Hello everyone, I so sorry i missed the chat last night(my migraine won ). The things I had available to do up look-ups in last night were: Births for Lee county, 1853-1877 1910 Lee County, Census If you need a lookup in something else, email me I might have it...somewhere:) If you would like a lookup just email me, try to be specific with names. Sorry I dont have time to lookups for all of one surname, so you will have to provide a first name as well. You can email at [email protected] you can request a lookup through this list just keep in mind I am on digest mode so I will not get your request right away. Hope it helps, Carol Turner

Sheryl is correct about my late cousin, Curtis Lawson, cleaning the Robinette Cemetery. I personally hired him to do so because my Great-grandmother Eliza B. "Lyde" Chafin Ward, her son Robert Ward, & her mother Jerusha July Edens Chafin are buried there. Curt took great pride in keeping that cemetery clean for me. What is very sad is that the relatives of others buried in the cemetery took absolutely no interest in cleaning that cemetery or contributing to paying for the cleaning of that cemetery during the past 10 - 20 years. My grandmother, Pearl Ward Castle, cleaned the cemetery up until she died in 1969. It would be wonderful if some of you who have relatives in this cemetery would contribute to having a decent path built down to the now-unpassable county road that runs from the state road by this cemetery and to paying to have the cemetery cleaned at least twice a year. From California I simply cannot do it all by myself any longer. Others must contribute. It would also be beneficially to have some sort of fencing placed around the cemetery to keep the off-road vehicles from further damaging the gravestones. Brenda Reed

Hi Carol, I need more precise instructions on finding the order form for the Will Book. I do not understand "the link below....", etc. SueBee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:47 PM Subject: [VALEE] Lee County, Va will index book is available for purchase > Hello All > I have gotten the Lee County, VA Will Index book finished! > > The index covers years 1793-1832 & 1862-194? > It is for books 1, 3-7 > I have not included the index to 'Will Book 2 because I am in the process > of > getting that index up on the Looking Back Newsletter > http://newsletter.lookingbackbooks.com > > The Will index book is 66pgs, binded in a spiral binding with a clear > front > cover and burgundy back and is softcover. > The price is $18.00 and includes shipping. > The order form can be found and printed out by going to the link below > lookingbackbooks.com > and then clicking on the white order form button on the far right side. > > I am not planning on doing very many books for Lee County, VA. > My newsletter is still going to continue and will have new issues up every > 2 > months for you to view for free. > > If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] > > Carol Smith Turner > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hi, Just wanted everyone to know I will be in the chat room Wed. night at 9 p.m. eastern time if anyone would like to come and chat. Since alot of people were having trouble with the old chat room I have tried out another one http://newsletter.lookingbackbooks.com/leechat1.html This is a really nice chat room and I have tested it for a few weeks now and I have gotten kicked out of it once. The only thing to remember is that it asks to enter a Nickname but I suggest you use just your first name or some version of your name. The reason is that the owner and moderators of the chat rooms have to register their nickname and create a password so if you enter a nickname and then it asks you for a password, Cancel it and try a different name. The rooms does require you to enter your name each time you enter as it does not save it. I have not linked this chat room from the Looking Back Newsletter, I wanted to try it out and see how it does. Come chat and ask questions and I will try to have some things to do look-ups for you if you need it. Hope to chat with you soon Carol

Hello All I have gotten the Lee County, VA Will Index book finished! The index covers years 1793-1832 & 1862-194? It is for books 1, 3-7 I have not included the index to 'Will Book 2 because I am in the process of getting that index up on the Looking Back Newsletter http://newsletter.lookingbackbooks.com The Will index book is 66pgs, binded in a spiral binding with a clear front cover and burgundy back and is softcover. The price is $18.00 and includes shipping. The order form can be found and printed out by going to the link below lookingbackbooks.com and then clicking on the white order form button on the far right side. I am not planning on doing very many books for Lee County, VA. My newsletter is still going to continue and will have new issues up every 2 months for you to view for free. If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] Carol Smith Turner

