Gary has information about a found grave marker. See his message below. ~Leslie~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary G. Lloyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Gary G. Lloyd" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Scobee Tombstone > Hi recipients, > > An old broken tombstone lies under some cement blocks behind a building at > Novinger. The owners of the property would like to locate descendants of > the deceased before discarding it. The origin of the stone is unknown. > > Although the tombstone is broken, the given name clearly ends in "HN" > (John, no doubt). The surname clearly begins with "SC" then the next letter > is consistent with the upper half of the letter "O" and the upper half of > next letter is consistent with the letter "B." (The surname is probably > "Scobee." The death date is clearly given as "NOV 21, 1896" and the words > "Aged 87 y 9m 7d." If anyone wants this stone, please advise me and I will > make the proper contacts. > > Gary G. Lloyd > 7 Center Rd. > Kirksville, MO 63501-2762 > 660-627-2140 > [email protected]