The Stone Cemetary is behind my uncle's home in Zero,Ms. It is several hundred yards behind him and was indeed very grown over and hidden.The tornadoes that went through the area several years ago damaged the landscape considerably.I have cut my way in with a machette and literraly cut my way to every headstone. I have a list of all the gravesites that still had ID's. My uncle is nearly blind and in his 80's and cannot possibly keep the property up any longer. He told me that the cemetary was once maintained by the county. Not long after I visited the site I was informed that they once again cleared the brush,(within the last 18 months).There are some unique headstones there and really amazed me that it was hidden away. One could not even know that it was there standing 10 yrds. away. Relatives of mine in Zero are related to the Stone line and had heared that there was an old cemetary in the area. I was searching for Pickard gravesites and was curious enough to battle nature! to explore the site.Plenty of Stones-no Pickards.

Regarding this cemetery: Has anyone recorded the stones and photographed them before they are all lost? I am recording a cemetery in my city and photographing the stones. The data will be in book form and hopefully therefore preserved for the future. I had many family members who lived in Lauderdale Co. but I have not been able to locate any of their burials. Keep hearing about the cemeteries being destroyed. Please keep us informed as to the preservation of Stone Cemetery and its records. Thanks also for posting your message. Tree Mother ----- Original Message ----- From: <bub@bellsouth.net> To: <MSLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:40 PM Subject: Re: Abandoned Graves and Cemeteries > > The Stone Cemetary is behind my uncle's home in Zero,Ms. It is several hundred yards behind him and was indeed very grown over and hidden.The tornadoes that went through the area several years ago damaged the landscape considerably.I have cut my way in with a machette and literraly cut my way to every headstone. I have a list of all the gravesites that still had ID's. My uncle is nearly blind and in his 80's and cannot possibly keep the property up any longer. He told me that the cemetary was once maintained by the county. Not long after I visited the site I was informed that they once again cleared the brush,(within the last 18 months).There are some unique headstones there and really amazed me that it was hidden away. One could not even know that it was there standing 10 yrds. away. Relatives of mine in Zero are related to the Stone line and had heared that there was an old cemetary in the area. I was searching for Pickard gravesites and was curious enough to battle nature! > to explore the site.Plenty of Stones-no Pickards. > > > ==== MSLAUDER Mailing List ==== > Everyone has ancestors and it is only a question of going back far enough to find a good one. -- Howard Kenneth Nixon > Lauderdale County, MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslaude2 > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >