Anyone from these families? This sounds very interesting. Mari From: Robert Lyon To: mbyers@tngenweb.org Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:31 AM Subject: Lyon Cemetery Restoration Dear Mari, I am hoping you can find a place on your website regarding the work we have planned to restore the Lyon Cemetery off Cripple Creek Road. Hopefully it might spur the interest of some who have ancestors buried there or who are interested in cemetery restoration. A brief note about the project follows. First, in researching my family history, I was led to Murfreesboro to seek the grave site of my 3rd great grandfather, Rev. Nathan Lyon, who came to Rutherford County in 1814. I found his cemetery with approximately 30 burial sites, in need of cleaning, fencing, and general restoration. The site is on private property. Many of the Lyon family are buried there along with other surnames, including Caffey, Carnahan, Donnell, Neely, Nisbett, and Youree. After contacting the land owner, he gave us permission to come in and do a restoration project. We are looking for any who are interested in helping to attend a planning session on Wednesday, October 17th at 6:30 p.m. at the Cripple Creek Presbyterian Church on Cripple Creek Road. The Wednesday night planning session will include an exchange of family information on people buried at the cemetery, the opportunity to sign up for clearing, fencing, tombstone restoration, and a plan for continued maintenance. Work will begin on Thursday and continue through Saturday, weather permitting. We look forward to seeing this project done to honor a group of early Rutherford County pioneers and to assure that their burial place will be preserved. Thanks for considering this for your website. Robert Lyon www.rlyon@txcyber.com College Station, TX