Eleanor, I know that if a cemetery is on private property that the owner can't keep you out. You may have to have the sheriff go out with you to the property. I don't see how that lady can destroy the graves on her property. Although I know of two incidents where it was done but I believe it was because no one persued it. The woman sounds like she needs Jesus in her heart. It wouldn't cost nothing to call a lawyer and ask what the law is on graves on private property. Wishing you the best. Fred D. Edens LOYELL@aol.com wrote: > Can someone please fill me in on Mo. laws regarding graves being destroyed. > > My situation is as follows About 150 years ago my ggg grandfather died and > was buried on his farm property with a tombstone marking the grave. Later > his wife and some slaves were also burried there, but there are no markings > for their graves. The tombstone has since fallen down but has been cemented > together so it can be read even though it is flat on the ground. > > The property has sold two to three times over the years but no one has > attempted to destroy the graves until now. The person that now owns the > property says she is going to put concrete over the grave sites and sell the > property for $110,000. The relatives would like to see the graves preserved, > but it would be difficult to pay that much for the property. It is my > understanding that there are laws about this but I am not sure about the > details. There was a fence around the graves, but it has fallen and is > completely gone. There is no way that a fence could be erected at this time > without trespassing on the owners property. I have been told that if there > is fence this makes it more of a crime to destroy the graves. > > If anyone has some suggestions for me I would appreciate them > > Eleanor > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Missouri Cemetery list, use > MO-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or MO-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Vist the Mo-Cemeteries Volunteer and Cemetery List http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocemete/mocem.htm > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2