there were Hugh Maxwells in Heath MA, though I don't see a Ruth Benton

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Maxwell, Benton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/2144/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone recognize this family? Hugh Maxwell, of Buckland, m. Ruth Benton 1785 Ashfield, Hampshire, MA Their children were: 1. Erastus b. 4/29/1786 Buckland, Hampshire, MA d. 1/10/1787 Buckland [8 mos old] 2. Crosby b. 2/8/1788 [lived in Barre, Genesse, NY & maybe Thanesford, Ontario, Canada] 3. Pemala [not sure about spelling] b. 8/25/1790 Chesterfield, Hampshire, MA 4. Erastus b. 1792 Chesterfield, MA d. aft 1871 WI At least two other children born to this family.

I'm certain that Abigail Spinning, granddaughter of Isaac Spinning is related to Sarah Spinning. It would probably take quite a while to figure exactly how they are related. Records I have show that Isaac (not Ira) Spinning, b. abt. 1774 in Elizabethtown, NJ married Christine Higgins abt. 1798; she was b. in England and died at 90 yrs of age. Abigail was the daughter of Joseph S. (son of Isaac above). Joseph was born 12 Sept 1805 in Shelby, NY. Abigail Marie S. was born 27 Nov 1830 in NY and married Abraham Eaton 24 Feb 1850 in Tompkins, MI. He was a ship carpenter and settled in Medford, Nova Scotia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Cairns" <cindy@pshift.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com>; <your_friend@adelphia.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:18 AM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Surname Spinning > This question is in response to posting dated 1/20/2007, "I understand he > (Luther Washburn)was born in Ashfield, MA, 1756 and married Sarah Spinning > 1 July 1779 in Ashfield." > > I know this is a long shot and that North Adams is not in Franklin county. > Please humor me. > > > Does anyone have additional info on the surname Spinning to know if Sarah > is related to Ira below?? I have no location for where the family. The > Eaton family Abigail married into lived in Massachusetts and her son Clark > Henry Joseph Eaton's second marriage was to Minnie Cameron daughter of > David N and Harriet (Olcut) Cameron. Harriet was born 1837 in North > Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. > > I trace to Ira Spinning born in NJ in 1763 m Christina Higgins of England. > i. Joseph (no info) > ii. John born 12 Sep 1785 m Corinthia Carrier b. 5 Feb 1786, (no place) m > on 16 Jan 1829 > 1. Abigail Maria 27 Nov 1830 ? Michigan > 2. Lucretia 1833 > 3. Joseph Giles 1834 > 4. John Martin 1836 > 5.Mary Melinda 1838 > 6. Clark Silas 1839 > 7. Christhina ? > 8. Caroline Phedora 1843 > 9. Corinthia 1845 > > Abigail married Abraham Eaton on 24 Feb 1850 no location given. They had > 8 children > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This question is in response to posting dated 1/20/2007, "I understand he (Luther Washburn)was born in Ashfield, MA, 1756 and married Sarah Spinning 1 July 1779 in Ashfield." I know this is a long shot and that North Adams is not in Franklin county. Please humor me. Does anyone have additional info on the surname Spinning to know if Sarah is related to Ira below?? I have no location for where the family. The Eaton family Abigail married into lived in Massachusetts and her son Clark Henry Joseph Eaton's second marriage was to Minnie Cameron daughter of David N and Harriet (Olcut) Cameron. Harriet was born 1837 in North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. I trace to Ira Spinning born in NJ in 1763 m Christina Higgins of England. i. Joseph (no info) ii. John born 12 Sep 1785 m Corinthia Carrier b. 5 Feb 1786, (no place) m on 16 Jan 1829 1. Abigail Maria 27 Nov 1830 ? Michigan 2. Lucretia 1833 3. Joseph Giles 1834 4. John Martin 1836 5.Mary Melinda 1838 6. Clark Silas 1839 7. Christhina ? 8. Caroline Phedora 1843 9. Corinthia 1845 Abigail married Abraham Eaton on 24 Feb 1850 no location given. They had 8 children

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You can contact the owner and they can send you the file. I am not able to do this. They post there email so people will contact them.

