Norb, good to hear from you again. It sounds as though you had a most interesting and exciting trip into the past. Were you able to get any dates from the old stones? Was the old cemetery well-cared for? We have put together some family reunions where we went in and cleaned up some of the old graveyards. Well, anyway it sounds like a great experience! I notice that James & Elizabeth had a son William Melton Woolsey. Could he be the one who carved his parent's stones? Do you have children for William Melton Woolsey? He md M. J. Carr. Who did Mary Jane Woolsey, d/o James & Laura marry? Did She have Children? Thank you, Norb, for sharing that with us. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker ----- Original Message ----- From: <UHRMANN@aol.com> To: <WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: James Woolsey/Elizabeth Stone > Wilford, I was able to locate the gravesites of my James Woolsey and his > first wife Elizabeth Stone on my recent visit to Mississippi. > > They are located in the Cox Cemetery near Olive Branch, MS. The cemetery is > located on the private property of Norfleete Ellis, and is a family cemetery. > The property is located next to what used to be my grandfather's farm. > > The tombstones are weathered pretty well, and appeared to be hand made by a W > M Woolsey, and his "trademark" appears to have been the backward "S". > > Anyway, neither sites have been listed in any books, that I have seen, but > they are there. His second wife, my grandmother Laura Carr, is also in the > same cemetery. > > The visit to the DeSoto County Genealogical Society was very interesting, > especially looking at the original records. Just didn't have enough time to > go thru everything. > > Norb >