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???