Deb, How interesting. I don't live in that area, but my family is from Aurora and I know some of the lore. One thing I know about is that people who were identified as "Indian" were not allowed to be buried in the "White" cemeteries. They were usually buried outside the wall or edge of the cemetery. Maybe that is what was meant by "over the wall." We are somewhat related to the Shipman families of Lawrence County and from what I have been told, there was Indian blood in the family. Do you know what time frame you're talking about? Pat, Deb Rowe wrote: > Is it correct information that Liberty Cemetery in Monett used to be called Kings Prairie? > > Does anyone familiar with the cemetery know if it is bordered in front by a small wall...This may be decayed or just remnants evident...Is there any wall within the cemetery itself? Granted, this sounds like a bizarre question, but as you genies know, no question is too bizarre for research, right? :-) > > I have a bit of oral family history designating a person buried "just over the wall"...and I am trying to determine if the location of where the person supposedly was buried (Liberty in Monett) matches the oral family history description. > > Thanks as always, > Deb (SHIPMAN) ROWE > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Oh Pat! I just read your post and am digesting it! You hit the nail on the head with this one!!!!!!!!!! What you said in your post is EXACTLY right on the mark regarding the oral family history I have,...It's like you read my mind and knew exactly where I was going with it!!!! Will let you know what I find! Thanks so much! Pat Miller <pgmiller@flash.net> wrote: Deb, How interesting. I don't live in that area, but my family is from Aurora and I know some of the lore. One thing I know about is that people who were identified as "Indian" were not allowed to be buried in the "White" cemeteries. They were usually buried outside the wall or edge of the cemetery. Maybe that is what was meant by "over the wall." We are somewhat related to the Shipman families of Lawrence County and from what I have been told, there was Indian blood in the family. Do you know what time frame you're talking about? Pat, Deb Rowe wrote: > Is it correct information that Liberty Cemetery in Monett used to be called Kings Prairie? > > Does anyone familiar with the cemetery know if it is bordered in front by a small wall...This may be decayed or just remnants evident...Is there any wall within the cemetery itself? Granted, this sounds like a bizarre question, but as you genies know, no question is too bizarre for research, right? :-) > > I have a bit of oral family history designating a person buried "just over the wall"...and I am trying to determine if the location of where the person supposedly was buried (Liberty in Monett) matches the oral family history description. > > Thanks as always, > Deb (SHIPMAN) ROWE > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.