Hi Everyone I have been doing genealogy for a long time and had put my Irish lines away a few years ago. Well, I have them out again and am joining this list in hopes of finding some help. Here are the lines I am working on. BAXTER, OBRIEN, CRONIN, CASHMAN, REILLY, COUGHLIN, MCMAHON, MCAULIFFE, WALSH, GOREY, DORSEY BAXTER, PATRICK AND HANNAH OBRIEN MY GRT GRANDPARENTS I do have the Baxters back into the early 1820s in Drumboy, Leitrim Co. Ireland Partick came over in the early 1880s and married Hannah in the 1890s. Hannah died in the early 1910s and Patrick died in the 1920s. They resided at 37 Ginnell St. in Greenfield for most of their married life and until Patrick died. Patrick was born to Patrick and Bridget REILLY BAXTER in the 1820s in above mentioned place. He had a brother John who was the oldest and came over to MA too. I believe John BAXTER is living with a MICHAEL DORSEY Family in Montague in 1880 and am trying to figure out if Michaels wife is actually Catherine REILLY who would be a relative. Also there is a Frank Rutly listed with them and I think this might be a Frank REILLY also a relative who possibly came over with John. Really would like to find connections to my REILLY side as I havent been able to go back past 1845 on them. OBRIEN, WILLIAM S. AND HANNAH CRONIN MY GRT GRT GRANDPARENTS William and Hannah had my above mentioned grt grandmother Hannah. They also had Mary, Ellen/Ella M., Lizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, Clara, and John P. that died at age 20. All of these children were born in the 1860s and 1870s. This family resided in Deerfield. William who was born in Ireland was the son of John who was born in 1805 in Cloyn, Co. Cork, Ireland. Hannah was the daughter of John and Ellen CASHMAN CRONIN who I believe resided in Chicopee, Hampden Co. MA. William had sisters, three that I know of , Mary OBRIEN MCMAHON wife of Daniel, Margaret OBRIEN MCAULIFFE wife of Dennis wih two children Daniel 15 and Ellen 11 in 1880, one more that I only know the surname and that being COUGHLIN as there are nieces and nephews listed in Marys will as Mary, John and Edward COUGHLIN in 1911 living at 79 Lowell St. Merrick. There are possibly more siblings and thats why I joined this list. Now as for William OBriens children, Mary I havent been able to find out about yet. Ella married William E. GOREY son of Patrick and Bridget GOREY. Ella and William had Robert, Walter, Hannah Agnes, Marian, Lillian, Harold and resided in Deerfield. Sarah and Clara married WALSH brothers both sons of Michael and Mary of Sunderland. Sarah married Thomas WALSH and had Ronald and Sylvester. Clara married Frederick WALSH and had Frederick H., Leo, Mildred, Raymond, Robert. Both families resided and remained in Sunderland. Lizabeth and Margaret OBRIEN I believe never married and John died at age 20. According to census records Hannah and William OBRIEN had one more child but I havent been able to find out anything on it. Well this is alot of information but hopefully someone will recognize something. Denise in Iowa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for this information. I do not have Ancestry. Can I reach this tree another way or should I contact the owner? Ike Watrous

Why don't you try rootsweb World Connect. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] LUCE and CHAMBERLAIN families > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you for this information. I do not have Ancestry. Can I reach this > tree another way or should I contact the > owner? > > Ike Watrous > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Submission to LDS Family Search: Descendants of Richard Twitchell and Cicely Waller. This file contains 6,135 descendants. Information from 78 sources. The primary source is: Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. pgs 1 - 615. URL: None Submission ID: 3592034-0204107210240 I will perform lookups as time permits. This information has been merged into my database (260,032 individuals). Regards, Paul & Mary Allred pwallred@frontiernet.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: do you have Ancestry? There is a family tree there with info you are looking for. G. White e-mail gskwink@yahoo.com- Home Pg. Whitelnk Genealogical Services. There are 6 generations listed in the Ahnentafel Joseph Luce b. Dec. 22, 1801 son of Joseph Luce b.Dec. 18, 1768 Ware, Ma. and Abigail Gilbert b. Jan. 13, 1769 parents of Joseph Luce b.Dec.18,1768 Joseph and Hannah Marsh Luce. If you have any problems let me know.........

