>X-Originating-IP: [67.18.230.132] >To: [email protected] >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >Subject: [Forum:] Re: Anyone doing African American Research?? >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:47:00 -0600 (CST) >X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at usgennet.net > >The following new message has been posted on Forum at ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. > >*************************************************************************** > > MESSAGE: (#1977) Re: Anyone doing African American Research?? > ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=1977> > AUTHOR: Kim > DATE: Wednesday, 10 November 2004, at 12:46 p.m. > > Reply To: (#1934) Re: Anyone doing African American Research?? > Author: Kennetha Elder- > Date: Tuesday, 5 October 2004, at 7:57 p.m. > >I have just located a cemetery in Smyrna, called in property records the >"Colored Mutual Aid Society #1" Cemetery. > >Surnames include Davis, Moore, Gregory, Elder, Batey, Smith, Leath, Brown, >Simpson, Muse, Miles, Nelson, Richardson, Clark, Butler, Trimble, Marble, and >Patton. > >There are very recent burials here, as well as obvious much older ones. There >was even a funeral home marker that said "Unknown Slave reburied in 1998". >The >area was roughly 3 acres and there are probably many, many more burials than >there were headstones. > >I am working on getting the photos on my website, and when they are I will >post a link here. > >For Kennetha, the only Elder there is a Margaret Elder, 1895-1987. > >*************************************************************************** > >This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed from >the mailing list, please visit Forum at ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, or send your >request to [email protected] If you wish to respond to this message, >please post your response directly to the board. Thank you!