Dear Jean: Thank you so much. What a wonderful thing you've done. Yes, the graves you found are my grandfather (A.P.), my great grandmother (Mary) and great grandfather (A.T.) I'm not sure who Sadie is, I'll have to check with my mother. We won't be able to make it there for Memorial Day, unfortunately. Do you know who takes care of and operates the cemetery? Thank you again for all your help. I'll keep in touch. Janice. >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OK-CEM] Rossville Cemetery, Lincoln Co., OK >Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 22:32:56 EDT > >Janice, > >My husband and I ran over to Rossville this evening. I found 4 graves with >the Manass name, including one I believe is your gr-grandfather, in the >Rossville Cemetery. > >The graves are about 150 ft. South of the center gate, on the West side. >In >the first row of graves is a white stone, about 2 ft. high with a curved >top. > The inscription reads: > >In Loving Memory >Sadie B. >dau. of >A. H. & I. F. D. Maness >Born Jun 5 1903 (Hard to read, could be Jan) >Died Sep 10 1906 > >In the second row, directly west of Sadie is a gray upright stone. The >inscription reads: > >A. T. Maness >Jan 30, 1854 >Oct 28, 1927 >At Rest > >The next stone north is similar and reads: >Mary Maness >July 27, 1851 >Nov 5, 1936 >At Rest > >There is enough space for a couple of graves, but no stones, then another >stone similar to the previous two, except it has a large carved rose on the >flat top. I think this is your gr-grandfather. It reads: > >A. P. Maness >July 15, 1892 >April 16, 1927 >Gone, but not forgotten > >There is usually an alphabetical listing of all the graves in a glass case >under a pavilion across the road from the cemetery. This is also owned by >the cemetery. The list and case were gone when we went over there today. >I >would guess that the trustees are updating the list before Memorial Day. >We >have some really good people who take very good care of this cemetery and >keep the records up to date. > >There is always a big gathering there on Sat., Sun, and Mon. of Memorial >Day >week-end, and there is usually one of the trustees around to take donations >for the upkeep of the grounds, improvement to the pavilion, etc. After they >have decorated the graves of loved ones, folks just sit around on benches >and >talk about old times while the kids play. When I get back over there I will >check the list and see if there are any more with the Maness name and find >out who is on the board of trustees these days. > >In case you don't have the location of the cemetery, it is 4 miles north of >U.S. 62 on U.S. 177, and then 1/2 mile west on a dirt road. There is a big >(although faded) sign on 177 on the Northwest corner. The cemetery is on >the >South side of the road, w/ the pavilion and restrooms on the North side. > >Have a good day, >Jean > > >==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== >Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; >http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html >If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the >Oklahoma >Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com