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From: deesnest <>
Subject: Re: [KYBELL] MARSEE of KY- Graves (PLEASE READ)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 00:33:08 -0700
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Heather,
I am heartbroken over Hensley Cemetery, I went there after our family reunion
a few years ago and I could not believe what I saw, complete disrespect for
our BELOVED ancestors.

When I returned home to Florida, I tried to find out where to go and where I
could get the original lists of names buried in that cemetery. There are
trees growing right up through graves and you are right, trash and trees
burned right on the graves and no one brothers to clean up the mess. I did
get one answer that said that the National Park and Forest Assoociation , I
believe, owned the property now and there was a group of church people who
took up donations each year and tried to clean the cemetery up. Well so much
for the NPFA, their ancestors should be top of the list as far as maintaining
the cemetery, they should be proud when fourth and fifth, etc generations
come there to visit the graves of their ancestors and find such a nightmare.
It is a shame. Now this terrible thing that has happened to our ancestors
graves, real heartbreaking. What can we do to get someone to clean up the
cemetery, search and name all the graves that are sunken, trees growing out
of them, dig up the stones that have been covered over, repair broken stones,
and above all, stop the dirt bikes from using the cemetery as a bike trail
and parties and to maintain a permanent well cared for cemetery for our
ancestors resting place?
Thank you so much for the list, as these are our ancestors. I am still
looking for Robert George Marsee's grave in Hensley Cemetery. Nancy Catherine
Jones Marsee was his wife, they are my ggrandfather and ggrandmother along
with the other relatives. TO ALL OF YOU, WHAT CAN WE DO???????

DEE




"Heather F. Grimes" wrote:

> Posted on: Bell County Kentucky Queries
> Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ky/Bell/14079
>
> Surname: MARSEE
> -------------------------
>
> Bell County, KY (more specifically, Middlesburo)
>
> While decorating for Memorial Day, our family went to Hensley Chapel in
> Middlesburo, where many Marsee's are buried. We were HORRIFIED to find
> trash burned on many of the graves, some headstones busted and destroyed
> as well as many vines and small bushes growing over the graves. We took
> pictures of the damage( i can email these) and cleaned what we could, but
> litle could be done for the destroyed grave stones. The following is a
> list of MARSEE's buried in this cemetery (not all graves were destroyed;
> the only name that I recall at this moment is a WD Marsee):
>
> Marsee Alice 05/20/1881 02/09/1961
> Marsee Amanda Lee 09/03/1863 05/10/1904
> Marsee Arthur 07/26/1907 01/16/1993
> Marsee Birtie L. 09/04/1906 03/26/1994
> Marsee Charlie A. 04/24/1899 07/04/1951
> Marsee David N. 09/21/1948 09/21/1948
> Marsee Edna L. 03/14/1912 10/19/1948
> Marsee Harry 07/28/1912 03/19/1966
> Marsee Isaac Newton 06/03/1897 07/06/1935
> Marsee J.J. 02/01/1879 02/09/1946
> Marsee J.P. 08/06/1851 04/10/1957
> Marsee James P. 05/20/1895 10/28/1900
> Marsee James Preston 09/27/1849 06/06/1933
> Marsee Jannie 05/10/1904 10/13/1958
> Marsee Lila Opal 10/22/1904 12/16/1904
> Marsee Matilda 05/15/1878 07/05/1958
> Marsee Nancy C. Jones 1859 1945
> Marsee Pearl 02/11/1890 09/11/1966
> Marsee Pete 08/08/1903 07/03/1981
> Marsee Sarah A. 10/27/1872 07/25/1917
> Marsee Sarah G. 02/04/1857 11/30/1899
> Marsee Speed 07/13/1881 01/12/1970
> Marsee W.D. 04/12/1852 08/23/1912
> Marsee W.H. 10/04/1887 10/24/1900
> Marsee William H. 06/03/1894 04/27/1962
> Marsee Willie L. 06/12/1911 03/08/1913
> Marsee Z.M. 06/16/1887 11/17/1926
> Marsee Eugene 01/31/1924 08/17/1924
> Marsee R.N. 05/08/1914 09/01/1923
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