I think I know the cemetery you are talking about! There is a public cemetery up there. We searched it several times over the years. There is also another small, private one fairly close by. It was on private land when we tried to see it several years ago. My cousin, who lives in the area, finally talked to someone who lives there and they denied knowing anything about any Lawson graves. I could be wrong about this being the same cemetery. Not living there those back roads can be confusing. I can't wait to hear what your aunts have to say. In spite of all the overgrowth we also found our grandparents spring. Isn't it amazing how some things seem to last forever. Like the tulip she had planted. My grandmother never returned to the property after my grandfather's death in 1953. She spent the rest of her life living in Spanishburg with her daughter, Beulah Lawson Green. I have several uncles and many cousins who have died from black lung. A lot have also died of various cancers, supposedly from poisoned water, air and land left by the mining operations. What a waste. My maternal grandparent's (Kelly Wm. and Molly Gullion) house used to be on a hill overlooking Shawnee Lake. When we were there in 1999 we discovered it had burned down and a trailer was in its place. We had stopped by in 1990 and again in 1996 and tried to get the people living there to let me see it one more time, but was refused. So it was quite sad in 1999 to find it gone. You're right...those memories. I look forward to hearing from you. Glenda ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com