Thank you so much for the concern we has revived with our posting's of messages about the Cem some of our Ansectors are or may be bur in Unmarked graves. We all appreciate it. I would like to go to a site to see if this cem has any of mey own ROOKS or Connectuions bur in. Joseph and Elizabeth had 15 children and moved to Grundy on much land he got in about 1837/8 and most of his ch also that were mar by then. I am descned from William ( Billie) Rooks a son b 1817 and Mahala Smithson who may have died in 1855 burial and date unk not on 1860 census. Still looking for sons, Isaac b 1838, Smith( Smithsoin) b abt 1842/3, Allen b abt 1843/44/45 there. I found William HARRISON Rooks in Darke Co Oh. 1870 census with family. Contact me at E Mail Maxine Wilton mmwaw@sprynet.com -----Original Message----- From: Jorge Awapara <jawapara@ruf.rice.edu> To: MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com <MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 21, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: [MOGRUNDY-L] Trrenton City Cemetery >Dear Listers, > >Regarding our recent conversations about the City Cemetery, I did write to >Mayor Tim Whitaker about it and received a reply from him Here is what he >said... > > He said that the City of Trenton was equally concerned about the >condidtion of the cemetery. He said that for the past several years the >Missouri Dept. of Conservation has been involved in assisting to burn off >the prairie grasses every 2 to 3 years. They feel that that is definitely >too long to wait and that there is the possibility of cracking the >headstones by burning off the grasses. He went on to say that they had >received numerous calls about the upkeep of the cemetery and have been in >contact with the Department of Conservation about the matter. It is the >plan of the City of Trenton to take over the upkeep on the cemetery. This >means that they will be mowing the grasses and keeping all weeds and other >thorns from growing up around the headstones. He ended by saying that >they hope by taking over the upkeep that it will keep the City Cemetery >looking presentable for the town and visitors. > >THANK YOU MR WHITAKER!!! > >Harriet Murphy Awapara > >Researching: Murphy/Wiggins/Merrill/MC Coy/Ringer/Ware > >Does anyone know of a Mary and William Ringer? They were on the 1870 >Grundy Co. census, he was 41 yrs. old, harness maker, but couldn't find on >1880 census, possibly since they had no children below age 10 in 1880. >Anyone out there know where they went??? > >