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From: Lee Garlock <>
Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Removal from Cemetery
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:57:59 -0400


At 05:59 PM 9/19/1998 -0400, Jane Thursby wrote:
>After locating my great-grandmother's death certificate where she died on
>12/16/1893, I was very excited to find it indicated where she was buried. I
>thought I had finally found where missing great-grandparents and other
>Thursby's were and maybe who her parents (nee. McNamara) were.
>
>I wrote off to with great anticipation to the Baltimore Cemetery Company for
>all the information they had.
>
>To my great dismay, they told me she had been moved in 12/1894. The
>Baltimore Cemetery's downtown office was destroyed in the 1904 fire and the
>other office had no information as to why and where she was moved.
>
>They suggested I contact the Hall of Records (MSA?) for "information
>relative to the removal order."
>
>What am I to ask for? What information do I need to provide? And do they
>even have this type of information in the first place?
>
>I am feeling really low at this point.
>
>Looking for Emma V. Thursby and her husband's (John E. Thursby) graves.
>These are my great-grandparents. John E. died between 1910 and 1920.
>That's another piece of information I hoped to get and know am back to
>ground zero.
>
>
>Jane Thursby
>Atlanta, GA
>
Well Was this in Baltimore CITY or Baltimore CO, as perhaps you know the
records are totally separate for the two. To dig up a grave and move it
sometimes required a permit and that is what they are talking about, I am
not sure who would issue such. I guess you could send an E-mail to the MSA
and ask them.

Also, When I was young, my grandfather had a friend named Mr. Harry Thursby,
As I recall he lived on Windsor Mill Road a mile or so north of Rolling
Road, I recall one time he took a horse and the old hay rake (from my
grandfather's farm) out to do some work, that was probably 40 years ago..

Lee

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