be demonstrating restoration techniques with a hands-on workshop located in the Dunreith Cemetery and the Dunreith Community Building. Volunteers urged to attend the workshop, then assist in an all day effort to restore stones in this cemetery. The Dunrieth Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a free will offering lunch, which will be hamburgers and hot dogs, with proceeds of lunch going toward their fundraising efforts to obtain a new fire truck for the Town of Dunrieth. The Dunreith Cemetery is located adjacent to the Penn-Central Railroad tracks and US 40 (Old National Road) on the southwest edge of the town of Dunreith on section 32 of Spiceland Township, Henry County. The town was originally known as Crum’s Spring, then as Coffin’ Station. The name was changed to Dunreith in 1866 in honor of Emory Dunreith Coffin (1824-1863), a pioneer merchant of the community. The Cemetery is immediately north of a grove of trees where the old Buck Creek Christian Church once stood. The church was founded in 1838 and occupied the site until the present church (renamed Dunreith Church) was erected in 1909. Many of the individuals buried in the Dunreith Cemetery were members of the old Buck Creek Church. The Friends also had a meetinghouse in Dunreith from 1867 until 1932 and no doubt several members of the old meeting are buried in the Cemetery. Since Dunreith is located along the National Road, a number of burials are of non-local origin. The first burial took place in 1834 and the last marked burial in 1939 and the last unmarked burial in about 1962. The church that is located there now is the Liberty Baptist Church. The cemetery is now in fairly good condition as it is maintained by the town, but in need of some restoration due to the deterioration of the stones. Several stones were extensively damaged January 1, 1968, at the time of the costly train wreck, explosion and fire in Dunreith. A total of 172 burials were recorded in the Dunreith Cemetery, 80 of which died before reached the age of 28. Joseph W. Abrams, Pendleton Bullen, J.A. Crickmore, Thomas J. Johnson, Dallas Lawson, and C.H.G. Moore, all veterans of the Civil War, are also buried in the Cemetery. Donations for this cemetery, as well as others in Henry County may be made to the Henry County Auditor, Pioneer Cemetery Fund. Please specify if you wish the money to go toward a certain cemetery. At this time, all preservation projects rely on donations, and are also tax deductible. Ulysses (Bud) Bush and Donna Tauber recently succeeded in gaining national recognition for the new commission, when they where featured in a news article for the need for these cemetery restorations in The New York Times on December 24th of last year.

The Henry County Cemetery Commission has planned to conduct a Cemetery Preservation Workshop, funded by the town of Dunrieth, to be held Saturday May 11th beginning at 9 am. until about 4 p.m. John Walters will be demonstrating restoration techniques with a hands-on workshop located in the Dunreith Cemetery and the Dunreith Community Building. Volunteers urged to attend the workshop, then assist in an all day effort to restore stones in this cemetery. The Dunrieth Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a free will offering lunch. Dunrieth is located on US 40, about half way between Indianapolis and Richmond. Everyone please try to attend! The first one for Henry County, and promises to be a good one!!!! ejwray@ccrtc.com wrote: > I AM INTERESTED IN THIS CEMETERY WORKSHIP AS IT IS CLOSER THAN THE ONE IN > EVANSVILLE. I DID NOT SEE A DATE FOR THIS WORKSHOP. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN > IT IS? > > JOAN WRAY > TIPTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY > ejwray@ccrtc.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "UEB" <ueb@iei.net> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:55 PM > Subject: [INPCRP] DUNREITH, IN CEMETERY RESTORATION > > > Duunreith, IN Cemetery Workshop. > > > > The Henry County, IN Cemetery Commission will be hosting a Cemetery > Restoration Workshop sponsored by the Town of Dunreith, IN. Mr. John "Walt" > Walters of Fayette County will be demonstrating the proper way to repair, > reset and maintain tombstones. The workshop will be from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. > Everyone meet at the Dunreith Town Hall for the morning session. The > afternoon session will be held in the Dunreith cemetery. Lunch will be > provided by the Dunreith Fire Department, free will offering to offset the > cost. Dunreith is located on US #40 between Knightstown and Lewisville, IN > at the intersection of SR #3. For more information contact Donna Tauber, > President HCCM at dtauber@kiva.net > > > > UEB > > www.hcgs.net > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

I AM INTERESTED IN THIS CEMETERY WORKSHIP AS IT IS CLOSER THAN THE ONE IN EVANSVILLE. I DID NOT SEE A DATE FOR THIS WORKSHOP. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN IT IS? JOAN WRAY TIPTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ejwray@ccrtc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "UEB" <ueb@iei.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:55 PM Subject: [INPCRP] DUNREITH, IN CEMETERY RESTORATION > Duunreith, IN Cemetery Workshop. > > The Henry County, IN Cemetery Commission will be hosting a Cemetery Restoration Workshop sponsored by the Town of Dunreith, IN. Mr. John "Walt" Walters of Fayette County will be demonstrating the proper way to repair, reset and maintain tombstones. The workshop will be from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Everyone meet at the Dunreith Town Hall for the morning session. The afternoon session will be held in the Dunreith cemetery. Lunch will be provided by the Dunreith Fire Department, free will offering to offset the cost. Dunreith is located on US #40 between Knightstown and Lewisville, IN at the intersection of SR #3. For more information contact Donna Tauber, President HCCM at dtauber@kiva.net > > UEB > www.hcgs.net > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > >

Duunreith, IN Cemetery Workshop. The Henry County, IN Cemetery Commission will be hosting a Cemetery Restoration Workshop sponsored by the Town of Dunreith, IN. Mr. John "Walt" Walters of Fayette County will be demonstrating the proper way to repair, reset and maintain tombstones. The workshop will be from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Everyone meet at the Dunreith Town Hall for the morning session. The afternoon session will be held in the Dunreith cemetery. Lunch will be provided by the Dunreith Fire Department, free will offering to offset the cost. Dunreith is located on US #40 between Knightstown and Lewisville, IN at the intersection of SR #3. For more information contact Donna Tauber, President HCCM at dtauber@kiva.net UEB www.hcgs.net

Thanks Mark I will keep this in file and may call upon you someday. Thanks again David W Foster

Mark, I don't think it would be Adjutant Report, it seems like they used this AR when they numbered the rows and graves themselves, starting in the Northwest corner. I had never given that any thought before, I may go through my plat copies today and see if they are all like that. On cemeteries that have sections, rows, lots, and plots, usually the still-active larger cemeteries, they used that numbering and lettering system, and the AR is not there. They apparently used cemetery plats and numbering systems when available, and if not, created their own. Another interesting thing on these old cemeteries, the graves are always oriented East-West with the marker facing West and the foot of the grave to the East. There are very few exceptions to this, and usually on larger cemeteries laid out after the turn of the century. Thanks for the offer to do lookups, I may quizz you now and then when we run across an abbreviated unit designation and do not know what it means. Ernie At 10:04 PM 04/08/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Ernie, > >If you need help with the unit or enlisted/muster out info on a CW veteran >let me know.I will do a lookup >on them for you(as many as you need). Also as a wild guess....could AR mean >Adjutant Report? > >I can also help you with US Colored troops and some CSA soldier info. > >Mark Davis >Hartford City,IN > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ernie & Connie Lasley" <elasley@sigecom.net> >To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:47 PM >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > > > > Jon, > > > > Actually, there are several numbers on the form GR2 record, "Cemetery > > Record of Deceased Veterans". On the left side is the number that > > corresponds to the Veteran number. The next column is the Veteran's name, > > then grave number, lot number, block number, section number, and > > remarks. Not all cemeteries have all the columns filled in. Many have > > grave number, and the "block no." column has "row" typed in. Some have > > "AR." typed in the column headings, I have not yet figured out what the >AR. > > stands for. > > > > In previous posts we talked about the width and depth of the grids, which > > are numbered as rows and graves. On many of these, grave 1 row 1 is in >the > > Northwest corner of the cemetery. Many of the smaller cemeteries only > > have the grave number column and the row number column filled in. The > > remarks column is filled in with what war the Veteran was in. Some are > > filled in with only "--------." which I am assuming means they could not > > determine what war the Veteran was in, or perhaps he served between > > wars. Some of these government markers list only name and unit, somtimes > > impossible to determine year(s) of service. WWI is noted only as >"World." > > > > The cards are "Graves Registration Form 1 - The American Legion." They > > contain lines for Name, Serial No., Home Address, Born, Where, Died, > > Cemetery, County, Grave No., Lot, Blk., Row, Sec., War, Rank, Outfit, > > Enlisted, Discharged, and Remarks. I have not seen any with all this > > information filled in. > > > > Ernie > > > > > > At 10:06 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >We must not have a direct list because we have no numbers. > > >Jon > > > > > >>From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> > > >>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > > >>Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:55:51 -0500 > > >> > > >>Re: Cards, numbers & symbols. > > >> > > >>A plus sign or cross repersents a government upright marker. > > >>A square represents a government flat marker. > > >>A circle represents a private marker. > > >>An I represents no marker.On the plat is a symbol, a dash, and a > > >>number. The number represents the number of the Veteran on the list for > > >>that cemetery. > > >>0 - 8 on the plat would indicate that a private marker marks the grave >of > > >>the 8th Veteran on the list. > > >> > > >>Ernie > > >> > > >>At 08:35 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >>>Mark, > > >>>I do not know of a WPA listing, except that they marked the maps with >an X > > >>>or different symbol for a veteran's grave, denoting either private or > > >>>government stone. > > >>>We have a set of 3" x 5" file cards done during this time, 1939-40, by >I > > >>>presume the American Legion. It has always been a mystery as to or >whether > > >>>these cards actually go with the plats or were done seperately. As to >how > > >>>complete it is, I would say at least 95%. The other mystery is that the > > >>>one and only one file drawer is marked "drawer 1". Does that mean there > > >>>might be a second drawer? Or a third? These cards have now been > > >>>alphabetized and copied in a two volume set, three cards to the page. > > >>>The NARA now has microfilm rolls of cards of veteran's stones. Are >these > > >>>the same thing? I don't think so, because they supposedly list the > > >>>contractor who made the stone, etc. They are available in Ft. Wayne. I > > >>>have not viewed them, yet. > > >>>Jon Andrews > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>From: "mark davis" <md9105@skyenet.net> > > >>>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > > >>>>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:22:01 -0500 > > >>>> > > >>>>Jon, > > >>>> > > >>>>Did the WPA do a complete listing of the veterans buried in Knox >county in > > >>>>the late 30's or early 40's when they did the plot maps? > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>Mark Davis > > >>>>Hartford City,IN > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> > > >>>>To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>>>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:54 PM > > >>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be >plots > > >>>>with > > >>>> > sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor are >they > > >>>>all > > >>>> > done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There > > >>>> is an > > >>>> > article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the > > >>>> surveys > > >>>> > done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I >assume > > >>>> that > > >>>> > was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the >ones > > >>>>easy > > >>>> > to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there > > >>>> inability > > >>>>to > > >>>> > stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they >were > > >>>>just > > >>>> > a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which >are > > >>>> from > > >>>> > adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. > > >>>> > Jon Andrews > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > >From: KidClerk@aol.com > > >>>> > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>>> > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >>>> > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > > >>>> > >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is > > >>>> one of > > >>>> > >the > > >>>> > >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, >for > > >>>> > >whatever > > >>>> > >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years >ago or > > >>>> > >more. > > >>>> > > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for >one > > >>>> > >grave, > > >>>> > >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records > > >>>>indicating > > >>>> > >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It >does > > >>>> make > > >>>> > >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less >grave > > >>>>space > > >>>> > >was required. > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some of >the > > >>>> > >grids > > >>>> > >are "lots" and not single graves. > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > >-Kyle D. Conrad > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >>>> > >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > _________________________________________________________________ > > >>>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > >>>>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >>>> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of > > >>>> > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > >>>> > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >>>>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you > > >>>>have." > > >>>> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>_________________________________________________________________ > > >>>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > >>>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >>>Please do not send queries through this list. > > >> > > >> > > >>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >>If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >have." > > > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >have." > > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living?

