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. >