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From: "Kathy Hines" <>
Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Cemetery restoration page
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:34:02 -0500
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A better read out on the KY Cemetery Laws:
http://www.savinggraves.com/nations/usa/ky/laws/

Kathy

wrote:
>
> Doug,
>
> I realize that a cemetery in Germantown is not your responsibility, but
> perhaps you can give me guidance on what to do about a situation.
>
> Several years ago, I was directed to a Coburn Cemetery in Germantown that had
> gravesites for great, great great and great great great generations of my
> Coburn ancestors. Even Dr. Anderson Doniphan, my 4th ggf was buried there. I
> inventoried the site and photographed each stone, plus the two cast iron markers.
> The cemetery was in the back yard of a residence.
>
> About a year ago I took family members to see the cemetery, and I was
> astonished to see that nearly all of the headstones had been removed. Only the two
> cast iron markers remained.
>
> I have tried to get an explanation of why this was done and how it can be
> remedied from the Mason County listing, the Mason County Library and a local
> undertaker with no results. At the time I visited last year, the house was for
> sale and was unoccupied.
>
> What do you suggest?
>
> Richard H. Pollock
> Louisville, KY
>
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