Ed, I just read your e-mail about the Anderson cemetery. I, too, found that cemetery about a year ago and saw the graves of my great grandparents, Absolum B. Joyce and Mary Jane Guthrie Joyce. I am so anxious to hear from you. I want to find out how we are related. Lylabeth Joyce King ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: [TNHARDIN] Anderson Cemetery > Wanda, > > I too found the Anderson Cemetery a few years back and one of my gg grand > parents buried there, Absolum B. Joyce and Mary Jane Guthrie Joyce. About 3 years > ago I went by there and found a gentleman working on the cemetery who was > from Memphis and he was one of the Anderson descendants but I do not have his > name. However, he stated that they were trying to get a group together to work on > the cemetery. I gave him my name and informed him that if they would let me > know that I would be willing to help but I have not heard any more from anyone. > I did hear that a group of prisoners from the Wayne County Prison came and > spent some time cleaning up but when the state discovered that it was a family > cemetery they could not allow the prisoners to come back. I was back there in > May of last year and unless much has been done on the cemetery it is in a sad > state considering that many of the founding families of Saltillo is buried > there. If you are back in Saltillo, you might stop at the first service station on > the right (going east) as you go into Saltillo which is operated by David > Willis who was and may still be the mayor of Saltillo. He was the one who > directed me to the cemetery. He may be able to give you more information on the > Anderson's. > Ed Adams > ----------------------------- > See home page at: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adams1895 > > > ==== TNHARDIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Hardin County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > http://www.tngenweb.org/hardin/ >