The cards for Monroe County show Grave #, Row, Lot & Section. For example Grave 6, Row AR-1, Lot AR-11. If you match that to the grid on the maps you can tell about where each person is buried. The graves on the maps are numbered. If it is 1 through 23 then there should be a matching 23 cards for that cemetery. David W Foster

I understand, what I meant previously was there are no corresponding #s on our maps, just an icon. So you don't know who's who if a stone is missing. I'll take a look when I'm down there this week at the library, but I am not familiar with the GR2 record. We do not have it here, unless its in hiding. Only the Graves Registration Form 2. But, I still wonder if this is different than the NARA microfilm of Government Stones for Veterans in Ft. Wayne which supposedly lists name of cemetery, contractor, where shipped, etc. Thanks for the info. Jon >From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 21:47:44 -0500 > >Jon, > >Actually, there are several numbers on the form GR2 record, "Cemetery >Record of Deceased Veterans". On the left side is the number that >corresponds to the Veteran number. The next column is the Veteran's name, >then grave number, lot number, block number, section number, and >remarks. Not all cemeteries have all the columns filled in. Many have >grave number, and the "block no." column has "row" typed in. Some have >"AR." typed in the column headings, I have not yet figured out what the AR. >stands for. > >In previous posts we talked about the width and depth of the grids, which >are numbered as rows and graves. On many of these, grave 1 row 1 is in the >Northwest corner of the cemetery. Many of the smaller cemeteries only >have the grave number column and the row number column filled in. The >remarks column is filled in with what war the Veteran was in. Some are >filled in with only "--------." which I am assuming means they could not >determine what war the Veteran was in, or perhaps he served between >wars. Some of these government markers list only name and unit, somtimes >impossible to determine year(s) of service. WWI is noted only as "World." > >The cards are "Graves Registration Form 1 - The American Legion." They >contain lines for Name, Serial No., Home Address, Born, Where, Died, >Cemetery, County, Grave No., Lot, Blk., Row, Sec., War, Rank, Outfit, >Enlisted, Discharged, and Remarks. I have not seen any with all this >information filled in. > >Ernie > > >At 10:06 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>We must not have a direct list because we have no numbers. >>Jon >> >>>From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> >>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:55:51 -0500 >>> >>>Re: Cards, numbers & symbols. >>> >>>A plus sign or cross repersents a government upright marker. >>>A square represents a government flat marker. >>>A circle represents a private marker. >>>An I represents no marker.On the plat is a symbol, a dash, and a >>>number. The number represents the number of the Veteran on the list for >>>that cemetery. >>>0 - 8 on the plat would indicate that a private marker marks the grave of >>>the 8th Veteran on the list. >>> >>>Ernie >>> >>>At 08:35 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>>Mark, >>>>I do not know of a WPA listing, except that they marked the maps with an >>>>X >>>>or different symbol for a veteran's grave, denoting either private or >>>>government stone. >>>>We have a set of 3" x 5" file cards done during this time, 1939-40, by I >>>>presume the American Legion. It has always been a mystery as to or >>>>whether >>>>these cards actually go with the plats or were done seperately. As to >>>>how >>>>complete it is, I would say at least 95%. The other mystery is that the >>>>one and only one file drawer is marked "drawer 1". Does that mean there >>>>might be a second drawer? Or a third? These cards have now been >>>>alphabetized and copied in a two volume set, three cards to the page. >>>>The NARA now has microfilm rolls of cards of veteran's stones. Are these >>>>the same thing? I don't think so, because they supposedly list the >>>>contractor who made the stone, etc. They are available in Ft. Wayne. I >>>>have not viewed them, yet. >>>>Jon Andrews >>>> >>>> >>>>>From: "mark davis" <md9105@skyenet.net> >>>>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:22:01 -0500 >>>>> >>>>>Jon, >>>>> >>>>>Did the WPA do a complete listing of the veterans buried in Knox county >>>>>in >>>>>the late 30's or early 40's when they did the plot maps? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Mark Davis >>>>>Hartford City,IN >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> >>>>>To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:54 PM >>>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be >>>>>plots >>>>>with >>>>> > sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor are >>>>>they >>>>>all >>>>> > done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There >>>>>is an >>>>> > article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the >>>>>surveys >>>>> > done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I assume >>>>>that >>>>> > was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the >>>>>ones >>>>>easy >>>>> > to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there >>>>>inability >>>>>to >>>>> > stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they >>>>>were >>>>>just >>>>> > a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which are >>>>>from >>>>> > adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. >>>>> > Jon Andrews >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >From: KidClerk@aol.com >>>>> > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>> > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>> > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>> > >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT >>>>> > > >>>>> > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is >>>>>one of >>>>> > >the >>>>> > >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, >>>>>for >>>>> > >whatever >>>>> > >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years >>>>>ago or >>>>> > >more. >>>>> > > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for >>>>>one >>>>> > >grave, >>>>> > >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records >>>>>indicating >>>>> > >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It does >>>>>make >>>>> > >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less >>>>>grave >>>>>space >>>>> > >was required. >>>>> > > >>>>> > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some of >>>>>the >>>>> > >grids >>>>> > >are "lots" and not single