As Brenda Reed wrote, Curtis Lawson (until his death August 2000) and his daughter, Angela Lawson (who still lives on the mountain in Stickeyville) cleared the Robinette Cemetery to allow family researchers to visit the cemetery and collect information. I have many ancestors who are buried in that cemetery. I do not want any person or persons, regardless of that person(s) being defined as a property owner, elected official or an agent of the community or State of Virginia determining if I should have access to a grave site containing an ancestor of mine. I live in central Ohio and am not able to go to the County Courthouse in Jonesville to verbalize my wishes. I suggest that we, the ones on this list, who have a vested interest in this cemetery and many others in the area that are in danger of this same issue, obtain an attorney familiar with "real-estate law". I am willing to contribute to a fund to assure that I and my children and grandchildren will be permitted to visit these cemeteries when visiting Lee County. My mother, father and their ancestors were born and raised in the Lee County area. Mostly the Stickeyville area. My uncle, Curtis Lawson was very proud of the mountain he lived on all his life. I want to continue his work somehow. If obtaining an attorney is not the answer, then please take a moment and suggest another solution to this issue. This is not the only cemetery that is in danger. Sheryl Young Barnes Newark, Ohio [email protected] 740 814 2341

I think you shold talk to the Commonwealth's Attorney for Lee County. He should be more informed as to the laws than the County Supervisor. Anne

I am trying to find a go-between to contact living children of Isaac Patton Maggard in Lee Co. He was my grandmother Irene's father. One that I know for sure is still there is William (Bill) Maggard and Dorothy Maggard Mullins - although she may live in Big Stone Gap. They are children from Isaac's second marriage to Francis. His first wife, my gr grandmother, was Nancy Ann Sturgill, daughter of John Calvin Sturgill and Abigail (Abby) Stidham. Nancy died 4 Nov 1918 and is buried along with Isaac Maggard in the Maggard Cemetery in Keokee. If anyone knows the Maggard children of Isaac and Francis that are still living there or any Sturgill descendants that might be able to help me with pictures and information about them, I would greatly appreciate if you could let them know that I am trying to contact them. If needed I will furnish my postal address and phone number for them to contact me. My great uncle, Ernest Maggard, who was Isaac and Nancy's last surviving child,! just passed away in January at the age of 87. He has children that still live in the area too - I think one them is a daughter named Nancy but I do not know her married name. Thank you for any help that anyone might be able to give me on this.

If I might ask, "Crystal who?" Gene Hyden (in New Orleans) [My Hyden ancestors were in what became Lee County in 1793, and descendants have lived there ever since...until today.]

Deborah, Several years ago the Post ran old time photos and one was of the Osaka church there. Is there any way to check an index to see when this was? It of course has pictures of my grandparents. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Clarkston <[email protected]> Sent: Mar 22, 2005 5:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VALEE] Maggard and Sturgill Families in Lee CO Here is Ernest's obit from the Kingsport-Times News. Hope this helps in finding his relatives. There is a section about Keokee in The Post, the Big Stone Gap newspaper. I write a column for that paper, would you like me to have your request placed in the Keokee section? If so, please send me how to contact you.-Deb Clarkston ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: [VALEE] Maggard and Sturgill Families in Lee CO > I am trying to find a go-between to contact living children of Isaac Patton Maggard in Lee Co. He was my grandmother Irene's father. One that I know for sure is still there is William (Bill) Maggard and Dorothy Maggard Mullins - although she may live in Big Stone Gap. They are children from Isaac's second marriage to Francis. His first wife, my gr grandmother, was Nancy Ann Sturgill, daughter of John Calvin Sturgill and Abigail (Abby) Stidham. Nancy died 4 Nov 1918 and is buried along with Isaac Maggard in the Maggard Cemetery in Keokee. If anyone knows the Maggard children of Isaac and Francis that are still living there or any Sturgill descendants that might be able to help me with pictures and information about them, I would greatly appreciate if you could let them know that I am trying to contact them. If needed I will furnish my postal address and phone number for them to contact me. My great uncle, Ernest Maggard, who was Isaac and Nancy's last surviving child,! > just passed away in January at the age of 87. He has children that still live in the area too - I think one them is a daughter named Nancy but I do not know her married name. Thank you for any help that anyone might be able to give me on this. > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

