Looking at one of Dr. Kerns' photo taken in the Evan Hiett (1748-1815) Cemetery, it appears to be on pretty level ground, with Hiett's old log house in the background. This photo shows a fence between the cemetery; it is a wire, wide-square mesh type. Dr. Kerns visited the cemetery and took his photos in April 1987. Kerns published 4 photos of this graveyard (not 3 as I stated earlier), and the 4th one clearly puts it on a hillside. This section shows part of an old wooden fence (falling apart), possibly meeting the wire fence. Kerns did say that most of the grave markers are uninscribed stones, that the cemetery had not been maintained, and that cattle have knocked down most of the tombstones in the lower part of the graveyard. The Evan T. Hiett (1851-1925) that Izetta speaks of was the g-grandson of the first Evan Hiett (1748-1815). It sounds like what she saw could very well be THE Evan Hiett Cemetery. Izetta, in your inventory, do you have a stone for Joseph Hiett (1744-1860)? If so, then it is definitely the same cemetery. Kerns showed a photo of Joseph's stone, and it was quite legible. He wrote that the stone of Joseph (son of the first Evan) was located in the center of the graveyard and was in good condition until 1987 when cattle knocked it over, shortly after his visit. Another photo showed the broken tombstone (on the ground) of Rev. James A Cowgill (1818-1882). Gravestones lying on the ground untended for years often become covered with grass, leaves, soil, etc., and are missed unless one goes poking around. Izetta Barbour wrote: > I was at the John Whitacre home place in 1998 and his son -in- law drove me > to the cemetery that is on past his house past the other old house . Then > we had to walk a short distance and it is located kinda like on the side of > a little hill. I did take a picture of it but, not of each stone. I did an > inventory and there is a Evan T Hiett buried there. He was born 1851 & died > Feb 8,1925 In that cemetery I have 8 stones inventoried. I don't think any > had fallen over at that time. It was fenced in. > Izetta

Elaine, I do not have a Joseph Hiett listed. There was a cemetery right close by the house that John lived in, and the markers had been knocked over. We did not try to inventory them as it was cold and they were froze to the ground. We were there a couple of different times. Izetta ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine D Tomkins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Evan Hiett Cemetery > Looking at one of Dr. Kerns' photo taken in the Evan Hiett (1748-1815) Cemetery, > it appears to be on pretty level ground, with Hiett's old log house in the > background. This photo shows a fence between the cemetery; it is a wire, > wide-square mesh type. Dr. Kerns visited the cemetery and took his photos in > April 1987. Kerns published 4 photos of this graveyard (not 3 as I stated > earlier), and the 4th one clearly puts it on a hillside. This section shows > part of an old wooden fence (falling apart), possibly meeting the wire fence. > Kerns did say that most of the grave markers are uninscribed stones, that the > cemetery had not been maintained, and that cattle have knocked down most of the > tombstones in the lower part of the graveyard. The Evan T. Hiett (1851-1925) > that Izetta speaks of was the g-grandson of the first Evan Hiett (1748-1815). > It sounds like what she saw could very well be THE Evan Hiett Cemetery. Izetta, > in your inventory, do you have a stone for Joseph Hiett (1744-1860)? If so, > then it is definitely the same cemetery. Kerns showed a photo of Joseph's > stone, and it was quite legible. He wrote that the stone of Joseph (son of the > first Evan) was located in the center of the graveyard and was in good condition > until 1987 when cattle knocked it over, shortly after his visit. Another photo > showed the broken tombstone (on the ground) of Rev. James A Cowgill > (1818-1882). Gravestones lying on the ground untended for years often become > covered with grass, leaves, soil, etc., and are missed unless one goes poking > around. > > Izetta Barbour wrote: > > > I was at the John Whitacre home place in 1998 and his son -in- law drove me > > to the cemetery that is on past his house past the other old house . Then > > we had to walk a short distance and it is located kinda like on the side of > > a little hill. I did take a picture of it but, not of each stone. I did an > > inventory and there is a Evan T Hiett buried there. He was born 1851 & died > > Feb 8,1925 In that cemetery I have 8 stones inventoried. I don't think any > > had fallen over at that time. It was fenced in. > > Izetta > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/02