I don't know the legalities but the first thing that comes to my mind is to make sure the graves are marked. Apparently you had trouble finding them so markers are either non-existent or not visible. Also - is there some way to register it with the county so if someone decides to stick a housing complex there, they will know the cemetery is there too? Bev In a message dated 5/6/2007 11:17:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, TENNEVA@aol.com writes: In a message dated 5/6/2007 10:46:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lcarey@bcpl.net writes: I may have just located the graces of my grandfather and Uncle,who were buried on property where the family lived until 1900. I now own the property. but there is now a new development right next to it. What should I do to protect these graves, in the event the property is sold after my death. You might want to check "Virginia Code § 57-39.1 - Improvement of abandoned and neglected graveyards." Find with Google. Search for "Virginia +Code +Cemeteries". You probably also need the advice of an Attorney. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Thank you Bev. We have found what we think are the remnants of my mother's homeplace and possibly the graves of my grandfather and uncle. They were found by a middle school group in Fluvanna County called" Helping Hands", and their teacher, Mr. Michael Sheridan, who is also a relative of Sherican Funeral Home. We are not sure they are the graves, but I know from my mother, that the two persons I mentioned are buried there as she used to go and viist them after they moved away in 1910. Noone has lived there since. If there is someway to know for sure, I would like to have a stone put there for both of them. There names were John walker Pace b. 1843-abt. 1910 Overton Ashby Pace- b. abt.1870-12/25/1910 Overton Pace was murdered and that is why the family moved away after his death.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ms2001@aol.com> To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] R. G. & Ella Thomasson > > I don't know the legalities but the first thing that comes to my mind is to > make sure the graves are marked. Apparently you had trouble finding them so > markers are either non-existent or not visible. Also - is there some way to > register it with the county so if someone decides to stick a housing complex > there, they will know the cemetery is there too? > > Bev > > In a message dated 5/6/2007 11:17:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > TENNEVA@aol.com writes: > > > In a message dated 5/6/2007 10:46:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lcarey@bcpl.net writes: > > I may have just located the graces of my grandfather > and Uncle,who were buried on property where the > family lived until 1900. I now own the property. > but there is now a new development right next to it. > What should I do to protect these graves, in the event > the property is sold after my death. > > > > You might want to check "Virginia Code § 57-39.1 - Improvement of abandoned > and neglected graveyards." Find with Google. Search for "Virginia +Code > +Cemeteries". > You probably also need the advice of an Attorney. > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >