In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:53:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, elasley@sigecom.net writes: But I am still having a problem with the 125 year thing. What about the people that are buried there from the 75 years before the family owned it? I had a farmer tell me once that he thought after a cemetery had been abandoned for 100 years, he could remove the stones. Is this a similar situation, where anything that was there before the 125 year family ownership does not count? How do we determine which of our cemetery laws apply, and in what different situations? You bring up some good points Ernie. But one thing for sure, if Mr. Wolfe's remains are interred here, this is no longer an 'abandoned' cemetery. Another question that can be raised is who is to say that the cemetery is full or not available for new burials? If a township trustee owns a particular cemetery and believes there is more burial space available, what's to keep him/her from allowing more burials? Most that I know take the stance that there are to be no additional burials in these old cemeteries, but I'm sure an issue such as this comes up every so often when someone wants to be buried next to their ancestors. If I understand you correctly, this is not a township cemetery but is located on private land. I would guess different rules do apply due to this....???? At some point, the funeral director would become involved and would probably try to discourage certain burials in these cemeteries as well. I see an awful lot of gray area here... Kyle

HELLO GANG. WE HAVE A PIONEER CEMETERY HERE IN TIPTON COUNTY, SUMNER, THAT STILL HAS BURRIALS. IT IS UNDER THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE. I TALKED WITH ONE FAMILY THAT HER FATHER WAS BURIED THERE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE TRUSTEE THAT IF THEY WERE POSITIVE NO ONE WAS BURIED IN THEIR SPOT THEY COULD BE BURIED THERE. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF ROOM IN THIS CEMETERY. JOAN WRAY TIPTON, COUNTY ----- Original Message ----- From: <KidClerk@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] New burial in a Pioneer cemetery? > > In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:53:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, > elasley@sigecom.net writes: > > But I am still having a problem with the 125 year thing. What about > the people that are buried there from the 75 years before the family > owned it? I had a farmer tell me once that he thought after a > cemetery had been abandoned for 100 years, he could remove the > stones. Is this a similar situation, where anything that was there > before the 125 year family ownership does not count? How do we > determine which of our cemetery laws apply, and in what different situations? > > > > You bring up some good points Ernie. But one thing for sure, if Mr. Wolfe's > remains are interred here, this is no longer an 'abandoned' cemetery. > Another question that can be raised is who is to say that the cemetery is full or > not available for new burials? If a township trustee owns a particular > cemetery and believes there is more burial space available, what's to keep him/her > from allowing more burials? Most that I know take the stance that there are > to be no additional burials in these old cemeteries, but I'm sure an issue > such as this comes up every so often when someone wants to be buried next to > their ancestors. If I understand you correctly, this is not a township > cemetery but is located on private land. I would guess different rules do apply > due to this....???? At some point, the funeral director would become involved > and would probably try to discourage certain burials in these cemeteries as > well. I see an awful lot of gray area here... > > Kyle > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > Please do not send genealogical queries through this list. The surname and geographic Mailing Lists on Rootsweb at http://lists.rootsweb.com are a better venue. > Thank you. > > --- > --- > > > --- ---

The same thing with Hatfield cemetery in Allen county. It's still an active cemetery with the first burial in 1836 and I believe the last one there was in 1988. I'm sure that there are quite a few of the pioneer cemeteries that are under township control that are still active but like Kyle said, the ones on private property could be a different story. Brian Smead Terre Haute, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: ejw13@ccrtc.com [mailto:ejw13@ccrtc.com] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:16 AM To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INPCRP] New burial in a Pioneer cemetery? HELLO GANG. WE HAVE A PIONEER CEMETERY HERE IN TIPTON COUNTY, SUMNER, THAT STILL HAS BURRIALS. IT IS UNDER THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE. I TALKED WITH ONE FAMILY THAT HER FATHER WAS BURIED THERE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE TRUSTEE THAT IF THEY WERE POSITIVE NO ONE WAS BURIED IN THEIR SPOT THEY COULD BE BURIED THERE. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF ROOM IN THIS CEMETERY. JOAN WRAY TIPTON, COUNTY ----- Original Message ----- From: <KidClerk@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] New burial in a Pioneer cemetery? > > In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:53:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, > elasley@sigecom.net writes: > > But I am still having a problem with the 125 year thing. What about > the people that are buried there from the 75 years before the family > owned it? I had a farmer tell me once that he thought after a > cemetery had been abandoned for 100 years, he could remove the > stones. Is this a similar situation, where anything that was there > before the 125 year family ownership does not count? How do we > determine which of our cemetery laws apply, and in what different situations? > > > > You bring up some good points Ernie. But one thing for sure, if Mr. Wolfe's > remains are interred here, this is no longer an 'abandoned' cemetery. > Another question that can be raised is who is to say that the cemetery is full or > not available for new burials? If a township trustee owns a particular > cemetery and believes there is more burial space available, what's to keep him/her > from allowing more burials? Most that I know take the stance that there are > to be no additional burials in these old cemeteries, but I'm sure an issue > such as this comes up every so often when someone wants to be buried next to > their ancestors. If I understand you correctly, this is not a township > cemetery but is located on private land. I would guess different rules do apply > due to this....???? At some point, the funeral director would become involved > and would probably try to discourage certain burials in these cemeteries as > well. I see an awful lot of gray area here... > > Kyle > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > Please do not send genealogical queries through this list. The surname and geographic Mailing Lists on Rootsweb at http://lists.rootsweb.com are a better venue. > Thank you. > > --- > --- > > > --- --- ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== THIS IS A CEMETERY ----- "Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is undisguised. This is a cemetery. "Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched. "Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life - not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living. "A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always." --Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union, IA