----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 7:30 PM Subject: [MO-CW] A question.. > Can anyone tell me if this > Hilterbrand, Samuel No Dates CO K 16 MO Cav > is the Sam Hilderbrand ? He is buried at Henson Hilltop Cemetery in Carter > County. > > Thanks for any information you can provide. > > Jan Baldenweck > This is another, not the famous Sam. I talked to a woman last year, who is a direct descendant of Sam & knows his true burial location. I tried to persuade her to show me the location & talked about erecting a monument, but she refused. There are still people who are descendants of those who opposed him that she is afraid they would desecrate the grave. That & souvenir hunters. She told me he whole story of how they brought him back to Missouri & disguised his grave. She claims that the spot that is thought of as his grave is really not, it was spread around as such, to confuse his enemies. I believe her & promised that I would never divulge her name, because she does not want any publicity & certainly does not want his grave marked. As a matter of fact, I would have to look through my many stacks of correspondence from people, to find her number again. She has never called me back after that conversation. Believe me, I truly tried to get her to allow a marker erected, but she believes he is at peace & wanted it this way. Desoto Joe/The Record Man