graves. >>>>> > > >>>>> > >-Kyle D. Conrad >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>> > >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. >>>>> > > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>>>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>>>>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of >>>>> > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >>>>> > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >>>>>have." >>>>> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >>>> >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>>>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >>>> >>>> >>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>Please do not send queries through this list. >>> >>> >>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >> >> >>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >>have." >> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >> > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Jon, The icon on the map should be followed by a dash and a number, like 0-1 or I-1 or (plus)-2 and so on. When you find the GR 2 it will give you the Veteran's name. Ernie At 11:05 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I understand, what I meant previously was there are no corresponding #s on >our maps, just an icon. So you don't know who's who if a stone is missing. >I'll take a look when I'm down there this week at the library, but I am >not familiar with the GR2 record. We do not have it here, unless its in >hiding. Only the Graves Registration Form 2. But, I still wonder if this >is different than the NARA microfilm of Government Stones for Veterans in >Ft. Wayne which supposedly lists name of cemetery, contractor, where >shipped, etc. > >Thanks for the info. >Jon > >>From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> >>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 21:47:44 -0500 >> >>Jon, >> >>Actually, there are several numbers on the form GR2 record, "Cemetery >>Record of Deceased Veterans". On the left side is the number that >>corresponds to the Veteran number. The next column is the Veteran's name, >>then grave number, lot number, block number, section number, and >>remarks. Not all cemeteries have all the columns filled in. Many have >>grave number, and the "block no." column has "row" typed in. Some have >>"AR." typed in the column headings, I have not yet figured out what the AR. >>stands for. >> >>In previous posts we talked about the width and depth of the grids, which >>are numbered as rows and graves. On many of these, grave 1 row 1 is in the >>Northwest corner of the cemetery. Many of the smaller cemeteries only >>have the grave number column and the row number column filled in. The >>remarks column is filled in with what war the Veteran was in. Some are >>filled in with only "--------." which I am assuming means they could not >>determine what war the Veteran was in, or perhaps he served between >>wars. Some of these government markers list only name and unit, somtimes >>impossible to determine year(s) of service. WWI is noted only as "World." >> >>The cards are "Graves Registration Form 1 - The American Legion." They >>contain lines for Name, Serial No., Home Address, Born, Where, Died, >>Cemetery, County, Grave No., Lot, Blk., Row, Sec., War, Rank, Outfit, >>Enlisted, Discharged, and Remarks. I have not seen any with all this >>information filled in. >> >>Ernie >> >> >>At 10:06 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>We must not have a direct list because we have no numbers. >>>Jon >>> >>>>From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> >>>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:55:51 -0500 >>>> >>>>Re: Cards, numbers & symbols. >>>> >>>>A plus sign or cross repersents a government upright marker. >>>>A square represents a government flat marker. >>>>A circle represents a private marker. >>>>An I represents no marker.On the plat is a symbol, a dash, and a >>>>number. The number represents the number of the Veteran on the list for >>>>that cemetery. >>>>0 - 8 on the plat would indicate that a private marker marks the grave of >>>>the 8th Veteran on the list. >>>> >>>>Ernie >>>> >>>>At 08:35 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>>>Mark, >>>>>I do not know of a WPA listing, except that they marked the maps with an X >>>>>or different symbol for a veteran's grave, denoting either private or >>>>>government stone. >>>>>We have a set of 3" x 5" file cards done during this time, 1939-40, by I >>>>>presume the American Legion. It has always been a mystery as to or whether >>>>>these cards actually go with the plats or were done seperately. As to how >>>>>complete it is, I would say at least 95%. The other mystery is that the >>>>>one and only one file drawer is marked "drawer 1". Does that mean there >>>>>might be a second drawer? Or a third? These cards have now been >>>>>alphabetized and copied in a two volume set, three cards to the page. >>>>>The NARA now has microfilm rolls of cards of veteran's stones. Are these >>>>>the same thing? I don't think so, because they supposedly list the >>>>>contractor who made the stone, etc. They are available in Ft. Wayne. I >>>>>have not viewed them, yet. >>>>>Jon Andrews >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>From: "mark davis" <md9105@skyenet.net> >>>>>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>>>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:22:01 -0500 >>>>>> >>>>>>Jon, >>>>>> >>>>>>Did the WPA do a complete listing of the veterans buried in Knox >>>>>>county in >>>>>>the late 30's or early 40's when they did the plot maps? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Mark Davis >>>>>>Hartford City,IN >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> >>>>>>To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:54 PM >>>>>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be >>>>>> plots >>>>>>with >>>>>> > sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor >>>>>> are they >>>>>>all >>>>>> > done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There >>>>>>is an >>>>>> > article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the >>>>>>surveys >>>>>> > done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I assume >>>>>>that >>>>>> > was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the ones >>>>>>easy >>>>>> > to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there >>>>>>inability >>>>>>to >>>>>> > stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they >>>>>> were >>>>>>just >>>>>> > a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which are >>>>>>from >>>>>> > adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. >>>>>> > Jon Andrews >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >From: KidClerk@aol.com >>>>>> > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>> > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>> > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>>>> > >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is >>>>>>one of >>>>>> > >the >>>>>> > >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, for >>>>>> > >whatever >>>>>> > >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years >>>>>> ago or >>>>>> > >more. >>>>>> > > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for one >>>>>> > >grave, >>>>>> > >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records >>>>>>indicating >>>>>> > >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It does >>>>>>make >>>>>> > >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less grave >>>>>>space >>>>>> > >was required. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some >>>>>> of the >>>>>> > >grids >>>>>> > >are "lots" and not single graves. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >-Kyle D. Conrad >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>>> > >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>>>>>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>>> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of >>>>>> > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >>>>>> > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>>>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >>>>>>have." >>>>>> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>>>>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>>Please do not send queries through this list. >>>> >>>> >>>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>>If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >>> >>> >>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." >>> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >> >> >>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." >> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >

We must not have a direct list because we have no numbers. Jon >From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley@sigecom.net> >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:55:51 -0500 > >Re: Cards, numbers & symbols. > >A plus sign or cross repersents a government upright marker. >A square represents a government flat marker. >A circle represents a private marker. >An I represents no marker.On the plat is a symbol, a dash, and a >number. The number represents the number of the Veteran on the list for >that cemetery. >0 - 8 on the plat would indicate that a private marker marks the grave of >the 8th Veteran on the list. > >Ernie > >At 08:35 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>Mark, >>I do not know of a WPA listing, except that they marked the maps with an X >>or different symbol for a veteran's grave, denoting either private or >>government stone. >>We have a set of 3" x 5" file cards done during this time, 1939-40, by I >>presume the American Legion. It has always been a mystery as to or whether >>these cards actually go with the plats or were done seperately. As to how >>complete it is, I would say at least 95%. The other mystery is that the >>one and only one file drawer is marked "drawer 1". Does that mean there >>might be a second drawer? Or a third? These cards have now been >>alphabetized and copied in a two volume set, three cards to the page. >>The NARA now has microfilm rolls of cards of veteran's stones. Are these >>the same thing? I don't think so, because they supposedly list the >>contractor who made the stone, etc. They are available in Ft. Wayne. I >>have not viewed them, yet. >>Jon Andrews >> >> >>>From: "mark davis" <md9105@skyenet.net> >>>Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:22:01 -0500 >>> >>>Jon, >>> >>>Did the WPA do a complete listing of the veterans buried in Knox county >>>in >>>the late 30's or early 40's when they did the plot maps? >>> >>> >>>Mark Davis >>>Hartford City,IN >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> >>>To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:54 PM >>>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>> >>> >>> > On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be >>>plots >>>with >>> > sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor are >>>they >>>all >>> > done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There is >>>an >>> > article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the >>>surveys >>> > done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I assume >>>that >>> > was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the ones >>>easy >>> > to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there >>>inability >>>to >>> > stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they >>>were >>>just >>> > a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which are >>>from >>> > adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. >>> > Jon Andrews >>> > >>> > >>> > >From: KidClerk@aol.com >>> > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>> > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >>> > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >>> > >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT >>> > > >>> > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is >>>one of >>> > >the >>> > >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, for >>> > >whatever >>> > >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years ago >>>or >>> > >more. >>> > > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for one >>> > >grave, >>> > >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records >>>indicating >>> > >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It does >>>make >>> > >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less grave >>>space >>> > >was required. >>> > > >>> > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some of >>>the >>> > >grids >>> > >are "lots" and not single graves. >>> > > >>> > >-Kyle D. Conrad >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>> > >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >>> > >>> > >>> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of >>> > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >>> > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>>"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you >>>have." >>> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >> >> >>==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >>Please do not send queries through this list. >> > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx