I never said it was a locked cemetery - I have never been there, I was posting informaiton when Hannah wrote it was a locked Cemetery Hannah that wrote that : From: wolbriks@swbell.net To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com Mon, 4 Sep 2000 06:18:33 -0700 References: 1 Were you aware that Berry's Creek Cemetery is a private cemetery--the gates are kept locked. Are you chance related to the James B. or I. M. Williams family? Hannah I was just letting Patricia of options to go to a private cemetery is all. Sorry, shouldn't of confused the issue about locked or unlocked private cemeteries. I would assume Hannah was correct when she posted it was locked. My mistake, sorry again Sharon "Eugene W. Helms" wrote: > Sharon, can you elaborate on the "private cemetery" status of Berry's Creek Cemetery? > I have ancestors buried there, and have visited it on a number of occasions, > As recently as last year, and never found it locked. > There is even a well-maintained cemetery index board outside, and picnic tables. > The posted sign lists officers and directors of the cemetery association, > which makes it seem pretty public. > Maybe I'm missing something, but I think the cemetery itself is not private, although > You do have to cross a short distance of private land with a gate to access the cemetery, > Sure hope I'm not a violator, but I have never found the gate locked. > Gene -- Sharon Ivy weldon@centex.net County Coordinator for Mills County, TX GenWeb Mills County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmills/mills.html And for San Saba County, TX http://www.rootsweb.com/~txssaba/ Mills County Military Page: http://www.centex.net/~weldon/ Ivy Place Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ivyplace/