>From an article dated June 3, 1976 from the Flemingsburg Gazette.....A letter to the Editor. Dear Jean, The recent articles in the GAzette covering Rev. War Soldiers and other Historical items have been interesting to me and I am clipping them for my files, However, in the May 6 Issue I was appalled to learn that the old Crain Graveyard between Poplar Plains and Hillsboro had been destroyed. The Article, written by Mrs. Lee OWENS, explains that the old graveyard had been removed. That is terrible. In that Graveyard are the remains of some of Fleming County's foremost Pioneers. The ancestor of most of the Crains in Fleming Co. is buried there, as well as Col. John HUNT. Several members of the RAWLINGS, EMMONS, DEARING, and MCROBERTS families are buried there. I copied most of the stones in this graveyard the day before the big Blizzard in November, 1950. I think that Mrs. Leo Royse also made a copy of the stones once. It is fortunate we made copies or all would be lost now. I cannot understand how the community could have permitted this to happen with so many of the descendents of the people still around in the county. I am enclosing a copy of the stones as I found them in 1850 and you may publish them if you wish. Incidently, I believe that Fleming Co.'s first Methodist Church was at Stockton Station, near the Flemingsburg Stockyards, rather than the one beside the Crain Graveyard. Sincerely, Bill Talley William M. Talley McGill University Montreal, Quebec This what the note says: Stones formerly in the Old Crain Gaveyard. [note: I have compaired my copy with Mrs.Leo Royse's copy and this is the results] Sam CRAIN, Sen., Died March 25 1830, aged 86 years and 15 days. Elenor CRAIN died Jan. 27 1819 Aged 58 John Crain died Oct. 1821 [years broken off] Rhoda consort of John CRAIN, died April 18, 1847, aged 62 years 15 days. James CRAIN died August 3, 1845 aged 69 years, 6 months, and 13 days. Allis COLEMAN, Born August 30, 1855 died November 9, 1871 William DEARING, b. March 26, 1852 d. Nov. 23, 1877 Annie L., Infant daughter of M.I & L. DEARING b. May 9 and died Oct. 11, 1877 B.D. DEARING, b. July 4, 1806 d. May 19, 1891. Amanda wife of B. DEARING b. November 13, 1816 d. March 18, 1872. Elisha DEARING, b. March 6, 1846 d. Jan. 8, 1870 St Clair DEARING, b. Oct. 7, 1815 Nancy wife of St Clair EMMONS b. Maarch 28, 1796 d. Dec. 16, 1874 Joseph EMMONS b. June 27, 1800 d. June 27, 1868 Susan EMMONS b. April 7, 1807 d. Aug. 14, 1893 J.B. EMMONS b. Dec. 1845 d. 10 April, 1865 St Clair EMMONS b. May 28, 1794 d. Dec. 10, 1858.