A lot of graves in those days were marked with nothing more than a rock known as a 'field stone'. They were not engraved or marked in any way and after a while everyone forgot about the grave and whoever might be buried there - especially if they were buried on family land and the land was sold. A diving rod can find graves but not tell you who is there. Now before you put your nose up and say that's just an old wives tale, let me tell you I have seen it work and I was a total non-believer too! Bev In a message dated 1/6/2011 11:49:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, swe@cox.net writes: I have been unable to locate a marriage record (sometime around 1845) for William Liggett and Mary Frye or burial information. I found them in the 1850-1880 census records in Shenandoah County. It appears that William Liggett died between 1870 and 1880 so it looks like there should be a tombstone for him. I can't find burial locations for his parents Peter Liggett and Catherine Gibler either. Peter died after the 1860 census (he was 83). And Catherine appears to have died after the 1850 census. Perhaps some of you might have some resources I have not seen yet. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Also in the very early days, a little pine tree was often planted to mark a grave. This was done as early as the period when Indians were at war with the pioneers. Reason was to mark the grave in a way the family would know but indians would not. It also was done down the years because some families couldn't afford the expense of a stone. Often when the second parent died, the children were in hard financial times. So if you visit the oldest graveyards and farms where you think there could be burials, look for huge pine trees. Our oldest cems here in Ohio have them and there are always bare spots underneath. I'm sure graves are there. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ms2001@aol.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Liggett-Frye marriage about 1845 >A lot of graves in those days were marked with nothing more than a rock > known as a 'field stone'. They were not engraved or marked in any way > and > after a while everyone forgot about the grave and whoever might be buried > there - especially if they were buried on family land and the land was > sold. > A diving rod can find graves but not tell you who is there. Now before > you > put your nose up and say that's just an old wives tale, let me tell you I > have seen it work and I was a total non-believer too! > > Bev > > > In a message dated 1/6/2011 11:49:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > swe@cox.net writes: > > I have been unable to locate a marriage record (sometime around 1845) for > William Liggett and Mary Frye or burial information. > I found them in the 1850-1880 census records in Shenandoah County. It > appears that William Liggett died between 1870 and 1880 so it looks like > there > should be a tombstone for him. I can't find burial locations for his > parents Peter Liggett and Catherine Gibler either. Peter died after the > 1860 > census (he was 83). And Catherine appears to have died after the 1850 > census. > Perhaps some of you might have some resources I have not seen yet. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VASHENAN-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 > VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3363 - Release Date: 01/06/11 >