Squeaky Wheel: (Rich) Are there any descendents of those buried at the Granville cemetery still living in the area or known to be living? I would think that the DNR or a local Court of Law would have to review the situation if a petition were submitted stating that the DNR's actions are causing harm to the integrity of the cemetery. Kyle

Kyle, Interestingly, I think our INPCRP coordinator, LA Clugh, has relatives in the cemetery that she hasn't been able to find. From what I understand, some of her people used to homestead and farm an area adjacent to this cemetery. This site is a stones throw from the Wabash and Erie Canal, so I imagine we have some immigrant canal workers buried here as well. Just down the road a bit is another cemetery along the extinct canal that is supposed to include a mass burial of Irish canal workers. The Granville cemetery, as it is currently fenced, is approximately .6 acres in size. This is enough room for as many as 250 burials. There are some stones outside the fence as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more than 200 in there. Incidentally, the latest burial, if memory serves me correctly, was 1906. There are surely some relatives; whether they still live in the area or not, I can't be sure. This part of the county is under development, and new houses are springing up around Granville. The current residents, at least those that came by while we were out there, are concerned about the state of the cemetery. When I spoke to the township trustee, he allowed as how complaints are typical, usually every Fall, about the overgrown condition. I imagine that some of these are probably from genealogists and or relatives trying to track down ancestors, and that they probably didn't buy the explanation on the sign either. I'm pretty sure that local awareness of this ongoing problem will be escalated now; at least there is that hope. We'll still probably need to fan the flames a bit, but we'll make sure it's a controlled (civil) burn. Regards, Rich Green Historic Archaeological Research 4338 Hadley Court West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office: (765) 464-8735 Mobile: (765) 427-4082 www.har-indy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: KidClerk@aol.com To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Granville Cemetery photos Squeaky Wheel: (Rich) Are there any descendents of those buried at the Granville cemetery still living in the area or known to be living? I would think that the DNR or a local Court of Law would have to review the situation if a petition were submitted stating that the DNR's actions are causing harm to the integrity of the cemetery. Kyle ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)