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From: "Jennifer Ohmes" <>
Subject: [GEORGE-L] Fw:[PENN] Cemetery Relocation
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 22:56:26 -0600


This came off my Pennsylvania list. Since there has been so much talk about
moving cemeteries, I thought I would pass it along. Maybe someone out there
has these people as ancestors and needs to know about it. Please pass it
along.

Thanks!
Jennifer


-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Boonie <>
To:
<>
Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 7:01 AM
Subject: [PENN] Cemetery Relocation

>>From another list
>
>
>
>PLEASE FORWARD
>
>TO ALL HARLAN COUNTY RESEARCHERS:
>
>RELATIVES SOUGHT FOR CEMETERY RE-LOCATION
>
>The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Dept. of Highways
>have deemed it necessary to re-locate three cemeteries in
>the Martins Fork area as part of the expansion project for
>US Highway 421 into Virginia. The Transportation
>Department would like to contact the next of kin of the
>deceased whose names are listed here in the following
>cemeteries:
>A cemetery located on the property owned by Doris Lee
>Hubbs and designated as Parcel no. 216 on the official
>plans. Said cemetery is located approximately .20 mile
>northeast of the intersection of US 421 and Bob's Creek
>road and approximately 500 feet northwest of Bob's Creek
>Road. This cemetery is approximately 25'X30' and
>contains an estimated 6 graves, some of which may be
>unmarked and unidentified. The cemetery may contain
>the following deceased: MILDRED SEARS POPE (NOV.
>1, 1930 - DEC. 4, 1984); WILLIAM M. POPE (APR. 16,
>1932 - MAY 10, 1990); LAVANA POPE (FEB. 20, 1869 -
>MAR. 17, 1958); JOANNA POPE (OCT. 6, 1842 - APR.
>16, 1927); W.M. "BILLY" POPE (DEC. 19, 1886 - JUN.
>14, 1964); MARY LULA POPE (JUN. 6, 1888 - AUG. 11,
>1982).
>The next cemetery is located northeast of the intersection
>of US 421 and Wampus Creek Road and approximately
>30 feet north of a Kentucky Utilities transmission line. This
>cemetery is 50'x130' and contains an estimated 15
>graves. The cemetery may contain the following
>deceased:
>JOHN H. FARMER (OCT. 6, 1821 - FEB. 21, 1899);
>MIDDLETON (UNK FIRST NAME
>OF DATES); LEONE LOVE; PHYLLIS CAROLE TAYLOR.
>The next cemetery is located east of the intersection of
>US 421 and Pine Branch Road and approximately 400
>feet east of existing us 421. This cemetery is
>approximately 75''100''and contains the remains of several
>FARMER'', DEANS and WALKERS. If you think you may
>have relatives buried in one of these cemeteries you
>should contact the Dept. of Transportation at (606) 598-
>8269 or email at:
>--
>Ken Boonie
>Coordinator
>USGenWeb Project
>Huntingdon County PA
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/
>
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