VOL. 2 JULY
2007
CONTACT:
RochelleRiordan@hotmail.com
JOHN HARMON
writes:
I will be in Ky. on the first week in Sept, 2007 to access the
repairs and upkeep needed at our Shreve Family
cem. "Pleasant Valley Church
Cemetery" on Ky. Hiway 49
near the Marion /Casey Co. line.
While there I intend to access the Malone and James Belden
Cem. also
which are located first and second roads on
Hiway 49 as you enter Casey Co. From Marion Co. you will
take the first road to the left for Malone and the second Road
to the left for the Belden Cem. That
is generally considered the Rush Branch area. They are in
very ,near extinction ,condition . I
wonder if any one local even knows of these
Cem?
I will attempt to make arrangements to clean them and to see if
some perpetual care can be arranged for them. Any info any one
can provide of these small last resting places of Ky.'s Pioneers
would be appreciated. John C. Harmon
MAX TURPIN
has volunteered
to film cemeteries in the northern “panhandle” section of Casey
County. I am getting a list together for him.
EVA COCHRAN
has volunteered
to photograph the Maxey Valley Cemetery.
BRENDA SANDERS
writes:
“Thanks for all you are
doing! I for one really appreciate your efforts, time and hard
work, etc.. to
this cemetery project. I promise to see to it that the one
cemetery in Dunnville (Rice
Cemetery) will be cleaned up this fall. I already spoke to Mr.
Davis about it.”
RICHARD HOLLIS
continues to add his photos listed in the last newsletter to
Find A Grave.
SONNY COLEMAN
has taken photos of the King Cemetery on Martin’s Creek Road and
of the Falconbury Cemetery. He will
be doing quite a few more in the weeks to come. He has also
begun to scan the obituaries from 1961-1972.
SUZANNE SHEPHARD
(Webmaster for Casey
County KYGenWeb Project )writes:
“I would like to start a section
of the web site for your newsletters so please keep including me
in the list! Thanks for everything you have done and are doing
for Casey County!!!”
Suzanne has been posting the
lists of names and dates as well as a link to each cemetery on
Find A Grave where the photos may be
found as I complete them. To date the following cemeteries have
been completed:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycasey/cemeterylist.htm
Allen
Family Cemetery
Antioch
Baptist Church Cemetery
Antioch
Christian Church Cemetery
Austin
Cemetery
Block
Pentecostal Church Cemetery
Bowmer Cemetery
Carr
Family Cemetery
Cedar
Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
Cedar
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Combest-Rodgers
Cemetery
Corn
Cemetery
First
Baptist Church of Yosemite Cemetery
Full
Gospel Church Cemetery
Jennie’s Chapel Memorial Cemetery
Lanhamtown Cemetery
Lawhorn Hill Cemetery
Luttrell’s Creek Cemetery
Milton
Durham Cemetery
Mount Pleasant
Church Cemetery
Murphy
Cemetery
Napier
Cemetery
Noel’s Chapel Cemetery
Wilson
Cemetery
And now a little bit about the
Find A
Grave website. I am the volunteer coordinator for
Casey County. The goal is to photograph, transcribe and post all
tombstones in the county. In addition, maps and driving
directions will eventually be included as well as GPS
coordinates. Obituaries and photos of people may be attached to
the records. It should be a fantastic place for researchers to
find info they are looking for. Best of all it’s FREE!
I will be returning to Casey
County from October 8-13 and then again the last week in May. In
the meantime I will continue to add the photos that I have
taken, make a list of some stones that need to be
rephotographed and try to get the
mapping and driving directions done.
Thanks to everyone who has
volunteered to help. Many people who do not live in or near
Casey County have asked what they can do.
1.We
need people to rename photos,
2. Research birth, death, Social
Security records and marriage records for complete dates and
women’s maiden names.
3. Search the posted obituaries
for maiden names of mother’s and spouses.
4. Research their own family
genealogy records for additions and corrections.
5. Post family photos.