Here is Ernest's obit from the Kingsport-Times News. Hope this helps in finding his relatives. There is a section about Keokee in The Post, the Big Stone Gap newspaper. I write a column for that paper, would you like me to have your request placed in the Keokee section? If so, please send me how to contact you.-Deb Clarkston ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: [VALEE] Maggard and Sturgill Families in Lee CO > I am trying to find a go-between to contact living children of Isaac Patton Maggard in Lee Co. He was my grandmother Irene's father. One that I know for sure is still there is William (Bill) Maggard and Dorothy Maggard Mullins - although she may live in Big Stone Gap. They are children from Isaac's second marriage to Francis. His first wife, my gr grandmother, was Nancy Ann Sturgill, daughter of John Calvin Sturgill and Abigail (Abby) Stidham. Nancy died 4 Nov 1918 and is buried along with Isaac Maggard in the Maggard Cemetery in Keokee. If anyone knows the Maggard children of Isaac and Francis that are still living there or any Sturgill descendants that might be able to help me with pictures and information about them, I would greatly appreciate if you could let them know that I am trying to contact them. If needed I will furnish my postal address and phone number for them to contact me. My great uncle, Ernest Maggard, who was Isaac and Nancy's last surviving child,! > just passed away in January at the age of 87. He has children that still live in the area too - I think one them is a daughter named Nancy but I do not know her married name. Thank you for any help that anyone might be able to give me on this. > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Earlene, I have most of the info that you sent to Carol, but I do not have the info on Thomas and Jane's children and spouses or your direct line. I would appreciate it if I could have it. My great-grandfather, Robert Lemons, m Sarah Edens d.o. Elijah Edgar Edens and Sarah Avaline Ely. Thank-you. Linda [email protected] wrote: > Carol, > Just saw your post and thought I'd give you what I have and ask you a > question. > > I have Jane ELY, B. 1763 in Bedford Co., VA., Mar to Rene NAPIER 21 Feb. > 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA. Her sister Rachel B. 1760 Mar Edward NAPIER, > Rene's brother. 28 Dec. 1786.. They were the daughters of Thomas ELY (the > immigrant) B. 1725 in England and Jane Elizabeth Smith, B. 1730 in Ireland. He and > three of his sons,Thomas, Jr., William and John were all in thre REv. War (and > are in the D.A>.R.) He died in Bedford Co., Va in 1782, and after that Jane > moved the family to Lee Co., VA. That's all I have on the Napier men, but I do > have all of Thomas and Janes children and their spouses, and then all of my > husband's direct line, which is Thomas Sr., John, John T., and Margaret (who > married Peter BEELER in 1850 and moved to TN. > > Now my question. Do you have anything on the BURGAN family? After > searching for 25 years, I still don't have the parents of Margaret JONES, who > married John T. ELY., in 1813. Recently I had a letter that said that Margaret's > maiden name was BURGAN, she married a JONES, he died then she married John T., > ELY. Do you have anything in your BURGAN file that sounds like this? With > your Alice marrying a BURGAN, I thought maybe you might. ALways grasping at > straws!!!! Thank you. EArlene Hutsell [email protected] > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Debra, If you ever come across any Conley's would you please let me know?They married into the Walling/Wallen and Bishop families from Scott Co.Va,,but I think they were pretty spread out between Ky,Tenn and Va..I don't know if your paper goes back as far as I need it,,but anything found on these names especially Conley in the early 1800's would be appreciated,,even up to 1870 or so, Thanks Leatha I also wanted to ask if anyone has a Kimsey/Cimsey Wallin in thier family history,,he was born abt 1855 in Tenn'somewhere',,but in 1870 he was living with my step GGGrandfather John Walling "John was bn in Scott Co.son of Joseph Walling and Frances'Fanny'Tyree Walling Bishop,,I know this Kimsey/Cimsey wasn't a son of my GGGrandmother Margaret "peggy"Conley and John Walling,,and he wasn't a son of John's by his second wife either,,I'm thinking maybe a nephew?Does anyone know who he belongs to? Thanks On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:17:49 -0500 "Deborah Clarkston" <[email protected]> writes: > Here is Ernest's obit from the Kingsport-Times News. Hope this helps > in > finding his relatives. There is a section about Keokee in The Post, > the Big > Stone Gap newspaper. I write a column for that paper, would you like > me to > have your request placed in the Keokee section? If so, please send > me how to > contact you.-Deb Clarkston > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:58 PM > Subject: [VALEE] Maggard and Sturgill Families in Lee CO > > > > I am trying to find a go-between to contact living children of > Isaac > Patton Maggard in Lee Co. He was my grandmother Irene's father. > One that I > know for sure is still there is William (Bill) Maggard and Dorothy > Maggard > Mullins - although she may live in Big Stone Gap. They are children > from > Isaac's second marriage to Francis. His first wife, my gr > grandmother, was > Nancy Ann Sturgill, daughter of John Calvin Sturgill and Abigail > (Abby) > Stidham. Nancy died 4 Nov 1918 and is buried along with Isaac > Maggard in > the Maggard Cemetery in Keokee. If anyone knows the Maggard > children of > Isaac and Francis that are still living there or any Sturgill > descendants > that might be able to help me with pictures and information about > them, I > would greatly appreciate if you could let them know that I am trying > to > contact them. If needed I will furnish my postal address and phone > number > for them to contact me. My great uncle, Ernest Maggard, who was > Isaac and > Nancy's last surviving child,! > > just passed away in January at the age of 87. He has children > that > still live in the area too - I think one them is a daughter named > Nancy but > I do not know her married name. Thank you for any help that anyone > might be > able to give me on this. > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them > to > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599 &targetid=5429 > > >

Today I spoke with Mr. Poe, Lee County Administrator, about the situation with the road that goes through the property of Joey Cooper & Dick Jones. A hearing was recently held and the Board upheld keeping the road open "for now." This is something that could come up again and is something to keep watch on, especially by people who live in Lee County and see the postings of the County. Thank you, Brenda Reed

Carol, Just saw your post and thought I'd give you what I have and ask you a question. I have Jane ELY, B. 1763 in Bedford Co., VA., Mar to Rene NAPIER 21 Feb. 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA. Her sister Rachel B. 1760 Mar Edward NAPIER, Rene's brother. 28 Dec. 1786.. They were the daughters of Thomas ELY (the immigrant) B. 1725 in England and Jane Elizabeth Smith, B. 1730 in Ireland. He and three of his sons,Thomas, Jr., William and John were all in thre REv. War (and are in the D.A>.R.) He died in Bedford Co., Va in 1782, and after that Jane moved the family to Lee Co., VA. That's all I have on the Napier men, but I do have all of Thomas and Janes children and their spouses, and then all of my husband's direct line, which is Thomas Sr., John, John T., and Margaret (who married Peter BEELER in 1850 and moved to TN. Now my question. Do you have anything on the BURGAN family? After searching for 25 years, I still don't have the parents of Margaret JONES, who married John T. ELY., in 1813. Recently I had a letter that said that Margaret's maiden name was BURGAN, she married a JONES, he died then she married John T., ELY. Do you have anything in your BURGAN file that sounds like this? With your Alice marrying a BURGAN, I thought maybe you might. ALways grasping at straws!!!! Thank you. EArlene Hutsell [email protected]

Crystal, I'm not sure what your point is on this. I just read the opinion offered by the appeal court. The appeals court reversed the lower court's decision. The appeals court stated the board was justified in terminating Cooper's benefits and the decision of the board was not political. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Crystal P [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VALEE] RE: Situation regarding Robinette Cemetery Hello all, I am going to be blunt when comes to this issue. I hope to not make anyone mad...but...I can certainly tell that everyone on this issue has no clue about the Gov't/laws in Lee Co. I have lived in Lee Co all my life {moved to Va Beach 5 yrs ago but my parents, sister, aunts, uncles, etc still live there and I go there at least 4 times a yr} and this issue is about "political issues of past". Here is a link for alittle insite into this past issue: http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/982083.U.pdf#search='Lee%20Cou nty%20virginia%20supervisors' And as far as going to Richmond on this issue...Richmond will laugh in face! Lee Co is a joke to them. Wish that was not true but it is. If you really want to make your voice heard call the Lee County Administrator at 276-346-7714. Crystal --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those settings through their servers and will only return them to you. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx Confidential & Privileged Unless otherwise indicated or obvious from its nature, the information contained in this communication is attorney-client privileged and confidential information/work product. This communication is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error or are not sure whether it is privileged, please immediately notify us by return e-mail and destroy any copies--electronic, paper or otherwise--which you may have of this communication.

