Interesting info. One the subject of "stacking" the casket's? I don't know the exact location or name of the cemetary, but there is at least one family down in Phoenix, Az. that has already been doing this same thing. My x-brother-in-law was telling me that a friend of his already knows exactly where he'll be buried when his time comes-on top of his parents & quite a few generations back are. Of course--if they "run out of room" in his area--they'll have a whole bunch located in one plot to move, should save some time. ---------- > From: Carolyn R. Green <crgreen@risecom.net> > To: KELLEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Burials... > Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 10:42 PM > > Our graveyards, cemeteries should be 'sacred' and preserved. However, time > and events cause these areas to be put 'into perspective'. I've been hearing > for years that we're running out of living areas for families at the rate of > population growth. Discussions of 'stacking' our graves in order to utilize > the space better as an alternative to the standard we now use. Creamation is > another alternative for the desceased to 'take up less space'. > I know of many instances of graves having been moved to other areas. My > husbands great grandmother 'sold' 5000 acres to a large city for a lake that > was planned in the middle of their ranch in 1930's. Her husband, aunt, and 4 > sons (as well as some other graves) in their family cemetery had to be > 'removed'. In Tenn. in the 1930's several cemeteries were 'moved' for the > same reason. There are listings in libraries of these cemeteries and who Had > been there (if known and marked) and where they had been 'removed' to. > I have an interesting problem of another sort...My greatgrandparents and a > couple of their grown children were buried in a cemetery and were 'marked' > after 1900. A few 'people' including some city 'offcials' removed the > tombstones and 'resold' the plots, thinking everyone had moved away and no > one would know! Well that wasn't the case, but the markers were never > replaced!! My grandmother visited the area and rememebered her grandparents > and their graves. 'We' the descendants have had to find the newspaper > clippings for 'our proof' ... > Just a late night commentary....... > Caroyln > > > ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== > Archives for Mailing Lists > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >