----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank" <frank@rexnet.net> To: <INWELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 5:51 AM Subject: Fw: [OHKNOX] Fw: HOLLOWAY GRAVES in Mo. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Montrose" <cmontrose@beol.net> > To: <OHKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 5:41 AM > Subject: [OHKNOX] Fw: HOLLOWAY GRAVES in Mo. > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHKNOX Mailing List ==== > > Listowner Email is 73777.25@compuserve.com or MaggieOhio@columbus.rr.com > > > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library