Andy, Just ask anyone living in Lee County...everything that happens in Lee County is political. Crystal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hello all, I am going to be blunt when comes to this issue. I hope to not make anyone mad...but...I can certainly tell that everyone on this issue has no clue about the Gov't/laws in Lee Co. I have lived in Lee Co all my life {moved to Va Beach 5 yrs ago but my parents, sister, aunts, uncles, etc still live there and I go there at least 4 times a yr} and this issue is about "political issues of past". Here is a link for alittle insite into this past issue: http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/982083.U.pdf#search='Lee%20County%20virginia%20supervisors' And as far as going to Richmond on this issue...Richmond will laugh in face! Lee Co is a joke to them. Wish that was not true but it is. If you really want to make your voice heard call the Lee County Administrator at 276-346-7714. Crystal --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

I have just spoken with my contact person in Lee County. He informed me that Lee County Supervisor, Claude Ray, has been involved and has managed to temporarily deny property owners, Joey Cooper & absentee owner, Dick Jones of Texas, from denying access to the Robinette Cemetery. My contact also stated that two young men had ridden some sort of four wheel off-terrain vehicles through the cemetery and have damaged some headstones. He suggests that we contact Supervisor Claude Ray to have "access in perpetuity" clause added to all future dealings with this situation. I have a phone number for Supervisor Ray if anyone is interested, contact me privately, & I will provide the number. What is of grave concern is that anyone would think they could come into a community & deny access to numerous families to the graves of their loved ones, though they be ancestors & not necessarily immediate family. Brenda Reed

