On Friday, October 28, 2005, at 10:42 PM, Patricia wrote: > Hello, > > Yes, it sure is. The last time I was there I could only find one > grave site, that of James Harvey and Josie Taylor Murrell. > > The Parish grave stones were missing. There was one Rainwater grave > stone that was moved over by a tree. > There were about 20 glade stones where flowers and rose bushes had > been planted but if there was every any thing scratched on the glade > stones they are long gone. > > That was on the Military Road that went by my gggf William A > Murrell's home. William Murrell had a post office near by from > roughly 1855- 1895. After that it moved to Poynor. > > William's Wife was Lucinda Foy. > > The people mentioned in the article about the Sims Settlement in > Limestone Co AL were their parents, Simon and Charlotte Sims Foy, and > Benjamin and Mary "Molly" Sims Murrell. Bartlet Sims married > Elizabeth Parish. > > One of William Murrell's daughter also married a Parish who is > probably buried in the Murrell Cemetery. > > Please tell me what you have found out there. The last time I was the > tall pine trees had been cut out of the cemetery. I thought that was > probably why the grave stones were missing? I know my ggrandparents > grave had been dug into, the shovel was even left there. At one time > my dad told me there were between 150 and 200 graves, some of them > buried by passers by traveling the Military Road. > > > Thanks for letting me know about the status of the Cemetery. > > Pat > Hi Pat, My wife and I bought this property last February. I have been back to the cemetery only twice in that time. The property behind us has just sold and the new owner has closed any previous access from Hwy. 21 with his new stock gate. My last visit back there I picked up what was left of the shovel (just the shovel end, no handle) and thew it in the trash. I don't know the full extent of the vandalism back there, but I can tell you that it is terribly overgrown and much is covered in fallen limbs and leaves. The old fence around it has rotted away leaving it laying on the ground for the most part. Not much in the way of grave stones, small stones mostly covered with leaves and debris, I couldn't see anything written on them -- one gravestone broken in half, dating from the turn of the century (1918? of thereabouts) & the concrete foundation of a memorial for two children (?) Now that the weather is cooler and the biting insects are gone for the winter, my wife and I would like to clean up the cemetery and surrounding areas. I know the cemetery isn't our property but I would still like to see it preserved in some way as best as possible. Those graves date from before the civil war, and we would like to see this little bit of history preserved for your family and ours. Access is only thru our property or my new neighbor's, this should keep vandals and relic hunters out for the most part. You and/or your family are welcome to come by -- If you or any of your family are going to visit your cemetery just let us know you are coming, otherwise we may try to run you off! Sincerely, Walt Cornell waltcornell@direcway.com archer92284@yahoo.com The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a flat tire.