The value of periodic cemetery walking helps show that a cemetery still exists and that tombstones are still there or not there whatever the case may be. I welcome the entries. Beth Wilson Desoto Joe wrote: > This is located further down past the Hematite Christian Cemetery on Church > Road in Hematite. There are probably others buried here, but their stones > are gone. The condition of the some of the ones that remain are poor. > > Wm Null_ (The stone sits low in the ground & is buried, obscuring any dates > that may be there) > Wm Null Jr._ 11 / 30 / 1819 - 10 / 6 / 1855 35 years 10 monts 6 days. > Annis_ Wife of Samuel Eakin 1 / 4 / 1812 - 11 / 21 / 1868 (The rest is > buried) > A. H. B._ 5 / 6 / 1847 - 11 / 11 / 1872 (This stone is broken & probably > buried somewhere close. The missing part has the rest of this persons name > on it perhaps.) > William A._ Son of G. & N. Lee Died 6 / 1865 in the 15th year of life. (This > stone is broken & part is lying on the ground.) > Lavina C._ Wife of E. J. Parker Died 12 / 18 / 1874 45 years 10 months 27 > days. > Kenny Downs_ 1961 - 1969. > Jas P. Morris_ Died 4 / 18 / 1848 33 years 3 months 24 days. > Enoch F._ Son of R. & M. Ware 11 / 3 / 1862 - 1 / 7 / 1863. > Robert E._ Son of R. & M. Ware 1 / 11 / 1864 - 7 / 25 / 1864. > Franklin L._ Son of Oscar & Mary Dover 2 / 2 / 1865 - 4 / 3 / 1871 6 years 2 > months 1 day (This stone is lying face down) > William J._ Son of R. & M. Ware 8 / 24 / 1861 - 9 / 15 / 1861. > > Desoto Joe/The Record Man > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Jefferson County MOGenWeb at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/index.html - > Some of your questions may have an answer there!