Yes there were funeral homes in that time period, but not as many as today. Remember that many people lived far from a town also. Some didn't have any money for burial, some didn't have a way to get the deseased to a funeral home, such as a horse or mule, a buggy, wagon, etc. Many, many of the people we are serarching for are burried on old farms, in little private cemeteries. Many of these farms have been sold and resold. Many times the new owners don't know of a grave or cemetary on the property and they get plowed under. Many times the new owner knows of this, but also knows this de values his land. Even today it is astonishing to see how many of the known cemeteries are being buldozed under. Jim in Oregon -----Original Message----- From: magoose <magoose@bellsouth.net> To: James Neill <neillliberal@onlinemac.com> Date: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [TNSUMNER] Funerals >Were there no undertakers or funeral-homes, in 1900? >Joyce > >----- Original Message ----- >From: James Neill <neillliberal@onlinemac.com> >To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:36 PM >Subject: [TNSUMNER] Funerals > > >> I have a couple of Uncles that died as children close to the area about >> 1917. The house was the funeral place for them. No undertaker. When I >was >> growing up we had a table that we used as a telephone table in our house. >> Mom told me many times that table was where her brothers were laid out. I >> don't know what ever happened to it. Wish I had it now. Oh yes, my >> grandmother Elizaberh Harrison, prepared bodies for burial in her area, >> clening and washing them, especially the children >> >> Jim in Oregon >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> > >

Out on the web, there is at least one page that gives a lot of information about funerals in early day. Sorry I don't have the link handy. Most interesting pages for sure. I learned why they sat with the body and a few other details. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Neill" <neillliberal@onlinemac.com> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 4:02 AM Subject: Fw: [TNSUMNER] Funerals > Yes there were funeral homes in that time period, but not as many as today. > Remember that many people lived far from a town also. Some didn't have any > money for burial, some didn't have a way to get the deseased to a funeral > home, such as a horse or mule, a buggy, wagon, etc. Many, many of the > people we are serarching for are burried on old farms, in little private > cemeteries. Many of these farms have been sold and resold. Many times the > new owners don't know of a grave or cemetary on the property and they get > plowed under. Many times the new owner knows of this, but also knows this > de values his land. Even today it is astonishing to see how many of the > known cemeteries are being buldozed under. > > Jim in Oregon > -----Original Message----- > From: magoose <magoose@bellsouth.net> > To: James Neill <neillliberal@onlinemac.com> > Date: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:09 AM > Subject: Re: [TNSUMNER] Funerals > > > >Were there no undertakers or funeral-homes, in 1900? > >Joyce > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: James Neill <neillliberal@onlinemac.com> > >To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:36 PM > >Subject: [TNSUMNER] Funerals > > > > > >> I have a couple of Uncles that died as children close to the area about > >> 1917. The house was the funeral place for them. No undertaker. When I > >was > >> growing up we had a table that we used as a telephone table in our house. > >> Mom told me many times that table was where her brothers were laid out. > I > >> don't know what ever happened to it. Wish I had it now. Oh yes, my > >> grandmother Elizaberh Harrison, prepared bodies for burial in her area, > >> clening and washing them, especially the children > >> > >> Jim in Oregon > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >