Just a thought or two.... could that lady's grandfather have purchased the land from Ewell and Elizabeth's estate? Then it would make some sense that they might really be buried there. Or, perhaps, the deed would have some specific wording regarding family rights to the cemetery written into the legal document. I'd try to get a copy of the deed as well as checking census records. That deed might end up having some interesting info in it. Kathy Cassy Sommers wrote: > Can anyone tell me positively where Ewell Messer b. 1839 and > Elizabeth Baker Messer b. 1842 are buried? Here is why I ask. I > have found the Cemetery in front of the Brewers at Walker, Knox > County. I spoke with the lady who ownes this property and use to be > a Brewer (maiden name) She claims and I saw the deed that her > grandfather purchased the land from Ewell and Elizabeth Messer. She > also showed us the cemetery where her relatives are buried and two > unmarked graves which she says are Ewell and Elizabeth Messer. I > have other information in my notes that states Benjamin Messer father > of Ewell Messer is buried in this cemetery. The woman I spoke to > insisted there were only two unmarked graves Ewell and Elizabeth. > What I am trying to do is see if anyone can prove Ewell and Elizabeth > are buried elsewhere. If I can prove this then I can make with a > fairly good hunch these unmarked graves belong to Benjamin Messer not > Ewell. I guess I find it strange that Ewell and Elizabeth would sell > their land but then come back and be buried there instead of being > buried on the land they still own. > > Any thoughts? > > One more question. Can someone do a look-up for me of the 1910 and > 1920 census and see if there is a Ewell Messer family? He was 60 in > 1900. > > Thank you, > > Cassy. > -- > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237