The article Jack refers to is at http://www.starnews.com/news/citystate/98/aug/0822SN_rhoads.html I urge you to read it. Apologies to anyone who thinks this does not belong on a genealogy page and to those who belong to several lists and receive multiple copies of my message. Charles Ed Starnes Corvallis, OR Jack L. Eaton wrote: > In today's (Aug. 25, 1998) issue of the Indianapolis Star, there is a long > article about a cemetery that has been bought by a land developer for > construction of a warehouse. Mentioned in the article are the following > surnames: RHOADS, FOLTZ, SHUTE and RUDE. There were 35 children and 8 adults > buried in the cemetery. The first person buried there was James Rhoads who > died in August 1844. His wife, whose name was believed to be Hannah died on > July 24, 1849 at age 85. The article details information about the burials > there and the process that the developer used to get permission to remove the > graves, do away with the tomb stones and begin construction. It's pretty > shocking. > > In anyone is interested in the names and/or the article, let me know by e-mail > and I'll send you a copy by snail mail for copying and postage charges. If > you have questions contact me at the e-mail address below. > > Jack, Indianapolis > [email protected] > > Researching: ALEXANDER, EATON, INGLEFIELD, LYMAN, MCCLURE, WILLIAMS > > ----------------------------------------------- > To contact the list owner, use [email protected] > > For information on available lists, other list options, and other > generally useful information, visit > http://php.indiana.edu/~stephenl/genealog.htm