I have a 1827 Sampler has the names Alden Wood, Levi Wood, Elect W Stetson, Jeanette Adams, Winford Adams and Mintie O Fieldds on it. It says they all live on East Leverett Road, Leverett, Ma. I would like to hear anything about these people. Thank you Bonnie Clark

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Luce, Chamberlain Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jay, Joseph was b. in Ware, MA. I am aware of the Joseph Luce in Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY in 1810. I do not believe his parents to be Harvey and Hulday Luce. If I obtain any further documentation regarding Joseph, I will contact you. Thanks for replying. Every tidbit helps. Ike Watrous

Thanks for your post, Bonnie. I've had several responses on my query, and I think I have it all put together now. I've put your data in my database - thank you. However, I do have a question. You mention "Arnold's", and I don't know that reference. What is the full citation? Can you clarify for me? Thanks. Stu >Her parents were married in Richmond, 11 July 1773, by Rev. Matturean >Ballou. > >NEHGS, Vol. 79, page 245 > >The records of Rev. Ballou are not listed in Arnold's. He kept a >"Chronicle", and recorded his own information there. > >The "Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous" Pages 125-127 > >Lydia Ballou5, Rev. Maturin4, Peter3, John2, Maturin1; b in now Lincoln, >then Smithfield, R.I. 21 Oct 1752; m Samuel Moses of Royalston, MA, b during >the year 1749, ptge not given; cer. Richmond, N.H. 20 Jan 1773, by Rev. >Maturin Ballou. Issue-- >Sarah b abt 1774, died young >Royal Moses, abt 1776, m and had a family in Owego, NY >Anna Moses be Sep 1783, m 1st Mr. Chamberlain, 2d N. Proctor >Lydia Moses, b May 1786; m 1st Z. Kingsley, 2d Jona Eddy. >Ambrose Moses b not given; went to Ohio, m and had family >Levi Moses b not given always an invalid d unmarried >Mary Moses b not given m John Hall, lived & d in VT > >Lydia d in Warwick MA 25 Jan 1834, a 81yrs. Her husband d. there 9 May >1834, age 85 yrs. > >Bonnie > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stuart Hotchkiss" <stuh@verizon.net> >To: <MAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 5:59 PM >Subject: [MAFRANKL] Mary "Polly" MOSES of Warwick > >> Searching for confirmation of the birth of Mary "Polly" MOSES, b. 28 >> June 1795, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Her parents were >> Samuel and Lydia (BALLOU) MOSES. >> >> I am informed that a record of this birth exists in the Warwick Town >> Records. I have learned that there is a book, "Massachusetts Vital >> Records to 1850" containing "Warwick 1739-1890"; Oxford, Mass. >> Holbrook Research Institute, 1983. ISBN 0-9312-4848-5. Perhaps a >> record showing Mary's parents and Mary's birth is contained in this >> book. >> >> Hopefully someone with access to this book or a similar resource can >> provide me with a copy of the page containing a record of Mary's >> birth including her parents names. >> >> Thank you. >> > > Stu

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Luce Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/62.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1810 Census records show a Joseph Luce in Pompey NY (later Onondoga county). I believe Joseph to be a son of Harvey and Hulday Luce, but this is not confirmed. Do you have a birthplace for Joseph? Regards, Jay

Hi- I am looking for the burial place of my GGrandmother, Martha (Barrett) (Gould) Wood, born in Hinsdale, NH and died in 1871 I believe in Winchester, NH. She lived in Warwick for many years but I can't find her tombstone anywhere. Thanks for reading this. Barbara ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

Thanks for your post about this cemetery, Sara. Sounds like quite an adventure! I'd like to see the photos of the cemetery - particularly those of the stones of Mary MOSES parents - but as you may know, one cannot post photos to these lists. I would appreciate your sending them to me directly at my email address so I can include them in my database. Regards, Stu >I got the following information from a Warwick Cemetery Commissioner: > >I spent a good portion of last winter looking for the Moses-Kelton cemetery. >I had stumbled across it once and was very frustrated at not finding it on >two subsequent searches. I did persevere and was rewarded with success. I >mapped its location and familiarized myself with its surroundings so that I >should be able to locate it easily from now on. The problem is that >the cemetery >is located deep in the state forest and is not on any road. The traditional >access was through an old overgrown barnyard that ran past a cellar hole and >large barn foundation. To the rear of the yard an old trail heads >down a steep >bank to a brook. This portion of the route has been severely washed out for >years and is not practical to repair. The cemetery is across the brook and >nearly 1000' further along. I studied the topographic maps of the area and >plotted out a new route coming in from Royalston. After numerous >trips, I settled >on a fairly level access trail route from Royalston. The trail was marked and >the State Forest contacted for permission to cut the trail. The trail has >been cut with the help of the District Court Community Service workers. > >The cemetery itself was very overgrown and has now been partially cleared. >There is quite a bit more work remaining to be done. I have attached >photos of >the cemetery before clearing as well as photos of Mary Moses' parents stones. > According to the most recent published history of Warwick, many of the >original stones in the cemetery were destroyed over the years from falling >trees. The most recent resident of the area, a Mr. Alexander - I >believe, took it >upon himself to keep up the area and even carved out replacement stones for >many of the graves. I believe that Mr. Alexander died in the 1960's >and no one >has lived anywhere near there since. > > >Sara E. Campbell,

Has anyone found any gravestones for anyone in the Winchester family in the Warwick, Buckland,Rowe areas/ I am still looking for clues regarding my ancestor Charles Winchester who was known to have been in the area until about 1814. Martha Altemus

Franklin-Hampshire-Statewide County MA Archives Biographies.....Sulda / Shulda / Schulda, Josef / Joseph 1816 - October 11, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: James Bridgman jimbridgman@comcast.net January 29, 2007, 1:49 pm Author: James E. Bridgman JOSEF SULDA, b. circa 1816, in Bohemia, the son of Josef and Anna (Memecek) Sulda; d. Oct. 11, 1898, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, USA; m. circa 1840, in Bohemia, Marie Bily, dau. of Jan and Anna (Hrista) Bily. She was b. in Bohemia circa 1817, and d. Oct. 11, 1902, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, USA. Josef and Marie Sulda spent the first fifty or more years of their lives in Bohemia, in or near the small town of Klatovy in western Bohemia, where Josef worked as a farmer. According to the 1900 U.S. federal census, Marie Sulda gave birth to twelve children, two of whom probably died in childhood. The surviving ten children lived to adulthood and eventually came to the United States with their parents. In the autumn of 1869, Josef and Marie and seven of their children emigrated to the United States, arriving at the port of New York City on board the S.S. Main on Nov. 15, 1869. Their three other children either preceded their parents to the U.S. or came shortly thereafter. The entire family settled in the village of Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Josef was employed at the John Russell Cutlery in Turners Falls for over twenty-five years. They lived in the Third Street block, owned by the cutlery, in Turners Falls. Josef’s obituary, printed in the Turners Falls Reporter, dated Oct. 19, 1898, reads as follows: “Death of Joseph Schulda, Sr. -- On Wednesday last, Joseph Schulda, a very much respected Bohemian citizen, passed away at the ripe age of 89 years. He had been a citizen of the village for many years, and was the leader of his countrymen here. He was a dignified old gentleman with courteous manners, and had the respect of all who knew him. His funeral was held Friday from St. Mary’s Church and was largely attended. He leaves a large family of grown up children and many grandchildren.” Marie (Bily) Sulda survived her husband by exactly four years to the day. Her obituary in the Turners Falls Reporter, dated Oct. 15, 1902, reads as follows: “Mrs. Mary Sulda, widow of the late Joseph Sulda, died at her home on Third Street, Saturday, at the age of 85 years. She had been in excellent health up to a short time before her death. Mrs. Sulda was the mother of a large family, several sons and a daughter, Mrs. Mathias Brokup, surviving her, beside a number of grandchildren. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s Church on Monday, and was largely attended.” CHILDREN (b. in Bohemia) I. Anna Sulda (Anna), b. Aug. 1844 or Aug. 1845; d. Sept. 5, 1914, in Turners Falls; m. Mathias Josef Prokop. II. Marie Sulda (Mary), b. Jan. 1, 1847; d. March 26, 1901, in Turners Falls; m. Anton Engerman. III. Ondrej Sulda (Andrew), b. Nov. 30, 1851; d. Aug. 16, 1894, in Turners Falls; m. Barbara Anna Prokop. IV. Jan A. Sulda (John), b. Oct. 3, 1853; d. June 13, 1904, in Turners Falls; m. Mary Finnerty. V. Vaclav Sulda (Wenzel or Vincil), b. circa 1854; d. Feb. 1, 1897, in Shelburne Falls; m. Anna Koskoba. VI. Josef J. Sulda (Joseph), b. Sept. 1857; d. June 5, 1901, in Turners Falls; m. Mary Kvitek. VII. Karel Sulda (Charles), b. Sept. 22, 1858; d. Aug. 16, 1932, in Turners Falls; m. Sarah Jane White. VIII. Ambroz Sulda (Ambrose), b. circa 1861; d. Feb. 12, 1889, in Turners Falls; never married. IX. Emanuel Sulda (Eman or Emmanuel), b. 1864; d. March 17, 1896, in Turners Falls; m. first, Rose Kubena; m. second, Anna Duda. X. Antonin L. Sulda (Anthony), b. Feb. 4, 1869; d. August 24, 1921, in Northampton, Mass.; m. Catherine E. O’Brien. Additional Comments: Note that the last name of this family is spelled, alternately, SULDA, SHULDA, or SCHULDA. Note that the first name, JOSEF, was generally spelled JOSEPH after arrival in the U.S. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ma/franklin/bios/suldashu102gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb

Her parents were married in Richmond, 11 July 1773, by Rev. Matturean Ballou. NEHGS, Vol. 79, page 245 The records of Rev. Ballou are not listed in Arnold's. He kept a "Chronicle", and recorded his own information there. The "Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous" Pages 125-127 Lydia Ballou5, Rev. Maturin4, Peter3, John2, Maturin1; b in now Lincoln, then Smithfield, R.I. 21 Oct 1752; m Samuel Moses of Royalston, MA, b during the year 1749, ptge not given; cer. Richmond, N.H. 20 Jan 1773, by Rev. Maturin Ballou. Issue-- Sarah b abt 1774, died young Royal Moses, abt 1776, m and had a family in Owego, NY Anna Moses be Sep 1783, m 1st Mr. Chamberlain, 2d N. Proctor Lydia Moses, b May 1786; m 1st Z. Kingsley, 2d Jona Eddy. Ambrose Moses b not given; went to Ohio, m and had family Levi Moses b not given always an invalid d unmarried Mary Moses b not given m John Hall, lived & d in VT Lydia d in Warwick MA 25 Jan 1834, a 81yrs. Her husband d. there 9 May 1834, age 85 yrs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Hotchkiss" <stuh@verizon.net> To: <MAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Mary "Polly" MOSES of Warwick Bonnie > Searching for confirmation of the birth of Mary "Polly" MOSES, b. 28 > June 1795, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Her parents were > Samuel and Lydia (BALLOU) MOSES. > > I am informed that a record of this birth exists in the Warwick Town > Records. I have learned that there is a book, "Massachusetts Vital > Records to 1850" containing "Warwick 1739-1890"; Oxford, Mass. > Holbrook Research Institute, 1983. ISBN 0-9312-4848-5. Perhaps a > record showing Mary's parents and Mary's birth is contained in this > book. > > Hopefully someone with access to this book or a similar resource can > provide me with a copy of the page containing a record of Mary's > birth including her parents names. > > Thank you. > > Stu > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I got the following information from a Warwick Cemetery Commissioner: I spent a good portion of last winter looking for the Moses-Kelton cemetery. I had stumbled across it once and was very frustrated at not finding it on two subsequent searches. I did persevere and was rewarded with success. I mapped its location and familiarized myself with its surroundings so that I should be able to locate it easily from now on. The problem is that the cemetery is located deep in the state forest and is not on any road. The traditional access was through an old overgrown barnyard that ran past a cellar hole and large barn foundation. To the rear of the yard an old trail heads down a steep bank to a brook. This portion of the route has been severely washed out for years and is not practical to repair. The cemetery is across the brook and nearly 1000' further along. I studied the topographic maps of the area and plotted out a new route coming in from Royalston. After numerous trips, I settled on a fairly level access trail route from Royalston. The trail was marked and the State Forest contacted for permission to cut the trail. The trail has been cut with the help of the District Court Community Service workers. The cemetery itself was very overgrown and has now been partially cleared. There is quite a bit more work remaining to be done. I have attached photos of the cemetery before clearing as well as photos of Mary Moses' parents stones. According to the most recent published history of Warwick, many of the original stones in the cemetery were destroyed over the years from falling trees. The most recent resident of the area, a Mr. Alexander - I believe, took it upon himself to keep up the area and even carved out replacement stones for many of the graves. I believe that Mr. Alexander died in the 1960's and no one has lived anywhere near there since. Sara E. Campbell,