Elaine; There are many burials on family land. My father-in-law was born and raised just outside of Bonnots Mill, Mo on the family farm. Just next to the road leading into the farm are a couple of tombstones. Dad said as kids they all stayed away from these graves, especially since they didn't know the people buried there. As today, burials are costly and were extremely costly to our ancestors. To their way of thinking the family farm was the place to be buried, it saved family monetary resources and then not all of these burials were covered by official records. The old western movies always had snippets showing burials along the trails with a rock for a tombstone or a wooden cross. I would suspect that if the landowner knew the person, they may have made a notation in the family paper records. One place I would look would be an attempt to find a family bible where some of these unknown burials might be noted. Then again, you might find people like my wife and I that started out with good intentions of keeping the record up to date in our Family Bible, but after 5 children, the next 4 never made it to the Bible. It would be interesting to check the list and see how many have continued to track their children with the individual books to record our children's life. The first child was usually covered rather well while all of the following children's history is stuffed away on a bunch of small scraps of paper and then into a shoe box. Our younger children now in their 40's wonder if we lost our camera when they were little, while we have tons of photos of our oldest daughter. Your comment about "out back under the Maple tree" for their burials may be the answer. Some people refer to these burials and note them as "Known to God Alone".

A side note to this; In MO. one needed and needs only a death certificate to bury anywhere not regulated by a community, land restriction, religious affiliation or other items.ie. my husband could have buried me under the front porch if he so choose. Your laugh or chill for the day! Looking out the restaurant window at a car running with A.C.going and an old man in the rear,I ask the couple if he needed to be served." No. they replied. "we are taking him home to bury" and the wife produced a death certificate. Bud. -----Original Message----- From: mo-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mo-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kimbuc4@juno.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:19 AM To: mo-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: [MO-CEMETERIES] Family Land Burials Elaine; There are many burials on family land. My father-in-law was born and raised just outside of Bonnots Mill, Mo on the family farm. Just next to the road leading into the farm are a couple of tombstones. Dad said as kids they all stayed away from these graves, especially since they didn't know the people buried there. As today, burials are costly and were extremely costly to our ancestors. To their way of thinking the family farm was the place to be buried, it saved family monetary resources and then not all of these burials were covered by official records. The old western movies always had snippets showing burials along the trails with a rock for a tombstone or a wooden cross. I would suspect that if the landowner knew the person, they may have made a notation in the family paper records. One place I would look would be an attempt to find a family bible where some of these unknown burials might be noted. Then again, you might find people like my wife and I that started out with good intentions of keeping the record up to date in our Family Bible, but after 5 children, the next 4 never made it to the Bible. It would be interesting to check the list and see how many have continued to track their children with the individual books to record our children's life. The first child was usually covered rather well while all of the following children's history is stuffed away on a bunch of small scraps of paper and then into a shoe box. Our younger children now in their 40's wonder if we lost our camera when they were little, while we have tons of photos of our oldest daughter. Your comment about "out back under the Maple tree" for their burials may be the answer. Some people refer to these burials and note them as "Known to God Alone". ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm not too sure that that is true in today's world. Five years ago that was true; but, it is my understanding that, there is recent legislation controlling where an individual may be buried, how much land must be surveyed and set aside, and an endowment set aside for the perpetual care of that cemetery. I can tell you that it is not covered in RSMO 214 or RSMO 194 so I really need to do some checking to find out what RSMO's or CSR's do cover it. Until you know for sure, don't plan on planting Grandpa under the big tree on the knoll on the back 40. I will do so looking on the subject and let you know. Sincerely yours, Wayne Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "samuels" <dwsbgs@centurytel.net> To: <mo-cemeteries@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [MO-CEMETERIES] Family Land Burials >A side note to this; In MO. one needed and needs only a death certificate >to > bury anywhere not regulated by a community, land restriction, religious > affiliation or other items.ie. my husband could have buried me under the > front porch if he so choose. Your laugh or chill for the day! Looking out > the restaurant window at a car running with A.C.going and an old man in > the > rear,I ask the couple if he needed to be served." No. they replied. "we > are > taking him home to bury" and the wife produced a death certificate. Bud. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mo-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mo-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kimbuc4@juno.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:19 AM > To: mo-cemeteries@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MO-CEMETERIES] Family Land Burials > > Elaine; > > There are many burials on family land. My father-in-law was born and > raised just outside of Bonnots Mill, Mo on the family farm. Just next to > the road leading into the farm are a couple of tombstones. Dad said as > kids they all stayed away from these graves, especially since they didn't > know the people buried there. > > As today, burials are costly and were extremely costly to our ancestors. > To their way of thinking the family farm was the place to be buried, it > saved family monetary resources and then not all of these burials were > covered by official records. The old western movies always had snippets > showing burials along the trails with a rock for a tombstone or a wooden > cross. I would suspect that if the landowner knew the person, they may > have made a notation in the family paper records. One place I would look > would be an attempt to find a family bible where some of these unknown > burials might be noted. Then again, you might find people like my wife > and I that started out with good intentions of keeping the record up to > date in our Family Bible, but after 5 children, the next 4 never made it > to the Bible. > > It would be interesting to check the list and see how many have continued > to track their children with the individual books to record our > children's life. The first child was usually covered rather well while > all of the following children's history is stuffed away on a bunch of > small scraps of paper and then into a shoe box. > > Our younger children now in their 40's wonder if we lost our camera when > they were little, while we have tons of photos of our oldest daughter. > > Your comment about "out back under the Maple tree" for their burials may > be the answer. Some people refer to these burials and note them as "Known > to God Alone". > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message