The reason I was asking , john Henleys daughter Cathelia Josephine that married James C Gaither is buried there 13 Mar 1916 Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Hake" <peghake@yhti.net> To: <momiller@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [MOMILLER] Henley Cem > The Henley Cemetery is located near the Spring Valley Baptist Church about > a > mile or so north of Henley. I have a book called "Yesteryear and > Today...Henley, Missouri" written by Anna Mae Whittle in 1989 and > published > in 1990......She has a paragraph on page 40 that reads... > "The Henley Cemetery was laid out for slaves to be buried. It was laid > off > for that purpose in the early 1800s. They buried the slaves six feet > deep, > so others could be buried over them. Just how many slaves were buried is > unknown, but as one grave was being dug, they dug into one slave's grave. > The graveyard was deeded to the Spring Valley (Baptist) Church by John > Henley. That is how Henley Cemetery got its name. He built the house > below > the cemetery, what we know as the Evert Martin house. John Henley is > buried > in Henley Cemetery." > > I think the church and cemetery is located on Hwy. H directly north of > Henley. > Peggy Hake > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy & Jerry Thompson" <beatku@mchsi.com> > To: <momiller@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MOMILLER] Henley Cem > > > I don't know. I'm not very familiar with Cole County Cemeteries. We > don't > have a cemetery listed at Henley on the CCHS web site: > http://www.colecohistsoc.org/maps/coleco_cemeteries.html > > Do you know if it goes by another name? > > Marion Miller has catalogued all cemeteries in Cole and some in Miller > County. You might contact him direct and see if he has anything. > > marion.m2@comcast.net > or > marionmiller@hotmail.com > > He has been willing to offer help in the past. > > Nancy T. > > -----Original Message----- > From: momiller-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:momiller-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of lively100@sbcglobal.net > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:08 PM > To: MOMILLER@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MOMILLER] Henley Cem > > Is Henley cem located in Cole Co, Mo > > > Jim K > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOMILLER-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 > MOMILLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 4/17/2007 > 4:43 AM > >