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From: "" <>
Subject: Re: old cemetery
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:48:19 -0700

This is really interesting as I am doing some research on a Holloway family
in Illinois and Missouri. Will have to check this out.
Donna




At 07:11 AM 5/15/01 -0700, Loretta Mikolyski wrote:
>All Listers, I just got this from another list. Some may find it helpful.
>Thanks, Loretta
>
>
>
> Cemetery found!
>
>This was in Tues, 8 May, Springfield MO News Leader,
>p. 5B:
>Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated
>Press-Kansas City--
>
> Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City
>has been halted by the discovery of a small cemetery
>dating back to the Civil War era.
>State officials are anxious to find any descendants
>of the Holloway family who are bured in the cemetery.
>If the heirs can't be found, the state will have to
>get court permission to move the nine graves in the
>plot, in order to finish a new Missouri 150.
>Construction workers recently unearthed a marble
>headstone, dating from 1858, while moving a large
>section of water pipe.
>Archaeologists later found another headstone and
>evidence of seven other graves. The site has not been
>disturbed further.
>Please pass this on to other lists.
>
>
>Betty White
>
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