Concerned list members, A telephone message was WELL received from our list owner's wife explaining the mystery stone. This particular stone/fragments had been seen months earlier..and reported. It was found out that the landfill used which contained the "Crawford marker and other fragments" came from a Manchester monument business which had closed and these "findings" were engraver mistakes and broken pieces which had been discarded. I was assured that the marker of Crawford was still in place at the cemetery in Hillsboro. Thank you Joanna!!! Jimmy Manchester, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "James A. Jones" <1grouch@charter.net> To: <TNCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [TNCOFFEE] CRAWFORD gravestone found!!!! > This is yet another example of continuing destruction of our cemeteries and > family history! Yes, it is a criminal offense to willingly destroy a grave > and/or cemetery in most any state. If this is what truely happened...It is > totally unexcusable!! The contractor/sub-contractors involved in this > illegal removal and "dumping" of grave markers/burials definitely needs to > be investigated. > > How could anyone be so void of family values and respect to our dead to > execute and conceal such an unforgivable act like this?? > > Hopefully, someone local on the list will know what appropriate steps are > needed or who to notify to find those inconsiderate person(s) and to make > them responsible for their callous act. > > Jimmy > Manchester, TN > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wolfman" <wolfman@blomand.net> > To: <TNCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:09 AM > Subject: [TNCOFFEE] CRAWFORD gravestone found!!!! > > > > The grave marker for > > CLAYTON CRAWFORD - born Nov 30, 1898 died May 31, 1944 is lying in Deadman > Park next to the new foot bridge over the Little Duck River. It was dumped > there as solid fill (and apparently as were other monuments) when the new > greenway was built. > > > > In the 1900 Coffee County census, household 161-163, 7th Civil > District, page 276B I find this information: > > > > CRAWFORD, Joseph A. Feb 1862 MO > > Bettie Nov 1864 > > Allie (F) Jan 1887 > > Dessie C (F) Nov 1888 > > James H. June 1890 > > Ella Oct 1893 > > Vennie I (F) Feb 1895 > > HENRY C Nov 1898 > > > > Henry C. Crawford is probably Henry CLAYTON Crawford. If so, where would > this monument have come from? It needs to be retrieved and returned to the > proper cemetery. I do not have the equipment to do so. > > > > This is something that needs to be seriously investigated. It is a > criminal offense to destroy a monument. There are other bits and pieces of > gravestones on the other side of the river on the left of the foot path > before going under the U.S. 41 bridge. > > > > Someone please contact me regarding this matter. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Will Smith > > Hillsboro, TN > > ================================= > > My online Civil War gallery at Camp Chase Gazette > > http://www.campchase.com/WillSmith.htm > > > > My homepage: > > http://web.infoave.net/~wolfman > > > > > > ==== TNCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Coffee Co. list, send mail to.. > > TNCOFFEE-L-request@rootsweb.com ,with subscribe or unsubscribe > > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== TNCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Coffee Co. list, send mail to.. > TNCOFFEE-L-request@rootsweb.com ,with subscribe or unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Does anyone on the list know of monument businesses that were in business during the 1868-69 time period? Lee Anne