I would call the cemeteries and ask. Most of the time they will give that information over the phone. Gail ~ Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen ~ On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 9:55 PM, Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone else ran into this situation? > > According to the Familysearch transcription of the death record for my > great-grandfather, William LEBRIGHT, he was buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery. > (The family lived in Maspeth, Queens at the time of William's death.) > While doing some research tonight, I found a BillionGraves record that > indicates William and his wife, Louisa, are buried in Calvary Cemetery. Is > it possible that they are buried at Mt Olivet but the headstone at Calvary > is just a memorial? A few things to note: > > The Calvary headstone lists William, Louisa and their grandson, Walter (and > no one else). this seems odd to me.William died in 1940, Louisa in 1943 and > Walter in 1942, so it was probably erected after Louisa died in 1943. > > The Famillysearch record for his wife, my great grandmother Louisa Murray > LEBRIGHT, does not specify a place of burial. > > Calvary is a Catholic cematary. The "original" religion of my German > LEBRECHT/LEBRIGHTs isn't clear , but Louisa most definitely not Catholic. > She was born in England and followed the Episcopalian religion in America. > > I do not have a copy of the actual death certificate for William, but it > seems odd that the cemetery name would be transcribed incorrectly. > > Any insight appreciated. > > Lisa > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

True. Phone and ask them the grave location, as if you are planning to visit there. -----Original Message----- From: Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen <gailjmom@gmail.com> I would call the cemeteries and ask. Most of the time they will give that information over the phone. Gail ~ Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen ~ On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 9:55 PM, Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone else ran into this situation? > Is it possible that they are buried at Mt Olivet but the headstone at Calvary > is just a memorial?