See url for obit re Nancy Boddie, 1971, Lincoln Parish, La - buried in Bear Creek Cemetery (there seems to be Bear Creek Cemeteries all over the country) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/lincoln/obit/bodn71.txt --- Gingerblu@aol.com wrote: > Knew I had this, just a matter of locating. > Bear Island Cemetary > Livingston parish, La. > The location of this cemetary is at nearly the end > of Hwy. 1039 which dead > ends at the swamps of Black Lake. This cemetary is > in a state of decay, > probably, the reason being that it has been out of > use for a great many > years. It has been hidden by thick, rampant growth > of inderbrush, trees and > vines, thus hiding it from passers using this road. > Even many of the local > residents did not know of the existance of this > cemetary. > Bear Island Cemetary is surronded by swampy areas > and is only 4 feet above > sea level. Directly behind the cemetary is the Black > Lake canal which leads > into the Black Lake , which leads into Lake > Maurepas. > Only a total of 20 Graves could be found. By no > means is this cemetary census > complete. Many of the tombstones have been destroyed > and a great deal of the > markers were just crosses of wood. > Copied March of 1977 by Aubre Fontenot, Springfield, > La. > Graves > #1 P. Vampram #2 Elizabeth C, Ernest #3 > Lucretia Ovala > #4 Unmarked (sems to be of a child) #5 Nichles > Lestodin and his four > children. #6 Unmarked #7 Unmarked(cement slab) > #8 unmarked #9 Unmarked > (cement slab) #10 unmarked #11 Father Joseph > Penion 1850-1904 #12 > Unmarked ( numbers 6-12 are all enclosed by a fence > #13 Here rests > Henrietta Vicknair wife of Gus Cambre 1859-1886 > #14 Annie Daughter of N and E.L. Linden 1889-1891. > #15 Lovans Kie son of P L and L B Comb age 2 yrs, > and 3 months > #16 unmarked (old wooden cross) > I know you didnt want any genealogy but it seemed a > pity to type the rest and > not list the names. I copied this from one of the > NOG mags. Hope it helps you > > Gingerblu@aol.com > > > ==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== > LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. > Yearly dues are $25. > To learn more about us, visit our website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/lghs.htm > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/