Here I am again...Boy trying to give things away is hard...I was going through some things (you know what I mean) and came across my hand drawn map and notes from a visit to the Boone-Hardy Cem. If the map does not go through..just e-mail me and I will send it snail-mail. I just checked...and it didn't go through!!!!!!! MY NOTES......... Boone-Hardy Cemetery, Boone's Mill, Franklin Co. VA visited Aug 1971 and fall of 1975 The cem is located on a hill, the top of a graded area now. The hill Was surely there before the land around it was graded away. I was told that it was graded to make more room for the factory and parking. The men doing the work came to the "un-kown" cem and went no further, working around the base of the hill. The factory is located at the base of the graded area at the RR tracks. (then anyway) The mill is at the cross road and the "old church" on the other side of the four corners. (I'm sure things have changed now) The cem is divided by a narrow old two trenched road. You can tell that it was old by its width and the fact that the wheel ruts were deep. It seems like the Boone's are on one side and the Hardy's on the other. It is surrounded by trees, that more than likely, were planted as to form a boundary on all sides. The stones and markers are scattered, without a pattern of burials. Of course the markers could have been moved or vandalized over the years by persons or grazing stock. The Hardy side has about 20 field stone markers.....some appear to be in line as markers are arranged on grave sites, others not. I found only 2 that had an inscription and they were very worn. The Boone side appears to be in better condition, as far as noting graves go. It is located at the "front" of the area. At the front there 3 rows of field stone markers. They are at or near indentations in the earth. (this is a good sign of a burial) Back from these rows are located large, upright, engraved markers. I question the original location of the markers.....things seem to be in such disarray. The "front" of the cem seems to face the back of the old church. People I talked to in the area said that they heard stories that the cem and church were connected. I could find no real proof of this, but tradition of this sort is usually good information. I know there are WEBSTER AND BAGBY'S there. That was the reason for the visit. But alas no markers with those names on them. The WEBSTER, KESSLER AND BOONE'S came to Michigan in the early 1830s and settled in Berrien Co. This is what I gleaned as to inscriptions......... HARDY SIDE: W.H. J.A. (these may be foot stones) BOONE SIDE: "Sacred to the Memory of" GEORGE KESSLER born Nov 24, 1791 died Feb 5, 1854 M.S.W. died Feb____1876 MARY BOONE "wife of LUDWICK KESSLER" born Dec 12, 1771 died Mar 23, 1853 G.K. ISAAC BOONE born Dec 20, 1786 died May 28, 1841 "This stone erected by WILLIAM BOONE, his brother" M.B. I.B. J.Boone_________1814 age 63 years ORIN BOONE March 9, 1835-Feb 24, 1838 "The little boy is gone to rest, to dwell with God forever blessed, his youthful tongue will always praise a Saviors love and redeeming grace" These are all I have recorded as marked graves. I think the ones with only initials on them are foot markers. The church can be seen from the cem and visa versa. I remember a lovely place and hope to visit it again someday. Maybe this will spark someone to check it out and up date what I have. oooO ( ) \ ( Daundra Baker in Michigan \_ )