Please forgive me if you are receiving multiple messages, but I felt this was important. We don't want this cemetery destroyed! If you know of any descendants, please notify them. Debbie >Return-Path: <owner-member-discussion@castor.usroots.com> >Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:27:32 -0500 >From: James & Nancy Skidmore <jhskidmore@worldnet.att.net> >To: INDIAN-ROOTS-L@listserv.indiana.edu, member-discussion@usigs.org, > CUMBERLAND-RIVER@rootsweb.com >CC: Mikki Shelton <"mshelton"@ix>, netcom.com@castor.usroots.com, > Kurt and Victoria Stone <knvstone@thegrid.net>, > Jeff & Chris <jeffchris@nwohio.com>, > "Dulcimer-list@Clearspring.com" <Dulcimer-list@Clearspring.com> >Subject: MEM-DIS: Critical Information >Sender: owner-member-discussion@castor.usroots.com > >Hi gang: >I am forwarding this from another list in hopes someone will know these >folks. >Nancy Gregory Skidmore > >About 4-5 years ago a new Reece (or should I say old Reece) cemetery was > discovered. I haven't found it , yet, but ... > IT IS CRITICAL WE FIND DESCENDANTS OF LIZ REECE AND CHARITY & LEWIS > REECE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. > > That is to say there are rumors that this small burial site may soon > become someone's basement if something isn't done. And state law > prohibits anyone but descendants and their designees from doing that > something. Here is the information I have so far (From Archaeological > Survey of Transylvania County, NC pub 1993). > > It is located on Indian Camp Mountain (Eastatoe Township, East Fork > Area, Transylvania County, NC) > > At the least - Liz Reece and Charity Reece are buried there. Needing a > name it is being called Liz Reece Cemetery to distinguish it from all > the other Reese/Reece Cemeteries. > > Mary Franklin once applied for membership in the Eastern Band of > Cherokee Indian saying Charity Reece was full blood Cherokee and her > husband Louis Reece was 1/2 Cherokee. (Application denied - keep in >mind > that many Cherokee Families in this area destroyed all evidence of >their > blood lines to keep from being forced into Oklahoma.) > > In 1857 Lewis Reece owned land on the waters of the East Fork > > Also in danger in the same development area is Folly Gap Cemetery where > John and Kizza Galloway and their descendants are buried as well as >some > Chastains and Smiths. The location is pretty well established and >folks > know we are watching so hopfully it will be okay, though it does need > some restoration and general clearing out to ensure it is noticed when > the bulldozers go by. > > -- > > Linda Hoxit Raxter > lraxter@citcom.net > See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7150 >