Info from the below site. Good luck. Berry Spradley Spring, TX http://www.jessee.org/body-jessee_cemetery_preservation.htm From the Code of Virginia: § 57-27.1. Access to cemeteries located on private property; cause of action for injunctive relief; applicability. A. Owners of private property on which a cemetery or graves are located shall have a duty to allow ingress and egress to the cemetery or graves by (i) family members and descendants of deceased persons buried there; (ii) any cemetery plot owner; and (iii) any person engaging in genealogy research, who has given reasonable notice to the owner of record or to the occupant of the property or both. The landowner may designate the frequency of access, hours and duration of the access and the access route if no traditional access route is obviously visible by a view of the property. Thelandowner, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be immune from liability in any civil suit, claim, action, or cause of action arising out of the access granted pursuant to this section. B. The right of ingress and egress granted to persons specified in subsection A shall be reasonable and limited to the purposes of visiting graves, maintaining the gravesite or cemetery, or conducting genealogy research. The right of ingress and egress shall not be construed to provide a right to operate motor vehicles on the property for the purpose of accessing a cemetery or gravesite unless there is a road or adequateright-of-way that permits access by a motor vehicle and the owner has given written permission to use the road or right-of-way of necessity. C. Any person entering onto private property to access a gravesite or cemetery shall be responsible for conducting himself in a manner that does not damage the private lands, the cemetery or gravesites and shall be liable to the owner of the property for any damage caused as a result of his access. D. Any person denied reasonable access under the provisions of this section may bring an action in the circuit court where the property is located to enjoin the owner of the property from denying the person reasonable ingress and egress to the cemetery or gravesite. In granting such relief, the court may set the frequency of access, hours and duration of the access. E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any deed or other written instrument that creates or reserves a cemetery or gravesite on private property. (1993, c. 713; 2004, c. 831.) From the Code of Virginia: § 18.2-127. Injuries to churches, church property, cemeteries, burial grounds, etc.; penalty. A. Any person who willfully or maliciously commits any of the following acts is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor: 1. Destroys, removes, cuts, breaks, or injures any tree, shrub, or plant on any church property or within any cemetery or lot of any memorial or monumental association; 2. Destroys, mutilates, injures, or removes and carries away any flowers, wreaths, vases, or other ornaments placed within any church or on church property, or placed upon or around any grave, tomb, monument, or lot in any cemetery, graveyard, or other place of burial; or 3. Obstructs proper ingress to and egress from any church or any cemetery or lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association. B. Any person who willfully or maliciously destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or removes any object or structure permanently attached or affixed within any church or on church property, any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure placed within any cemetery, graveyard, or place of burial, or within any lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association, or any fence, railing, or other work for the protection or ornament of any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure aforesaid, or of any cemetery lot within any cemetery is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A person convicted under this section who is required to pay restitution by the court shall be required to pay restitution to the church, if the property damaged is property of the church, or to the owner of a cemetery, if the property damaged is located within such cemetery regardless of whether the property damaged is owned by the cemetery or by another person. C. This section shall not apply to any work which is done by the authorities of a church or congregation in the maintenance or improvement of any church property or any burial ground or cemetery belonging to it and under its management or control and which does not injure or result in the removal of a tomb, monument, gravestone, grave marker or vault. For purposes of this section, “church” shall mean any place of worship, and “church property” shall mean any educational building or community center owned or rented by a church. (Code 1950, § 18.1-244; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1982, c. 561; 1983, c. 579; 1990, c. 510; 2004, c. 203.) At 09:26 AM 3/22/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Everyone, >I am writing to you concerning the imminent possible closure of the road to >what is listed in the Lee County Cemetery Book as the Robinette Cemetery at >Upper Wallens Creek in Lee County. This is a remote cemetery with many >families >having ancestors and relations buried there who may or may not be listed in >the Cemetery Book. I received an urgent letter from Gene Smith of Duffield >yesterday. He states that two land owners, Joey Cooper & Dick Jones, are >trying to close the road that goes to the cemetery. A meeting was held in >Jonesville about the problem and they thought they had resolved the issue but >apparently had not. Supervisor Claude Ray is trying to help keep the road >open. If >Mr. Cooper and Mr. Jones have their way, the Robinette Cemetery and the road >will be closed -- and there will be no way to get to the cemetery. I do not >know how to contact Claude Ray but some of you out there may know. We >need your >help to prevent the closure of this road. Aren't there laws in Virginia to >prevent this sort of thing from happening? Also bear in mind that sometime >between 1998-2000 the property owner attempted to bulldoze this cemetery >under. > >Buried in this cemetery is my Great-grandmother, Eliza Barbara "Lyde" Chafin >Ward (18715-1903), her infant son Robert Ward, her mother Jerusha July Edens >Chafin (1846-1916 in unmarked grave), & the following which is an incomplete >list: Martin Drake (1805-1887); Elizabeth, wife of Martin Drake, 1804-1883; >James L. Robinette, son of Michael & S. A. Robinette (1874-1875); E. W. >Pennington (1903-1922); Robert Pennington, son of Hugh L. & Rebecca >Pennington >(1886-1903); Martha E. Lawson (1888-1921); W. J. L. Holbrook, son of >Wilson & Sarah >Holbrook (1876-1877). There are other graves in the cemetery. I myself have >had the cemetery cleaned through Curt Lawson & Angie Lawson numerous times >over the years though I live here in California. My grandmother, Pearl Ward >Castle, tended the graveyard throughout her lifetime. I have visited this >cemetery many, many times during my lifetime & did help my grandmother >tend the >graves. The cemetery is in a remote location & is very beautiful in the >spring, >especially when the wild lilies are in bloom. It is a wonderful peaceful >place & the graves are virtually undamaged by mowers, etc, only suffering >from >erosion from the natural elements. > >Please help keep the road and the cemetery open. Thank you. >Brenda Reed >510 601-9837 >Oakland, CA > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list send your message to ><[email protected]> for individual list messages; ><[email protected]> for digest messages. Then put the word >unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx