I'M RESEARCHING IN WICOMICO CO., MD. I SAW SOME SIMILAR NAMES IN CAMBRIDGE BUT NOT TIE IN I CAN SEE. ROY P. FOUND THE TWO CENSUSES FOR ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TRYING. GOD BLESS, NORAH -----Original Message----- From: Doris Era Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:53 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] LEVEN NIBLET IN SALISBURY, MD 1920 CENSUS Norah, *What area are you researching? I live in Dorchester County, Maryland. Doris * > HI ALL, > JUST GETTING BACK INTO SOME GENEALOGY. WE’VE BEEN MOVING ACROSS TOWN. > DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS NIBLET LINE OR ANYTHING ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER PEARL > NIBLET? PEARL’S SON LIVES UP HERE NEAR ME AND THE STORY IS PEARL > MARRIED ROBT PERRY TOWNSEND AND HAD ONE OR TWO CHILDREN; THE SON BORN > 1944. SHE LATER MD A NICOLL AND HE ADOPTED THE SON. I FOUND ROBT P AND > HE’S CONECTED TO MY LINE BUT I CAN’T FIND LEVIN IN EARLIER OR LATER > CENSUSES. I BELIEVE HE HAD A BROTHER OR COUSIN NAMED JOHN ALFRED. BUTI > CAN’T FIND EITHER OF THEM IN THE 1900 CENSUS OR 1910 EITHER (POSSIBLY A > SPELLING ERROR). ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. UP HERE IN PA I DON’T > HAVE ACCESS TO COURHOUSES. I HAVEN’T EVEN GOT MY MARRIAGE RECORDS HERE > EXCEPT OWRCESTER CO PRE 1865. > > THANKS FOR ANY HELP. SORRY FOR THE LARGE PRINT; MY EYESIGHT IS A LITTLE > WORSE. > > NORAH HASTINGS COLLINS > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Norah, *What area are you researching? I live in Dorchester County, Maryland. Doris * > HI ALL, > JUST GETTING BACK INTO SOME GENEALOGY. WE’VE BEEN MOVING ACROSS TOWN. DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS NIBLET LINE OR ANYTHING ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER PEARL NIBLET? PEARL’S SON LIVES UP HERE NEAR ME AND THE STORY IS PEARL MARRIED ROBT PERRY TOWNSEND AND HAD ONE OR TWO CHILDREN; THE SON BORN 1944. SHE LATER MD A NICOLL AND HE ADOPTED THE SON. I FOUND ROBT P AND HE’S CONECTED TO MY LINE BUT I CAN’T FIND LEVIN IN EARLIER OR LATER CENSUSES. I BELIEVE HE HAD A BROTHER OR COUSIN NAMED JOHN ALFRED. BUTI CAN’T FIND EITHER OF THEM IN THE 1900 CENSUS OR 1910 EITHER (POSSIBLY A SPELLING ERROR). ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. UP HERE IN PA I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO COURHOUSES. I HAVEN’T EVEN GOT MY MARRIAGE RECORDS HERE EXCEPT OWRCESTER CO PRE 1865. > > THANKS FOR ANY HELP. SORRY FOR THE LARGE PRINT; MY EYESIGHT IS A LITTLE WORSE. > > NORAH HASTINGS COLLINS > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

HI ALL, JUST GETTING BACK INTO SOME GENEALOGY. WE’VE BEEN MOVING ACROSS TOWN. DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS NIBLET LINE OR ANYTHING ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER PEARL NIBLET? PEARL’S SON LIVES UP HERE NEAR ME AND THE STORY IS PEARL MARRIED ROBT PERRY TOWNSEND AND HAD ONE OR TWO CHILDREN; THE SON BORN 1944. SHE LATER MD A NICOLL AND HE ADOPTED THE SON. I FOUND ROBT P AND HE’S CONECTED TO MY LINE BUT I CAN’T FIND LEVIN IN EARLIER OR LATER CENSUSES. I BELIEVE HE HAD A BROTHER OR COUSIN NAMED JOHN ALFRED. BUTI CAN’T FIND EITHER OF THEM IN THE 1900 CENSUS OR 1910 EITHER (POSSIBLY A SPELLING ERROR). ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. UP HERE IN PA I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO COURHOUSES. I HAVEN’T EVEN GOT MY MARRIAGE RECORDS HERE EXCEPT OWRCESTER CO PRE 1865. THANKS FOR ANY HELP. SORRY FOR THE LARGE PRINT; MY EYESIGHT IS A LITTLE WORSE. NORAH HASTINGS COLLINS

Cheryl gave me permission to forward to LDR <CheShannon@aol.com, Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone To: marjea@wildblue.net, mikefrombethany@yahoo.com> ** Hello Marjorie and Mike, Here is the link to the law which Delaware passed in 2008 relating to cemeteries. *Title 29- Chapter 79A. Cemetery Registration and Distressed Cemetery Fund* *http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c079a/index.shtml* Cemetery *owners* may download a registration form at- http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/hp/files/cemetery_reg.pdf The primary objective of this legislation is for *owners* to register their cemeteries. The secondary objectives are to create a distressed cemetery fund and to pass on cemetery complaints. A 5 member volunteer board was created to implement this bill. I am one of those volunteers. If anyone has any complaints, concerns, comments or questions about cemeteries, you are encouraged to contact Jennifer in Vital Statistics at (302) 744-4541 or jennifer.rush@state.de.us Of course, you may also call or email me at (302) 239-7842 or cheshannon@aol.com *Cleaning of tombstones*- Below are several recommended links which talk about this topic. Basically, the answer is wash with water only. http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm http://www.ctgravestones.com/Conservation/cleaning.htm *Specifically about Westwoods Cemetery on Westwoods Road, Millsboro*- I went to see the Westwoods Church and cemetery the other day. By looking through the Sussex County Tax records, I believe that the Church is located on District-Map-Parcel- 3-33 7.00 2.06. This property is owned by Matthew J. Esham. The cemetery across the street is located on the property of Glenda J. Hitchens (3-33 7.00 2.00). A cemetery registration form was sent to Ms. Hitchens from the Vital Statistics Office on June 6, 2012. There was no response. If anyone has any other information, please let me know, remember, I am only a cemetery volunteer. As I see it, in order to establish a grassroots effort to restore this cemetery, someone would first have to ask Ms. Hitchens' permission since she is the owner and the cemetery is located on private property. Permission should be asked to, actually, go visit the cemetery. If Ms. Hitchens registers the cemetery and gives her permission, there is a possibility that she could get a small grant from the Distressed Cemetery Fund to help with the restoration. I am going to transcribe a cemetery this afternoon in Dagsboro. I had to go to a Jack Lingo office to sign a "release of liability form" before entering the property. So that I don't have to walk a mile in swampy water, I had to get permission from the neighboring property owner to walk across her property. I am lucky to be able to go. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor. As you can see these small cemetery issues are rather complex. We believe there are between 600 and 800 of them alone in Sussex County. Cheryl S. Markiewicz DE State Cemetery Board Volunteer In a message dated 3/22/2013 7:23:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marjea@wildblue.net writes: Mike, sadly there is no group in DE dedicated to preserving, let alone restoring old cemeteries. There is a recently created state board on cemeteries whose charge is to identify all cemeteries, find owners, and solicit registration for a fee. It is possible for a registered cemetery to apply to the board for funds (from the fees) to finance a project involving the cemetery. Cheryl Markiewiecz, active in the DE Gen Soc. is a member of the board and can give you more information. <CheShannon@aol.com>. She vacations in your neck of the woods. On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 6:24 PM, <ARHGenealogy@aol.com> wrote: > For cleaning tombstones, I've heard the product "D/2 Biological Solution" > recommended, but I can't vouch for it and wouldn't try it myself without > doing more research. Below is a link to a place that carries it. If > anyone has > used it, I'd be interested in hearing what you think. > > _http://www.gravestonecleaner.com/d2-biological-solution-2/_ > (http://www.gravestonecleaner.com/d2-biological-solution-2/) > > Andrew H. > > > > In a message dated 3/22/2013 6:12:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mikefrombethany@yahoo.com writes: > > Whats the proper way to clean a tombstone? My ancestor, Felix Smith, is > buried in Westwoods Cemetery, on Rt 24, between Millsboro & Gumboro. It's > been about 10 years since I was last there & its almost impossible to > read his > tombstone. Its whitened out & green fungus is slightly covering it. > > I also wonder what type of oversight committee Delaware has in restoring > older, forgotten cemeteries? The Westwood Church is no longer in use & > has a > plaque next to it, which may signify it as a historic place. The church is > in good condition, but, sadly, the cemetery is deplorable condition. > > My two questions are, what can I use to clean the green off of a > tombstone? Is there an agency in Delaware I could inquire about getting a > grassroots effort established to restore this cemetery? It's a shame to > allow the > burial grounds of our ancestors to just to fall in disrepair. > > Thanks > Mike Adkins > *************************************** > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke

> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 22:01:01 -0400 > From: iris.gates@gmail.com > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LDR] Question about Inventory comments by Register of Wills > > Theresa, this is a very interesting question. > > I recently came across a similar case here concerning an LDR relative who > moved to southern NJ. Again, this involved a significant depreciation of > the property the deceased had owned. He left all his property to his two > heirs (sons), which they would inherit after his widow's demise. Before the > widow died, the investment company handling his investments was supposed to > continue investing in the family's behalf, except it soon became clear > there was something wrong with the numbers the investment company continued > using after the crash. > > This happened much later than your case, but the problem went to the NJ > Superior Court more than one time. The cases involved a father of only two > sons, who died in 1930 (Wall Street crashed Oct. 1929). The deceased had > investments which the execs had valued at the pre-crash value, which of > course had diminished considerably after the crash. The sons, of which one > was an exec along with some investment company in Camden, NJ (the other son > was not an exec), soon ran into trouble over the pre-crash vauation of the > total property the deceased left. Nice house & many stocks, etc. But the > non-exec son had to sue the execs at least two times. Apparently the > investment co. (co-exec with the one son) had mostly been driving this > scenario all along. The NJ Superior Court ruled that the investements > needed to be valued accorring to current market value rather than at the > pre-crash value. I'm oversimplifying what happened in these cases, and both > brothers did come out okay. I know from descendants living now that the > brothers got along fine both before and after the superior court cases. > Apparently the investment company had been working this whole thing wrong, > and the exec brother was probably cluelsee about what was going on or what > needed to be done. > > I hope this makes sense. I was lucky, on this one, becase these cases in > the NJ Superior Court records were available online. So I could see the > whole scenario. Plus I met a descendant of one of the two brothers (our > people knew the other brother), who reported that the brothers and their > families got along fine. My people remember the non-exec brother and the > big house in which they lived. > > Maybe your case involved something similar -- some devaluation of the > property had occurred, of which the authorities had become aware. MD > archives online are really good. Maybe they have record of a case > concerning this issue. If so, I hope you can locate it. > > > Good luck on this & best wishes, > Liz J > > > On 2 April 2013 21:04, <tarantulac@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Ok, I have found the Inventory for my possible 4th great-grandfather and I > > am a bit perplexed by some of the language used at the end of the Inventory. > > > > ". . ordered that the Register of Wills settle the depreciation of the > > within Inventory at one for three." > > > > This Inventory was settled in 1778 in Worcester County, MD. Does anyone > > know precisely what this Order means? > > > > Thanks!! > > > > Teresa A. Derrickson > > nee Chandler > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Most material goods "depreciate" over time, meaning they lose value. In this case it seems that they are valuing the property at 1/3 of its original price or of comparable property purchased new. Scott On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 7:04 PM MT, tarantulac@aol.com wrote: > >Ok, I have found the Inventory for my possible 4th >great-grandfather and I am a bit perplexed by some of the >language used at the end of the Inventory. > >". . ordered that the Register of Wills settle the depreciation >of the within Inventory at one for three." > >This Inventory was settled in 1778 in Worcester County, MD. >Does anyone know precisely what this Order means? > >Thanks!! > >Teresa A. Derrickson >nee Chandler

Theresa, this is a very interesting question. I recently came across a similar case here concerning an LDR relative who moved to southern NJ. Again, this involved a significant depreciation of the property the deceased had owned. He left all his property to his two heirs (sons), which they would inherit after his widow's demise. Before the widow died, the investment company handling his investments was supposed to continue investing in the family's behalf, except it soon became clear there was something wrong with the numbers the investment company continued using after the crash. This happened much later than your case, but the problem went to the NJ Superior Court more than one time. The cases involved a father of only two sons, who died in 1930 (Wall Street crashed Oct. 1929). The deceased had investments which the execs had valued at the pre-crash value, which of course had diminished considerably after the crash. The sons, of which one was an exec along with some investment company in Camden, NJ (the other son was not an exec), soon ran into trouble over the pre-crash vauation of the total property the deceased left. Nice house & many stocks, etc. But the non-exec son had to sue the execs at least two times. Apparently the investment co. (co-exec with the one son) had mostly been driving this scenario all along. The NJ Superior Court ruled that the investements needed to be valued accorring to current market value rather than at the pre-crash value. I'm oversimplifying what happened in these cases, and both brothers did come out okay. I know from descendants living now that the brothers got along fine both before and after the superior court cases. Apparently the investment company had been working this whole thing wrong, and the exec brother was probably cluelsee about what was going on or what needed to be done. I hope this makes sense. I was lucky, on this one, becase these cases in the NJ Superior Court records were available online. So I could see the whole scenario. Plus I met a descendant of one of the two brothers (our people knew the other brother), who reported that the brothers and their families got along fine. My people remember the non-exec brother and the big house in which they lived. Maybe your case involved something similar -- some devaluation of the property had occurred, of which the authorities had become aware. MD archives online are really good. Maybe they have record of a case concerning this issue. If so, I hope you can locate it. Good luck on this & best wishes, Liz J On 2 April 2013 21:04, <tarantulac@aol.com> wrote: > > Ok, I have found the Inventory for my possible 4th great-grandfather and I > am a bit perplexed by some of the language used at the end of the Inventory. > > ". . ordered that the Register of Wills settle the depreciation of the > within Inventory at one for three." > > This Inventory was settled in 1778 in Worcester County, MD. Does anyone > know precisely what this Order means? > > Thanks!! > > Teresa A. Derrickson > nee Chandler > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ok, I have found the Inventory for my possible 4th great-grandfather and I am a bit perplexed by some of the language used at the end of the Inventory. ". . ordered that the Register of Wills settle the depreciation of the within Inventory at one for three." This Inventory was settled in 1778 in Worcester County, MD. Does anyone know precisely what this Order means? Thanks!! Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler

Oops -- too many emails open at the same time! Correct link is: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inpcrp/ Thanks for catching, Marjorie! Eleanor Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:04:08 -0400 From: marjorie adams <marjea@wildblue.net> Subject: Re: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAG4S1nK-TNbybGGTp+vUYHOcf0EQhvdFho0u6bqx7tc6r+g-4Q@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Eleanor thanks but I think you gave the wrong link. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Eleanor Rayl <erayl36@att.net> wrote: Locally, in Indiana, clean up may done by a Boy Scout project, volunteer group, high school or local association. Repairing stones is best left to a professional. I take a spray bottle of WATER to help me read stones and never do rubbings as that can damage the surface. Take photos before, during and after. Share with a local paper, historical societies, etc. to further your mission and reach. You might be able to collect donations or create a fund to hire repair services as needed. Be wiling to speak before clubs and meeting to create more interest and support. Consider a Facebook group together people talking. You can read about the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project here, with instructions to research ownership (Indiana laws displayed, of course), how to clean a marker, etc: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inpcrp/ I think it's great that there are people willing to take on projects such as this! Eleanor Rayl

Eleanor thanks but I think you gave the wrong link. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Eleanor Rayl <erayl36@att.net> wrote: > Locally, in Indiana, clean up may done by a Boy Scout project, volunteer > group, high school or local association. Repairing stones is best left to a > professional. I take a spray bottle of WATER to help me read stones and > never do rubbings as that can damage the surface. > > Take photos before, during and after. Share with a local paper, historical > societies, etc. to further your mission and reach. You might be able to > collect donations or create a fund to hire repair services as needed. Be > wiling to speak before clubs and meeting to create more interest and > support. Consider a Facebook group together people talking. > > You can read about the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project here, > with instructions to research ownership (Indiana laws displayed, of > course), how to clean a marker, etc: > > http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/Indiana/southwestin/goosepondfwain.html > > I think it's great that there are people willing to take on projects such > as this! > > Eleanor Rayl > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:00 AM, lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.comwrote: > > > > > > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Administrivia > > > > For information about the Lower Delmarva Roots Mailing List, including > list guidelines and instructions for unsubscribing and subscribing, see the > LDRoots FAQ: > > > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Proper care of a tombstone (Chuck Swift) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:07:59 -0400 > > From: "Chuck Swift" <ccswift@verizon.net> > > Subject: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone > > To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <E0CBE593CFE84739BC4A32200716EF6A@ChuckPC> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > The original question to this thread was about cleaning old stones. > Spoke with Scott Sipple, who owns Sipple Monuments in Milford. He advised > clean water and a brush. Chemicals can hasten deterioration of an already > fragile stone. Other than photographing stones for information, Sipple?s > also sells a ?rubbing paper? that will make exact impressions of hard to > read stones. I can attest, that sometimes, this is the only way to glean > names and dates from well worn stones. > > > > Several years ago, the Laurel Historical Society started a cemetery > project in the Laurel Zip Code. To date, we have transcribed 120 cemeteries > and almost 13,000 names, all in Laurel. More information can be found on > their website, laureldehistoricalsociety.org. > > > > About a year after we started, two different groups from the state > cemetery board contacted us about our finds. We asked for clarification of > their request and never heard from either person again! With budget cuts, > this is one program that certainly will be ?laid to rest.? It did offer > funds for private cemetery repair. One of the main reasons for the program > was to identify cemeteries to keep housing projects and new roadways from > encroaching. > > > > A family cemetery on private property, usually, is owned by the property > owner. Supposedly, access is automatic with permission from the owner. > Sometimes, though, the owner is having a bad life and will refuse. Legal > action may be necessary, in that case. We have also seen where the > cemetery, itself, has its own deed. Look at county land records for > ownership. Most church cemeteries are owned by the adjoining church, but, > not always. The Henry Family owns the cemetery next to Mt. Pleasant UM > Church in Laurel. > > > > As to cemetery cleanup, we have spent days clearing out brush and debris > before we read the first stone. In another couple of years, the brush will > be back. Foxholes are a given out there! Sometimes, even the foxes are > there! Civic groups and prison labor are good sources of cleanup labor. > Don?t kids need community service to graduate high school? Not a project > for everybody, for others, right up their alley! > > > > Enough ramblin?! > > Chuck Swift > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS list administrator, send an email to > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > To post a message to the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS mailing list, send an > email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Digest, Vol 8, Issue 42 > > *************************************************** > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke

Locally, in Indiana, clean up may done by a Boy Scout project, volunteer group, high school or local association. Repairing stones is best left to a professional. I take a spray bottle of WATER to help me read stones and never do rubbings as that can damage the surface. Take photos before, during and after. Share with a local paper, historical societies, etc. to further your mission and reach. You might be able to collect donations or create a fund to hire repair services as needed. Be wiling to speak before clubs and meeting to create more interest and support. Consider a Facebook group together people talking. You can read about the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project here, with instructions to research ownership (Indiana laws displayed, of course), how to clean a marker, etc: http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/Indiana/southwestin/goosepondfwain.html I think it's great that there are people willing to take on projects such as this! Eleanor Rayl Sent from my iPad On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:00 AM, lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Administrivia > > For information about the Lower Delmarva Roots Mailing List, including list guidelines and instructions for unsubscribing and subscribing, see the LDRoots FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Proper care of a tombstone (Chuck Swift) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:07:59 -0400 > From: "Chuck Swift" <ccswift@verizon.net> > Subject: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone > To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <E0CBE593CFE84739BC4A32200716EF6A@ChuckPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The original question to this thread was about cleaning old stones. Spoke with Scott Sipple, who owns Sipple Monuments in Milford. He advised clean water and a brush. Chemicals can hasten deterioration of an already fragile stone. Other than photographing stones for information, Sipple?s also sells a ?rubbing paper? that will make exact impressions of hard to read stones. I can attest, that sometimes, this is the only way to glean names and dates from well worn stones. > > Several years ago, the Laurel Historical Society started a cemetery project in the Laurel Zip Code. To date, we have transcribed 120 cemeteries and almost 13,000 names, all in Laurel. More information can be found on their website, laureldehistoricalsociety.org. > > About a year after we started, two different groups from the state cemetery board contacted us about our finds. We asked for clarification of their request and never heard from either person again! With budget cuts, this is one program that certainly will be ?laid to rest.? It did offer funds for private cemetery repair. One of the main reasons for the program was to identify cemeteries to keep housing projects and new roadways from encroaching. > > A family cemetery on private property, usually, is owned by the property owner. Supposedly, access is automatic with permission from the owner. Sometimes, though, the owner is having a bad life and will refuse. Legal action may be necessary, in that case. We have also seen where the cemetery, itself, has its own deed. Look at county land records for ownership. Most church cemeteries are owned by the adjoining church, but, not always. The Henry Family owns the cemetery next to Mt. Pleasant UM Church in Laurel. > > As to cemetery cleanup, we have spent days clearing out brush and debris before we read the first stone. In another couple of years, the brush will be back. Foxholes are a given out there! Sometimes, even the foxes are there! Civic groups and prison labor are good sources of cleanup labor. Don?t kids need community service to graduate high school? Not a project for everybody, for others, right up their alley! > > Enough ramblin?! > Chuck Swift > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS list administrator, send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS mailing list, send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Digest, Vol 8, Issue 42 > ***************************************************

The original question to this thread was about cleaning old stones. Spoke with Scott Sipple, who owns Sipple Monuments in Milford. He advised clean water and a brush. Chemicals can hasten deterioration of an already fragile stone. Other than photographing stones for information, Sipple’s also sells a “rubbing paper” that will make exact impressions of hard to read stones. I can attest, that sometimes, this is the only way to glean names and dates from well worn stones. Several years ago, the Laurel Historical Society started a cemetery project in the Laurel Zip Code. To date, we have transcribed 120 cemeteries and almost 13,000 names, all in Laurel. More information can be found on their website, laureldehistoricalsociety.org. About a year after we started, two different groups from the state cemetery board contacted us about our finds. We asked for clarification of their request and never heard from either person again! With budget cuts, this is one program that certainly will be “laid to rest.” It did offer funds for private cemetery repair. One of the main reasons for the program was to identify cemeteries to keep housing projects and new roadways from encroaching. A family cemetery on private property, usually, is owned by the property owner. Supposedly, access is automatic with permission from the owner. Sometimes, though, the owner is having a bad life and will refuse. Legal action may be necessary, in that case. We have also seen where the cemetery, itself, has its own deed. Look at county land records for ownership. Most church cemeteries are owned by the adjoining church, but, not always. The Henry Family owns the cemetery next to Mt. Pleasant UM Church in Laurel. As to cemetery cleanup, we have spent days clearing out brush and debris before we read the first stone. In another couple of years, the brush will be back. Foxholes are a given out there! Sometimes, even the foxes are there! Civic groups and prison labor are good sources of cleanup labor. Don’t kids need community service to graduate high school? Not a project for everybody, for others, right up their alley! Enough ramblin’! Chuck Swift

