> From;Jackbriles@aol.com > Subject: Jenkins Cemetery at St Joe Catholic Church > Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:25:22 EST > > > In a message dated 2/14/05 5:21:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > oldturtle13@boldnet.net writes: > > The following E-mail has some discrepancies in it, as to the size of the > Jenkins Cemetery, which is One Acre, not 40 X 40 as I stated. Also since the > Cemetery is One Acre and not as I described it, the Jenkins Cemetery Sign is > well within the Cemetery. I apologize to the Descendants of the Jenkins family. > The description I wrote was from my Observations at the time. I had just had > a discussion with the Priest and was answering Mrs. Sonneson without knowing > the actual size. I apologize to her or any other members of her family That > may have take offense over my E-mail. Sincerely Jack E. Briles Sr. jackbriles@aol.com > Linda, > My wife Betty and I went out and talked to Father JR (as he prefers to be > called) He said he did not know about the sign until it was up. He said your > > husband installed it without his knowdlege. Actually, he has a point. The > sign is > not in the cemetery, but down the hill on obvious church property. It really > > should have been placed on the hill top at the cemetery. (not true) > I am going to look for an Exception on the deed, if there is one. He > said the Archdiocese in Indianapolis thinks that with the sign you may want > to > claim that whole plot of land. He also said, where had your family been for > the last 100 years while the church mowed the property. Actually that is not > a > valid question. The INPCRP is in the process of correcting this, along with > the > Trustees and the DNR and DHPA. Many cemeteries were neglected until the last > > 8-10 years and now the families want to restore them and maintain them. > There > was a long period of time when nearly all cemeteries were neglected, and > farmers and others were removing the stones and using the ground, because > there was > no law preventing it, but times do change, as it has now with computer > connections. Letter writing was so slow nothing ever happened. > I explained to him I have no Legal powers of any kind, I only volunteer > to help resolve things like this. I am not employed with the state, nor any > other group. I am a volunteer. He also assured me the cemetery would not be > moved, disturbed nor used for any other purpose. The area is as Sacred and > secure > as the church cemetery on the other side of the church. And as far as future > > burials, they have Acres of open space. In fact he said the Archdiocese is > going > to start building what he called a "Columbarium" (May not be spelled > correct) > and recommend Cremation and the remains placed in a Small niche. They can't > bury forever without running out of space. > Land is becoming so hard to come by, and is very expensive. But the > Jenkins cemetery is safe. If the sign would have been at the top of the hill > I > believe it might not have been a problem. I estimated the Graveyard at no > more > than 40 X 40 feet, and the sign is about 150 feet away down next to the > Parking > lot, and on church Property. (Not True.) > Naturally the church gets nervous if it looks like they are going to lose > such a large piece of land. Maybe if you contacted the Priest about moving > the > sign up the hill to the cemetery, and assured him you had no intentions of > claiming the whole > (I guessed 3 Acres) area, you might be able to work out an agreement. It's > worth a try. > > Sincerely, > Jack E. Briles Sr. > Floyd-Clark Co. INPCRP Coordinator > PO BOX 444 > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > (812)282-6585 >