In a message dated 11/13/00 5:07:11 PM Mountain Standard Time, mwdiet@home.com writes: << Were you able to get any dates from the old stones? Was the old cemetery well-cared for? We have put together some family For Laura Woolsey, Wife of James Woolsey, born not sure, I have about 1833(not from the grave marker), died Nov 18, 1887. I may have misread the birtdate in error, as it was very faint, and I don't believe she was over 100 years old when she died. I did learn from several sources that she may have been the widow of a Dr. Carr, of Hernando, MS, when she married James. For Elizabeth Stone Woolsey, Inscribed, "Millie Eliza Woolsey, Wife of James Woolsey", inscribed "Made by W M Woolsey", no dates. For James born 181?, died Oct 1871, inscribed "Made by W M Woolsey" reunions where we went in and cleaned up some of the old graveyards. Not really, it had been cleaned up earlier in the year but was becoming overgrown. One of the relatives has a tree farm and nursery business. He has been taking care of it. He said he was going to take a crew up to clean it up again. It is located on a hill overlooking the surrounding farm area 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? Yes, I believe he was the one. Do you have children for William Melton Woolsey? He md M. J. Carr. Their children were: Corrina Bell Woolsey b. 10 March 1889 Lilly May Woolsey b. 1 March 1884 Jesse Emanuel Woolsey b. 21 June 1879 Evie Inez Woolsey b. 22 August 1886 James Lennie Woolsey b. 20 April 1891 Teza Adelia Woolsey b. 23 Jan 1893 Who did Mary Jane Woolsey, d/o James & Laura marry? Did She have Children? >From what I have gathered and know, Mary Jane Carr, wife of William Melton Woolsey was Laura Carr's daughter brom a previous marriage. The children listed above were of William Melton Woolsey and Mary Jane Carr. James Webster Woolsey , my grandfather, was the only child of James and Laura Gilmore Carr. If anyone has any information on the Carr line, I would enjoy exchanging information. Thank you, Norb, for sharing that with us. Wilford, I enjoyed you "glowing" cemetery story. I have always had a creepy feeling when walking thru old cemeteries and the ground begins to feel like it is caving in, wondering what would really happen! Hope I never find out! Norb Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker >>