In a message dated 08/17/2003 3:12:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Kaykarl@aol.com writes: > United Memorial Gardens in Superior Township, Curtis &Joy Roads, was > originally named Booker T. Washington Memorial Gardens in 1929. Shortly > after it was > renamed Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens. In 1954 in became United Memorial > Gardens. At one time indigent &welfare cases from Detroit were buried > there. > Subsequent to 1954 the records are good and the office staff is helpful. A > rural cemetery near Ypsilanti fits the description. Try it. > This gives me some hope. My 2nd great-grandfather was divorced and living alone at the time of his death. I don't know the circumstances of his death. I don't know if he was poor. Though his only daughter certainly wasn't. Thanks, --Chris