This is the first trip of the year thanks to two more surgeries, and this is kind of a test to see how the body reacts. Got up at 4AM and pulled out of the driveway at 4:27AM @ 60F. One thing I have to tell you concerning this trip, I had planned over a week ago to head to Madison County, N.Y. This was before the tornado came through the area and Madison County was one of the severest hit areas. So, I had no idea what I would find.................. Once in the area according to maps the first 6 cemeteries weren't there. These are also smaller rural area cemeteries. They have either been moved or so deeply buried in the woods I could not find them. I also was encountering closed roads. Two lane roads that were only one lane due to trees and poles laying all over the place. They said on TV this area was like a War Zone and that was a good way to describe it. Seems all the crews were doing at this time was clear a path to open roads and let everything lay where it rests for now. I saw house covered in trees and I'm sure for years to come you could get all the free fire wood you want from this area. I did talk to one farmer in the area and he said he had over 100 trees down on his property alone. I finally found a coffee shop and stopped there for a cup and to reorganize this trip to see where I could get to. Finally at 8:07AM I made it to Moscow Hill Cemetery on Rt 74, Madison County. Town of Brookfield. The stone wall is knocked down and enormous trees down all over the small cemetery. I looked in all the over turned trees, in their root systems but luckily found no graves, bones. I did take a couple photos just to show the devastation of the area cemeteries. And I'm sure cemeteries will be the last priority and far as getting back to normalcy. Isaac Cheesbro died Dec 16, 1846. Aaron Landfais died Feb 21, 1839 age 66 years. Prudence Denison died Dec 7, 1863 age 65 years. Walked .2 miles in this " Body Store" and vacated at 8:38AM. 8:43AM brings me to Quaker Hill Road Cemetery, Brookfield @ 62F. Berman Crumb died Feb 1, 1854. Richard B. Larkin died July 31, 1860 age 29 and 10 days. Gideon X. Hozie died Oct 20, 1874 age 59 years. Walked .2 miles in this "Bereavement Meadows" and vacated at 8:57AM @ 62F. 9:09AM brings me to Beaver Creek Road Cemetery, Brookfield @ 63F Moses Usher died Jan 28, 1810 age 28 years. Naomi Palmer died Nov. 3, 1858 age 23 years. Picked up 2 flags and walked .1 mile and vacated at 9:18AM. 9:22AM brings me to Brookfield Rural Cemetery on Rt. 99. ivalou Maxson 1879-1967. Paul J. Kabana 1884-1972 Meade M. Palmer 1921-1982. Deselee L. Wilcox 1922-2006. Mary Dyball 1863-1926. Glenice H. Hunter 1874-1915. Starr D. Foster Cpl. US Army WW2 1918-1978. ivalou M. Gates 1892-1958. Vasco S. Delong 1881-1892. Zebulon L. Dye 1963-1989. Blanche U. Chartrand 1896-1961. Brayton W. Larrabee 1864- _ _ _ _ . Almon E. Larrabee 1884-1884. Fynette A. Nichols Born Aug 17, 1845 and died Aug 3, 1908. Erskine C. Reynolds 1850-1926. iney C. Lamb 1863-1919. Meade K. Palmer USS Illinois, Born May 20, 1897 and died Feb 4, 1918. Dever S. Palmer 1860-1906. Nathan Marryott died Jan 3, 1848 age 82 years. Newell Mayne Born May 2, 1849 and died Feb 25, 1939 and right next to this one, his wife spells the name Main. Peleg Stanbro Born Feb 12, 1817 and died Oct 13, 1893 wife Basheba Born Feb 19, 1814 and died March 22, 1888. Lamott W. Denison died Sept 14, 1848 age 7 years 11 months and 11 days. Evander O. Gould 1831-1900. Myrtus L. Denison 1855-1926. Philarmon Fitch 1829-_ _ _ _ . Patten Fitch died Oct 20, 1890 age 87 years. Sena L. Crumb died March 29, 1875 age 25 years 10 months and 2 days. Seeley D. York 1853-1928. Lee Daley Born Nov 19, 1850 and died Dec 7, 1869 by a falling tree. Allace M. Osborne Born Nov 9, 1880 and died April 27, 1895. Anvernette Clark died Dec 18, 1875 age 30 years 5 months and 26 days " Not a well day in 15 years". Ganzavoort M. Clarke 1847-_ _ _ _ . Dorr H. Mayne Co. G 114 Regt. N.Y. Vol. 1841-1927. Wanton Gorton died Feb 18, 1861 age 61 years 5 months and 10 days. De Ette B. Palmeter 1842-1928. Rinaldo R. Hall Born April 27, 1849 and died April 12, 1923. Marthy Wood 1806-1901. Mandania Holmes 1821-1855. Alta Platt 1894-1978. ivalou Burdick Born Aug 1, 1874 and died Nov 30, 1874. I just found a sign semi buried under a downed tree that this cemetery was established in 1811. Halsey P. Coon 1824-1908. Lodowick Green died Aug 9, 1846 age 87 years. Hall Green died Dec 19, 1884 age 86 years. Wyot Hinckley died Sept 22, 1815 age 76 and a family stone right next door has the name spelled Hinkley. Fidelia Hinckley died Jan 29, 1819 age 1 year 6 months and 5 days. Colista Austin 1841-1860. Charles Mason died at Alexandria, Virginia Sept 15, 1861 age 21 years 8 months and 9 days, Civil War. Rogelia Babcock 1848-1919. Hiland H. Elliott 1835-1916. Azor Estee 1839-1925. Dea. Bell Lewis died Dec 27, 1864 age 66 years 9 months and 2 days Born 1798. Silence Brown died July 22, 1816 age 38 years. Delight L. Green 1825-1912. Kasson Hodges 1861-1879. Darwin Chesebro 1846-1919. Langworthy Elmer 1840-1925. Pardon Palmiter died July 17, 1869 age 88 years. Heman A. Hill Born Feb 26, 1822 and died Feb 21, 1915. Wiot C. Southworth Born Aug 23, 1885 and died April 18, 1895. Laville F. Blanding Born June 11, 1847 and died March 4, 1885. Col. Phineas Babcock died April 12, 1857 age 79 years 9 months and 8 days Soldier of the War of 1812. Thede Frink died July 6, 1839 age 81 years. Freelove Burdick 1815-1873. Tacy Clarke died April 4, 1812 age 8 years and 4 months. Sen. Thomas Keith died May 29, 1836 age 67 years. Wait Clarke died Oct 22, 1887 age 89 years. Mercy Green 1814-1885. Welthe Lewis died July 10, 1812 age 10 years. Ruhama Lewis died Aug 25, 1851 age 66 years 5 months and 9 days. Francena L. irons M.D. 1845-1931. Sardis Palmer 1833-1906. Picked up 18 flags and walked 2.7 miles in this "Sanctuary of the Dead", and the new knee acted very well...................vacated at 12:24PM. 1:00PM brings me to Bridgewater Cemetery/Fairview Cemetery just off of Rt 8 on Cemetery Rd. @ 71F. Verna S. Pickersgill 1929-1995. Normandus Southworth 1821-1905. Rev. Tertius D. Southworth 1802-1874. Chauncy Crownhart died Nov 6, 1850 age 32 years. Elihu Hall died Sept 18, 1848 age 73 years and 6 months. Lucy Convis died from inflammation of the lungs Feb 11, 1831 age 20 years and 8 months. Denison Brown died June 14, 1842 age 79 years. Azel Backus Groves Born July 4, 1839 and died July 10, 1857. Zayda Livermore 1866-1949. Niels Jensen 1886-1966. Arja P. Clark U.S. Navy WW1 1890-1960. Temperance Kirkland 1759-1835. I either just got fertilized or debugged? Directly across the street the farmer is spraying his crop with a huge machine and some drifted over here. I dont know what I got? John Williams Born at Denbighire, Noth Wales 1805 and died 1877. Mahala Cahoon died Dec 2, 1862 age 66 years. John J. Owens Born at Festiniog, North Wales and died May 16, 1864 age 54 years and 4 months. Rev. John Davis Born at North Wales died April 8, 1859 age 53 years. Stephen Moulton Babcock inventor of the Babcock Milk Fat Test, Born Oct 22, 1843 and died July 1, 1931 at Madison, Wisconsin. I have no idea why, at times like this, I think back to March when I got my new knee. Course now I'm sitting here at the keyboard typing and believe it or not I'm looking at the clear plastic bag that contains my old knee. Yep, I asked for the old knee when they cut it off and here it is. Sure doesn't look like bone colour, looks more like a regular potato chip colour. But back on the 10th of July I was walking on and still am walking on titanium. smooooooooooooooth. Now why I just had that thought, I have no idea, I just wanted to share that with you................. :) Wincenty Kran 1871-1948. And, Oh yes, Henry, Every time he looks at my old knee in the bag he laughs so hard its pathetic, curls up in a ball and laughs like hell. Bliss D. Wilkinson MM2 US Navy WW2 1923-1993. Erlo R. Wilkinson 1901-1936. Frankilin Bron Esq. Born at New York City and died Oct 5, 1889 age 82 years and 1 month. Smitty Smith(< more parent humour) Born March 2, 1917 and died Aug 29, 1987. Milton L. Sprague 1891-1976. Cyrenius A. Porter Born Aug 13, 1845 and died March 24, 1922. Florence R. Sorn 1887-1920. Maxson C. Crumb 1842-1920. Hersen W. Hill Born March 29, 1821 and died July 10, 1903. Evan W. Roberts Born Dec 21, 1813 and died July 14, 1889 Born at Festiniog, Merioneth Shire, North Wales. David T. Jones died Jan 7, 1881 age 68 years 8 months and 4 days Born at Montgomery Shire, North Wales. Rosamond Brown 1848-1899. George H. Seabridge 1882-1953. Achsah Baker 1908-1985. Minnie Marker(< I think I have one of those in my fanny pack) Born March 19, 1850 and died Jan 9, 1926. Zimri Howland, War of 1812 died Jan 12, 1840 age 91 years. Benino B. Stevens Born Sept 9, 1818 and died Dec 15, 1860. O.D. Perkins, Born Sterling Connecticut Dec 25, 1803 and died Sept 22, 1864. Eldad Corret died Nov 1, 1831 age 78 years. Samuel Woodworth died May 27, 1815 age 19 years, drowned. Theoren Beers age 17 years, died Feb 11, 1828. Picked up 2 flags and walked 2.1 miles in this "Sanctuary of the Dead" and vacated at 3:18PM @ 70F. I'm calling it a day. I am more than satisfied the knee will hold up on these walks. Especially today crawling over many downed trees, branches etc. Cant say enough of what a mess this County is from the tornado. Got home at 4:51PM and drove 261 miles for the day. Spent $3 on tolls and $28.75 on gas. Walked a total of 5.3 miles for the day. Picked up 22 flags and visited 5 cemeteries for today. Another great day with the dead. Best Bill..................Help keep the dead alive