We have a mystery. Those of you who live in the Rutherford area (Murfreesboro) will know about the area by Cason Lane. There is a Kroger shopping center there. In the grove behind the Bedding Shop sits a small fenced in cemetery with one tombstone. It is that of a Civil War hero. A lady who has ridden her horse through there for years says before they tarred over the place to make a street there were 17 or so other graves. The construction company said they would remove the graves but now will not tell anyone where they put them. I'm going to drive down there in the next few days (It's cold and yucky out today) and get some pics. Does anyone have any info on this? Mari
Mari- That construction company was likely hired by a municipality, county. or the state if any part of the cemetery became a road. If so, I am almost sure the municipality, County or State Right-Away-Division or Land Acquisition Departments of the Tennessee Department of Transportation would have to provide the information. If it was contracted by a private firm, Kroger, etc, they may not legally have to provide it. See if you can ascertain who contracted the work and ask them where the graves were relocated. I'm certain grave relocation is a state law situation and thus available to the public. Your State Department of Archives and History should know the legal nuances or the Attorney Generals office. Good Luck-Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mari Byers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:58 PM Subject: [TNRUTHER] mystery > We have a mystery. Those of you who live in the Rutherford area > (Murfreesboro) will know about the area by Cason Lane. There is a Kroger > shopping center there. In the grove behind the Bedding Shop sits a small > fenced in cemetery with one tombstone. It is that of a Civil War hero. A > lady who has ridden her horse through there for years says before they > tarred over the place to make a street there were 17 or so other > graves. The construction company said they would remove the graves but now > will not tell anyone where they put them. I'm going to drive down there in > the next few days (It's cold and yucky out today) and get some pics. Does > anyone have any info on this? > Mari > > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > For cemetery records of Rutherford County, TN check out Teresa Elliott's page at www.rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org or Kim Denny's page at http://www.kimshockey.com/cem/rutherford.html > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.778 / Virus Database: 525 - Release Date: 10/15/2004