Hi, I went by the old cemetery- not the Box- Pony Creek cemetery behind Pony Creek church in Erath County today after the funeral of Maypearl Carey, mom's first cousin by marriage. She was 92. THIS CEMETERY IS OFF THE PONY CREEK- JOHNSVILLE ROAD NORTH OF U.S. 67- FIRST HILL WEST OF THE THREE WAY SCHOOL AND CHURCH. IT IS OVERGROWN WITH CEDAR AND GRAZED BY CATTLE UP TO INDIVIDUAL GRAVE IRON FENCES. tHERE IS DEFINITELY RATTLESNAKE DANGER. oNE GRAVE IS CAVED IN AND MAY BE A SNAKE DEN. i HELPPED KILL A LARGE RATTLER 50 YEARS AGO IN THIS CEMETERY. iT IS ON THE WATER DIVIDE- A NORTH- SOUTH HILL, TO THE WEST IS A BRANCH OF THE DUFFAU CREEK RUNNING SOUTH. tO THE EAST TOWARDS LONE MOUNTAIN IS THE , PONY CREEK RUNNING NORTH. FACING THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH IT IS IN A CLUMP OF CEDAR 30 DEGREES TO YOUR LEFT-ENTER FARTHER NORTH AND GET PERMISSION TO DRIVE TO IT IN THE PASTURE. ABOUT 12 GRAVES ARE UNREADABLE OR NO MARKER BUT ROCK FRAMED AND COVERRED 8 ARE VERY OBVIOUS. mAY BE MORE. rEADABLE HEADSTONES BELOW- TAKE PRUNING SHEARS AND RUBBING MATERIAL AND A HOE FOR SNAKES IF YOU GO THERE. First grave- Infand son of L.E. and A.E. MMACKLINE born oct. 10, 1860 Next Grave: Rebecca M. wife of S.T.EVANSb. 5/18/1824 d. 12/31/1897 Next : S.T.EVANS 4/23/1818- 8/30/1880 Next: Jennie May, daughter of T.J. AND M.J. THOMPSON 10/25/1845 (pOSSIBLY A 1875- think it is a 4) -5/28/1881 Next: WINDFRED, WIFE OF JOHN R. KEAHEY B. 1841 Next: H.P. NELSON son of N.L. AND H.E. NELSON, B.3/22/1827 d. 5/1/1861 SOME HEADSTONES ARE STANDING- ONE IS WEDGED BETWEEN AN IRON FENCE AND CEDAR TREE. ONE STONE FELL OVER AND BROKE- i LEFT IT READABLE LYING FACE UP. THE kEAHEK FRAVE HAS A GRAVE CAVED IN AT THE HEAD OUTSIDE THE IRON FENCE- IT COULD BE A SKUNK OR SNAKE DEN, DEPENDING ON THE PRESENT TENNANT. nO TRACKS. ONE NEEDS A 4 FOOT SQUARE PIECE OF PLYWOOD TO COVER THE HOLE TO READ THE KEAHEY STONE COMPLETELY. ONE GRAVE HAS A HEADSTONE - NAME UNREADABLE BUT HAS AN OVERLAPPING HEART DESIGN WITH TOP ROUNDED, NOT DIPPED. THESE STONES ARE WHITE SANDROCK OR WHITE GRANITE. A CRAYOLA RUBBING MIGHT BE READABLE. tHE UNREADABLE ONE IS MARKED WITH A KNIFE- NOT DEEP NOR FANCY, JUST NEAT. TELL ME IF THIS HELPS ANYONE. cHARLES wYLY ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]