I wholeheartedly agree with you, Trish. While I don't get to Mount Olivet as much as I would like, I have never had a problem. My husband has quite a few family members buried there. I think it is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the area, and, as another researcher said, the groundskeepers are always helpful. Some of the monuments are awe-inspiring. I venture to say that every area, from the smallest town to the largest city, has experienced crime and vandalism at some time or another. Mount Olivet, unfortunately, was a victim a couple of years ago. However, no one should let fear stop them from visiting our deceased relatives and enjoying the peaceful serenity and beauty of Mount Olivet. Joann Ellis Humphries In a message dated 4/6/2002 11:40:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, Rider397@aol.com writes: > Subj:Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Mt Olivet > Date:4/6/2002 11:40:31 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:Rider397@aol.com">Rider397@aol.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com">WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > I often visit Mt. Olivet Cemetery and have not experienced what you are > talking about. > > Yes, the cemetery has been vandalized, the most recent being almost two > years > ago. But, almost all cemeteries in the area have a history of vandalism. > This will continue as long as people don't visit their loved ones. As long > > as cemeteries are homes for the dead and not for the living, we run the > risk > of them being taken over by the those who wish to do harm. But we also do > harm by allowing fear to rule our actions. > > Mt. Olivet is a beautiful cemetery with marvelous artwork among the > headstones. It amazes me that these statues are forgotten and therefore > lost > to those who are alive. Although they are monuments to the dead, they are > also monuments for the living. It means that this person was here and not > to > forget them. > > Trish >

I often visit Mt. Olivet Cemetery and have not experienced what you are talking about. Yes, the cemetery has been vandalized, the most recent being almost two years ago. But, almost all cemeteries in the area have a history of vandalism. This will continue as long as people don't visit their loved ones. As long as cemeteries are homes for the dead and not for the living, we run the risk of them being taken over by the those who wish to do harm. But we also do harm by allowing fear to rule our actions. Mt. Olivet is a beautiful cemetery with marvelous artwork among the headstones. It amazes me that these statues are forgotten and therefore lost to those who are alive. Although they are monuments to the dead, they are also monuments for the living. It means that this person was here and not to forget them. Trish

You shouldn't have any trouble at Mt. Olivet. I've been there many times and have seen no problems or unsavory characters. The vandalism occurred at night after the cemetery was closed. The cemetery on Wisconsin Ave. near W St. sounds like Holy Rood. That one is locked most of the time. What records that exist are at Georgetown University library. Jack

I have relatives buried in Mt Olivet and I only go with my husband...it's true , it's not safe to go there...over the past few years, Mt Olivet has become a favorite place for local drug dealers and users to frequent..it has also been vandalized several times, breaking some of the old stones...it's a shame and a disgrace...please use caution when you go. Ellen

Can someone please help me with two things. #1 I have heard that it is not safe to go to Mt. Olivet in DC Is this true? #2 Is there a cemetary on Wisconsin Ave below W. St if so what is the name of it? My elderly Aunt thinks that is where her Grandmother is buried . Thanks for your help Margie

-----Original Message----- From: Frank Dunnigan <dunnigan@sonic.net> To: MSatter195@aol.com <MSatter195@aol.com> Date: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Cemetary Questions >Hi, Margie-- > >I have many relatives buried at Mt. Olivet and have visited there many times >without incident. Granted, the neighborhood is not the best, but the >vandalism in the cemetery was really an isolated incident that took place a >few years ago when the cemetery never closed or locked its gates at night. >(They are now open in daylight hours only.) As in any public place in a >large city, use caution, but I've never felt threatened there. And they DO >have remarkably friendly groundskeepers and staff who are willing to help >you locate a grave site. > >Good luck! > >Frank > > >-----Original Message----- >From: MSatter195@aol.com <MSatter195@aol.com> >To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:57 AM >Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Cemetary Questions > > >>Can someone please help me with two things. >> >>#1 I have heard that it is not safe to go to Mt. Olivet in DC Is this >true? >> >>#2 Is there a cemetary on Wisconsin Ave below W. St if so what is the name >>of it? >>My elderly Aunt thinks that is where her Grandmother is buried . >> >>Thanks for your help >> >>Margie >> >> >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >

Hello List I have some relatives from DC - Surnames include - VERMILLION, HARRISON, LEWIS. I know they are in the 1900 census, but I don't know the district. The address is 321 1st Street South East. The descriptions of the districts don't seem to be helping, or I am missing something. Any help is appreciated in identifying the district. I have access to census info. if anyone needs a look-up - please provide the district :) as the images are not yet indexed. Thank You - Annie Harris thatgrl@attbi.com

I think NANA MILLS lived on 16th Street as late as the 1960's--in an area called Mount Pleasant. She raised her granddaughter, Nana (Nancy) Sheets. Any info about Nancy appreciated. Bob McArtor

Seeking family history of Neill W. Dumont, born 1844 in Bedford County, MA; died 1894 in Washington, DC. Neill Dumont is listed twice in the 1890 Washington DC City Directory. Personal property records of direct descendant are available to support both of these entries: as a lawyer in the Atlantic bulding and as assistant district attorney at two locations in DC. Information is needed on his work with the Union Veterans Union in Washington DC. Letters on UVU letterhead stationary addressed to him are also in direct descendants files. Please reply to JaneillD@aol.com Thank you. <A HREF="http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?&db=1890washdc&gsln=neill++dumont&gskw=&f1=&sx=&ti=0&gs=neill++dumont&gss=angs">Click here: Ancestry.com - Individual Database Search Results</A> Washington, D.C. City Directory, 1890 Name Business Occup Loc 1 Loc 2 City State Year Neill Dumont Atlantic bldg lawyer 632 D SE DistCol DC 1890 Neill Dumont asst dist atty; lawyer 452 D NW 632 D SE DistCol DC 1891

