Look for the water tower. From what I recall when we visited in '96 it was at the edge of the cemetery. My husband's 3rd great grandparents are buried there. Sue listadmin At 07:48 PM 9/28/2007, you wrote: >Shirley, > I used Debra's instruction to find the cemetery and to look up the >mile-long page of information. Most interesting. > From the location given, I will be glad to drive by over the week-end >and have a look and look for some grave markers. Maybe that could give >you and headstart with your limited time. > I have worked on Bonham and 7th and have driven this area of Graham street >probably at least 300 times. I have never noticed a cemetery (and >cemeteries usually get my attention). However, I probably need to get off >of Graham to see it. I recall a Self Storage business on that area of >Graham. Maybe the graves are around behind the selfstorage. Whatever, >I will at least drive around the block tomorrow and then go from there. >Jim Giddens >Paris, Tx >----- Original Message ----- >From: "SHIRLEY FARRELL" <shirleygrantfarrel@sbcglobal.net> >To: <txlamar@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:11 PM >Subject: Re: [TXLAMAR] Old City Cemetery > > > >I tried that, but I do not know what NW Quad 186 means; I went to the > >Northwest Quadrant, but what does the 186 mean? I will email Ron Brothers, > >but I was told yesterday that he was having computer problems, but I will > >try. A big THANKS for trying. Did you follow the instructions that I sent > >Jim Giddens, at the Lamar County GenWeb site, scroll almost all the way > >down to OTHER HISTORICAL SITES IN LAMAR CO., click on LAMAR CHAPTER NO. > >258-UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, then scroll down to PHOTO GALLERY > >PICTURES OF OLD CITY CEMETERY OF PARIS, TOMBSTONES OF NINTH TEXAS INFANTRY > >SOLDIERS. I was told this is somewhere close to downtown, but I have not > >been to Paris in years and I just can't remember ever seeing it. > > > > Thanks for all your advise. > > Shirley > > > > Matt Patterson <mattpatt@1starnet.com> wrote: > > Shirley, > > > > Go here.... > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlamar/cemetery/cemlocat.htm > > > > I found a "Old City" Cemetery listed but can't seem to locate it on the > > corresponding map. You might try e-mailing Ron Brothers > > rbrother@1starnet.com . Maybe he can help. > > > > > > Matt > > SHIRLEY FARRELL wrote: > >> I am coming to Paris to do some research of the Union Grove Cemetery. I > >> have info about that cemetery, but I cannot find the location of the Old > >> City Cemetery. Someone told me that it is in Paris and on the Lamar Gen > >> Web site, it is listed in the cemetery list, but I cannot figure out how > >> to get there from the Union Grove Cemetery or from the square. > >> > >> I have not been to Paris in many years and I need to make the most of my > >> few hours that I am going to have, so can someone give me directions, > >> please? > >> > >> Also, is there a listing of burials in that cemetery that you can find > >> online? > >> > >> Thanks for the help in advance; > >> Shirley in Henrietta, Texas > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> TXLAMAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXLAMAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXLAMAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1034 - Release Date: > > 9/27/2007 5:00 PM > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TXLAMAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message