Roy. Sure would like to know more about this but thanks for your response. On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Roy Pollitt <rcp729@gmail.com> wrote: > *Marjorie,* > * > * > *This "legal" maneuver took place back in the mid 1970's. I was not > involved.* > *So I have little knowledge of the facts except that Dad told me that the* > *then-current owner of the property did not fight our family and was very > co-operative.* > *He sold the property in the late 1990's or early 2000's ... but the family > plot is* > *still there. * > * > * > *Roy C Pollitt* > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:33 PM, marjorie adams <marjea@wildblue.net> > wrote: > > > Thanks Roy, would you know whether a specific law in the DE code was > > referenced or if the lawyer was more or less winging it? Did the land > owner > > accept the notice, or respond in any way? This is a very interesting > > approach. If it was based on a section of the DE code I would like to > know > > the reference. > > > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke

*Marjorie,* * * *This "legal" maneuver took place back in the mid 1970's. I was not involved.* *So I have little knowledge of the facts except that Dad told me that the* *then-current owner of the property did not fight our family and was very co-operative.* *He sold the property in the late 1990's or early 2000's ... but the family plot is* *still there. * * * *Roy C Pollitt* On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:33 PM, marjorie adams <marjea@wildblue.net> wrote: > Thanks Roy, would you know whether a specific law in the DE code was > referenced or if the lawyer was more or less winging it? Did the land owner > accept the notice, or respond in any way? This is a very interesting > approach. If it was based on a section of the DE code I would like to know > the reference. > >

I am referring to laws that are in more than one place. If a will specifically states that a portion of land is to be reserved as a family burial ground, it is not then a part of the rest of the property. Usually. Elizabeth In a message dated 3/28/2013 1:36:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marjea@wildblue.net writes: Thanks Roy, would you know whether a specific law in the DE code was referenced or if the lawyer was more or less winging it? Did the land owner accept the notice, or respond in any way? This is a very interesting approach. If it was based on a section of the DE code I would like to know the reference. Elizabeth, you must be referring to VA law--? Mike, we need your voice and pen. The DE state cemetery board is addressing only the tip of the issue--identifying existing cemeteries. I gather that at least initially what I call 'neglected orphan cemeteries' were not even on their radar. Nor did they grasp that private land owners did not see the logic in paying to register a cemetery on their property. When I was last in DE I located, on Cypress Road, a small overgrown cemetery with some of my ancestors and one of the oldest surviving stones in the area. I tried to facilitate registration with the DE cemetery board of both the Joe Long Cemetery (which I had transcribed and posted online earlier) and the nrby cemetery above. I was unsuccessful in that effort and in finding a local group to oversee ongoing maintenance of the one on Cypress Rd. [It has since been cleared of brush by a prison detail by request of the DDGS so that they could read it for their forthcoming vol 4 on cemeteries.] But as comments from Walt and Mike indicate, Clean up happens and neglect follows. I know this is true also of the Joe Long cemetery. On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM, <EMSCRS@aol.com> wrote: > It is legally the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the > cemetery (or make arrangements), and the current owner of the surrounding > property cannot legally deny access. Roy is quite correct here. > > Elizabeth > > > In a message dated 3/23/2013 2:33:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > rcp729@gmail.com writes: > > *I am not a lawyer but I do have a bit of "experience" in this area. My > family owned a farm near Laurel that was sold circa 1975. Some of my folks > are buried there. The man who bought the farm wanted to remove the family > burial plot. My father and his brother got a lawyer and served notice to > the owner that the descendants of the interred "own" the rights to the > burial plot and not the current land owner. Therefore, the way I see it, > it > is the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the graves, not > necessarily that of the land owner ... with the exception that the land > owner is charged with doing no damage to the graves. * > * > * > *My personal opinion is, however, that there ought to be enough good folks > in Sussex County, or anywhere else, to volunteer their time to spruce up > and preserve burial places ... since that goes hand-in-hand with > genealogical research.