That was my thinking too.  That there would be no perpetual care in a nonendowed cemetery.   My grandparents were very poor so when my gr. uncle died they wouldn't have been able to pay anything.  I don't think there was even an official funeral.  Never heard anybody speak of one. Esther M. Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband www.carrollscorner.net                    --- On Sat, 10/2/10, jwhaleykzoo <jwhaleykzoo@gmail.com> wrote: From: jwhaleykzoo <jwhaleykzoo@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] St. Francois County Cemetery To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 11:09 AM I think that a nonendowed cemetery is one that does not have an endowment for perpetual care.  It would be important for people to know that that was  the case.  My husband is a descendent of Ursinus Hoy on Jan Scott's list.  He certainly could have paid for his own burial so I don't think a nonendowed cemetery is one just for the poor.  Maybe it was expected that the Odd Fellows would care for it without an endowment.  We found it rather bedraggled when we were there three years ago. Judy Whaley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message