Morning, Received this and although not Mendon, thought I'd pass it along in case anyone is a descendant of! Alice -------------- Subject: MO Cemetery Find Halts Hiway Construction (HOLLOWAY 1858) > This was in Tues, 8 May, Springfield MO News Leader, > p. 5B: > Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated Press-Kansas City-- > Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City has been halted by the > discovery of a small cemetery dating back to the Civil War era. > State officials are anxious to find any descendants of the Holloway family > who are buried in the cemetery. If the heirs > can't be found, the state will have to get court permission to move the nine > graves in the plot, in order to finish a new Missouri 150. > Construction workers recently unearthed a marble headstone, dating from > 1858, while moving a large section of water pipe. > Archaeologists later found another headstone and evidence of seven other > graves. The site has not been disturbed further. > Please pass this on to other lists. (from Treva Johnson)