Does anyone know which DC enumeration district "640 G southeast" would be in 1890? Chuck

YOu didn't mention any dates, but I found 5 listings for John Dean in the 1890-91 Washington DC Directory, Hope one of them belongs to you John Dean driver 1743 20th northwest District of Columbia DC 1890 John T Dean Government Printing Office Anacostia District of Columbia DC 1890 John Dean coachman 1907 Lee alley northwest District of Columbia DC 1891 John Dean teamster 1743 20th northwest District of Columbia DC 1891 John W Dean Insane asylum laborer District of Columbia DC 1891 Helene Old City Directories Preserved on CD! only $9.99! http://www.oldcitydirectory.com Search For Your Ancestors with our Free Lookups! ------ Or bid on one of our Directories on eBay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mikenhelene/----- Researching: Rose/Rosen, Schwartz, Nurock, Theis, Michaels, O'Neil, Reno, Kellner/Kelner, Moe, Kerr & King Visit The Rose Family Home Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~therosefamily/ or Visit Our Petting Zoo at: http://www.goatworld.com/members/carsonmh/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Lavato <pattila@chesapeake.net> To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:10 PM Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] DEAN FAMILY > Does anyone have any information about a JOHN DEAN who was married to both > Matilda & Susan Thompson? He was born in St. Mary's Co., MD in 1799 but most > of his children were born in D.C. The family eventually moved to Prince > Georges Co., MD where John & Susan died & they are buried at St. Ignatius > Cemetery in Oxon Hill. > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 3/14/02

Does anyone have any information about a JOHN DEAN who was married to both Matilda & Susan Thompson? He was born in St. Mary's Co., MD in 1799 but most of his children were born in D.C. The family eventually moved to Prince Georges Co., MD where John & Susan died & they are buried at St. Ignatius Cemetery in Oxon Hill.

looking for info on my greatgreatgrandparents. there names were August Christian Sohl and his wife Sabrina Sohl. they had a daughter named Minna. they lived in washington d.c. around 1880 - 1900. anyone have a city directory for that time? they are buried in prospect hill cemetery does any one have info on the cemetery? also looking for info on my greatgrandparents Samuel H. Cator and his wife Minna Sohl. lived in washington around 1920 and bought a home from a James F. Fitzpatrick and his wife Mary M. Fitzpatrick any of these names sound familiar to anyone i am at the brickwall in my research. thanks for any help judy

--WebTV-Mail-17596-701 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Try www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/4759/memories.html Good luck. Mary in Indiana but born and lived in DC until 1947. --WebTV-Mail-17596-701 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-2112.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.213.122) by storefull-2152.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:26:57 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-2112.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id A0EC7FE7A; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:26:57 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: mhk2406@webtv.net Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists2.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.32]) by smtpin-2112.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id 2A26DFE57; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:26:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g31EMrB22151; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:22:53 -0700 Resent-Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:22:53 -0700 X-Original-Sender: Bartonhall@olg.com Mon Apr 1 07:22:52 2002 Message-ID: <007601c1d987$f8a28f60$79d8e2cf@400mhz> From: "Barton Hall" <Bartonhall@olg.com> Old-To: "washington, DC Rootsweb" <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:17:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] dc memories Resent-Message-ID: <jWFoHC.A.4ZF.90Gq8@lists2.rootsweb.com> To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1167 X-Loop: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WashingtonDC-L-request@rootsweb.com Does anyone remember the Web site that had DC memories on it? J ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --WebTV-Mail-17596-701--

Dear Listers, . Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of what documents one would have had to file in 1906 in DC to be declared a widow? What the waiting period might have been? And what courts would take care of this at that time? My grandfather disappeared and Grandmother in DC thought she was a widow. I have discovered (nearly 100 years later) that she was not, and that he actually went back to England. She is single in the 1920 census. I may be barking up an impossible tree but thought it worth looking into since there seems to be no trace of her death records either. Thanks for any ideas. Betty in AZ Will do Arizona lookups at the courthouse if someone has a need.

Does anyone remember the Web site that had DC memories on it? J

Does anyone have a roster of the Union Regiment 1 District of Columbia Cavalry? I just did a search at www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm for Bailey and came up with William E. Bailey in Company M. Possibly this is my gggrandfather. Would anyone know of a site for information on this DC regiment? Thanks. Bonnie in OKC

If anyone has access to a death index, I would appreciate a lookup of the above person. I believe he was in the directory for 1907 and then disappeared. Thank you for any help or direction. Joy, Napa, CA

HI, anyone on list have access to obits for the d.c. area around 1952. or tell me where i can find them online myself? i need an obit for my greatgrandfather he died in 1952 his name was Damas G. Vincent he died in march 1952. any help greatly appreciated. thanks, judy

Greetings to All: I am seeking info on the following relation: DUNCAN, Head b 5-31-1915/maybe GA or TN d 11-1986 last residence: Washington DC (SSDI info) Head DUNCAN was the son of Steve DUNCAN and Mae HEAD. Steve DUNCAN was the son of Wiley DUNCAN and Hester BRYANT of GA. Any info would be most gladly appreciated! April aerobbins@earthlink.net