Can we have more information, such as given names & dates? I have Holloways in my database dating back to the early 1800's. Ruth Mather > > > Original Message----- > > > From: Mary Wood <MWood@actionnet.net> > > > To: OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com <OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Saturday, May 12, 2001 3:11 AM > > > > > > > > > >This was in Tues, 8 May, Springfield MO News Leader, p. 5B: > > > > > > > >Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated Press-Kansas City-- > > > > > > > >Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City has been halted by > the > > > >discovery of a small cemetery dating back to the Civil War era. State > > > >officials are anxious to find any descendants of the Holloway family > who > > > are > > > >bured in the cemetery. If the heirs can't be found, the state will have > > to > > > >get court permission to move the nine graves in the plot, in order to > > > finish > > > >a new Missouri 150. > > > >Construction workers recently unearthed a marble headstone, dating from > > > >1858, while moving a large section of water pipe. > > > >Archaeologists later found another headstone and evidence of seven > other > > > >graves. The site has not been disturbed further. > > > >-------- > > > >Please pass this on to other lists. > > > > > > > >Betty White > > > >Santa Barbara, CA