All- There is a WV cemeteries message board and someone was kind enough to post directions to the Slab Fork cemetery in Raleigh County http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/topics.cemetery.us.WV?o_xid=0039743482&o_lid=0039743482&o_xt=40654954 Thanks Mark Combs --- Mark <yougottabekid@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey Jim- > > Yes, I research Whitby WV which is in the same > neighborhood (Sophia etc etc). > > The best way to establish the existence of a > cemetery > using paper is to get some death certs of your kin. > Raleigh County has some online records for free up > til > 1954 and starting at 1917. > > These certs usually identify where the deceased will > be buried. As a heads up, it was not at all uncommon > for many certs to have a family name cemetery as the > place of burial. > > Hope this helps > > > Mark Combs > > --- Gray Therapy <graytherapy@myway.com> wrote: > > > > > Mark, > > > > I am trying to find if there was ever a Gray > > Cemetery, or a Gray Family Cemetery in the area. > > > > Mark, if you research in this area there are other > > questions that I would enjoy asking. You might > not > > know the answers but you might be able to push me > in > > the right direction. > > > > Thanks - Jim Gray > > > > > > > > > > --- On Wed 12/07, Mark < yougottabekid@yahoo.com > > > > wrote: > > From: Mark [mailto: yougottabekid@yahoo.com] > > To: WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:37:42 -0800 (PST) > > Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Cemetery locations, in and > > around Lester > > > > Hey Jim-<br><br>Cannaday and Slab Fork cemeteries > > are in the area.<br>Who/what were you looking > > for?<br><br>Mark Combs<br><br>--- Gray Therapy > > <graytherapy@myway.com> wrote:<br><br>> <br>> Are > > there very many known cemeterys, private and<br>> > > other wise, located around Lester?<br>> <br>> > Thanks > > - Jim<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.<br>> Make My > Way > > your home on the Web -<br>> > > http://www.myway.com<br>> <br>> <br>> > > <br><br><br>Man who loves Whitby WV > <br><br><br><br> > > <br>__________________________________________ > > <br>Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. > > <br>Just $16.99/mo. or less. <br>dsl.yahoo.com > > <br><br> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. > > Make My Way your home on the Web - > > http://www.myway.com > > > > > > > > > Man who loves Whitby WV > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Man who loves Whitby WV __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com