* > * > * > *Roy C. Pollitt* > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Roy, would you know whether a specific law in the DE code was referenced or if the lawyer was more or less winging it? Did the land owner accept the notice, or respond in any way? This is a very interesting approach. If it was based on a section of the DE code I would like to know the reference. Elizabeth, you must be referring to VA law--? Mike, we need your voice and pen. The DE state cemetery board is addressing only the tip of the issue--identifying existing cemeteries. I gather that at least initially what I call 'neglected orphan cemeteries' were not even on their radar. Nor did they grasp that private land owners did not see the logic in paying to register a cemetery on their property. When I was last in DE I located, on Cypress Road, a small overgrown cemetery with some of my ancestors and one of the oldest surviving stones in the area. I tried to facilitate registration with the DE cemetery board of both the Joe Long Cemetery (which I had transcribed and posted online earlier) and the nrby cemetery above. I was unsuccessful in that effort and in finding a local group to oversee ongoing maintenance of the one on Cypress Rd. [It has since been cleared of brush by a prison detail by request of the DDGS so that they could read it for their forthcoming vol 4 on cemeteries.] But as comments from Walt and Mike indicate, Clean up happens and neglect follows. I know this is true also of the Joe Long cemetery. On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM, <EMSCRS@aol.com> wrote: > It is legally the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the > cemetery (or make arrangements), and the current owner of the surrounding > property cannot legally deny access. Roy is quite correct here. > > Elizabeth > > > In a message dated 3/23/2013 2:33:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > rcp729@gmail.com writes: > > *I am not a lawyer but I do have a bit of "experience" in this area. My > family owned a farm near Laurel that was sold circa 1975. Some of my folks > are buried there. The man who bought the farm wanted to remove the family > burial plot. My father and his brother got a lawyer and served notice to > the owner that the descendants of the interred "own" the rights to the > burial plot and not the current land owner. Therefore, the way I see it, > it > is the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the graves, not > necessarily that of the land owner ... with the exception that the land > owner is charged with doing no damage to the graves. * > * > * > *My personal opinion is, however, that there ought to be enough good folks > in Sussex County, or anywhere else, to volunteer their time to spruce up > and preserve burial places ... since that goes hand-in-hand with > genealogical research.* > * > * > *Roy C. Pollitt* > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke

Hi, I think I must have missed a thread or two. What is the reference to the Westwood Cemetery about? I have visited and photographed that cemetery on previous trips to Sussex County. Being a West, that church and its cemetery are important to me. The last time I visited, much of the underbrush had been cut away and there was no problem reading and photographing the headstones. Walt West On Mar 23, 2013, at 3:54 PM, -Mike- <mikefrombethany@yahoo.com> wrote: > Roy- > > I agree whole-heartedly with your response. I would certainly do it myself, but being handicapped, it limits my ability to do much physically. Therefore, Im better with the "mouth & pen". I thought those who had been interred at Westwoods Cemetery had been included in the cemetery books of Sussex Co. I took a quick look today at the South Coastal Library, but only found the West Cemetery in that "hundred" The cemetery is part of Westwoods Church, so techincally, Im not sure who the actual owner might be. > > I'd like to find some funds & possibly erect a sign listing all interred there & get an organization to back the clean-up of the cemetery. I know the jail has been known to lend a physical helping hand. > > Just some of my thoughts & wondering what other list members had to say. Thanks for everyone's time. > > Mike Adkins > > ________________________________ > From: Roy Pollitt <rcp729@gmail.com> > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 2:33 PM > Subject: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone > > *I am not a lawyer but I do have a bit of "experience" in this area. My > family owned a farm near Laurel that was sold circa 1975. Some of my folks > are buried there. The man who bought the farm wanted to remove the family > burial plot. My father and his brother got a lawyer and served notice to > the owner that the descendants of the interred "own" the rights to the > burial plot and not the current land owner. Therefore, the way I see it, it > is the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the graves, not > necessarily that of the land owner ... with the exception that the land > owner is charged with doing no damage to the graves. * > * > * > *My personal opinion is, however, that there ought to be enough good folks > in Sussex County, or anywhere else, to volunteer their time to spruce up > and preserve burial places ... since that goes hand-in-hand with > genealogical research.* > * > * > *Roy C. Pollitt* > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I understand that the Boy Scouts occasionally take on a cemetery cleanup project. They learn new skills, and earn merit badges, as well as recognition by their communities. Here is one article about this: http://news.namesinstone.com/names-in-stone-news/boy-scouts-of-america-and-names-in-stone.html Liz J On 23 March 2013 15:54, -Mike- <mikefrombethany@yahoo.com> wrote: > Roy- > > I agree whole-heartedly with your response. I would certainly do it > myself, but being handicapped, it limits my ability to do much physically. > Therefore, Im better with the "mouth & pen". I thought those who had been > interred at Westwoods Cemetery had been included in the cemetery books of > Sussex Co. I took a quick look today at the South Coastal Library, but only > found the West Cemetery in that "hundred" The cemetery is part of Westwoods > Church, so techincally, Im not sure who the actual owner might be. > > I'd like to find some funds & possibly erect a sign listing all interred > there & get an organization to back the clean-up of the cemetery. I know > the jail has been known to lend a physical helping hand. > > Just some of my thoughts & wondering what other list members had to say. > Thanks for everyone's time. > > Mike Adkins > > ________________________________ > From: Roy Pollitt <rcp729@gmail.com> > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 2:33 PM > Subject: [LDR] Proper care of a tombstone > > *I am not a lawyer but I do have a bit of "experience" in this area. My > family owned a farm near Laurel that was sold circa 1975. Some of my folks > are buried there. The man who bought the farm wanted to remove the family > burial plot. My father and his brother got a lawyer and served notice to > the owner that the descendants of the interred "own" the rights to the > burial plot and not the current land owner. Therefore, the way I see it, it > is the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the graves, not > necessarily that of the land owner ... with the exception that the land > owner is charged with doing no damage to the graves. * > * > * > *My personal opinion is, however, that there ought to be enough good folks > in Sussex County, or anywhere else, to volunteer their time to spruce up > and preserve burial places ... since that goes hand-in-hand with > genealogical research.* > * > * > *Roy C. Pollitt* >

Jackie:I don't believe your William Vincent is any close relation to the Vinson/Vincent line I'm working.Mine were in the Maryland/Delaware area for at least three generations, starting in the early 1700's through the early 1800's, when my ggg grandfather Thomas moved west. He (following his brother William by about 14 years) first moved to Greene County OH, then both Thomas and William moved their families to Delaware County, IN where the family then stayed put for another three generations.Jim > Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:40:15 -0500 > From: jhelmke@sbcglobal.net > To: dr_cindy_anderson@yahoo.com; lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LDR] Any evidence Benjamin Vinson (d1821) was a patriot? > > Cindy and Jim: I have a William Vincent, born abt 1785, d. 25 Sept > 1830, buried, with a tombstone saying her was born in Vermont, in the > Bethany Church Cy, Siloam, Greene co GA. He was the second husband of > Nancy Mary Bailey, she b. abt 1790, Rowan co NC, d. 1840 in Greene co > GA. Nancy Bailey m. 1st in 1808, Abner Adam Simonton, b. 2 Feb 1777, > Rowan co NC, d. 1820, Greene co GA. Abner Adam Simonton was the son of > Adam Simonton, a Rev War Patiot (he is my primary DAR ancestor) and his > wife Margaret X (we think she was a Johnson or Johnston). I am not > chasing the Vincent line but perhaps he fits in someone's genealogical data. > On 3/23/2013 5:20 AM, Cindy Anderson wrote: > > Have you had the Daughters of the American Revolution do a look-up? > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jim Vincent <james-vincent@msn.com> > > To: "LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com" <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:14 AM > > Subject: [LDR] Any evidence Benjamin Vinson (d1821) was a patriot? > > > > Can anyone help me find evidence that Benjamin Vinson (d1821) was a patriot? He was husband of Mary "Polly" Hearn, who's father Benjamin Hearn is shown to be a patriot for providing supplies to the troups [Revolutionary Patriots of Delaware 1775-1783 p129], and father of my ancestor, Thomas Vincent (b1777 d1865). This can be proven by the wills of Benjamin Vinson (1821) and Benjamin Hearn (1802), plus deeds for sale of Benjamin's land by his sons, and, settlement of Hannah Hearn's estate (daughter of Benjamin Hearn) with her sister "Polly's" portion being divided among Benjamin and Mary "Polly" Vinson's children who survived them. Benjamin Vinson's (d1821) brother Ebenezer (and who named Benjamin his executor) was in the military for a month in 1778, as was his brother Elisha in 1780. His brothers Elijah, and George took the Oath of Allegiance as did George's son Benjamin, and daughter Betsy. [Revolutionary Patriots of Delaware 1775-1783 p447 and > > Revolutionary Patriots o! > > f Worchester & Somerset Counties Maryland 1775-1783 p306] Thank you for any assistance. james-vincent@msn.com > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is legally the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the cemetery (or make arrangements), and the current owner of the surrounding property cannot legally deny access. Roy is quite correct here. Elizabeth In a message dated 3/23/2013 2:33:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rcp729@gmail.com writes: *I am not a lawyer but I do have a bit of "experience" in this area. My family owned a farm near Laurel that was sold circa 1975. Some of my folks are buried there. The man who bought the farm wanted to remove the family burial plot. My father and his brother got a lawyer and served notice to the owner that the descendants of the interred "own" the rights to the burial plot and not the current land owner. Therefore, the way I see it, it is the responsibility of the descendants to maintain the graves, not necessarily that of the land owner ... with the exception that the land owner is charged with doing no damage to the graves. * * * *My personal opinion is, however, that there ought to be enough good folks in Sussex County, or anywhere else, to volunteer their time to spruce up and preserve burial places ... since that goes hand-in-hand with genealogical research.* * * *Roy C. Pollitt* *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message