From # 17 601 THE MEARES/MEARS FAMILY In part -"John Meares (c1829-bet 1900-10) married Penelope Long, affectionately known as Pennie. John was a decorated veteran of the Civil War. John and Pennie are buried in the Smith Field Cemetery, Bladen Lakes State Forest, Bladen County.. . .". From # 35 SMITH FIELD CEMETERY, a. k. a. JOHN HENRY JOHNSON CEMETERY PENELOPE MEARES, Feb. 29, 1831--Mar. 25, 1902 JOHN MEARES, CO H, 3 REGT, N.C. INFANTRY, CSA [GM] CORA SMITH LONG, June 22, 1862--May 23, 1928 JAMES LONG, March 16, 1928, age about 75 Pennie's father is not listed in any of the 4 Bladen Cemetery books. There are 152 LONG listings in this set of books. Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 7:34 PM Subject: look ups Dee, I was looking over the booklist you have! I can't believe you own all these books!! I was going to order copies of the 2 that do have the information you found for me (from the Bladen Co Historical Society). Before I do, do you think you could look in the cemetary books one more time and see if you see any other Longs listed (for the 1800s)? The other name I have tried to find burial grounds for is Penelopy Long, who married John Meares (1831-1902). There is a lot of genealogical history on the Meares--he served in the CSA. I am thinking maybe Penelopy's father (Sion Long) could be buried with her. If you get a chance--I'm still planning to come up!! Thanks! Chris