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From: Jo Ella Tarbutton <>
Subject: Re: [TX-AFAM-GEN] Oakwood Cemetery Restoration - Tyler TX
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:41:21 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <2BE388A38CC34BD8B253D4BAD3BACE8C@ScottVista>


I had no idea that ANY African-Americans were buried
in Oakwood Cemetery! Do you have any surnames of these
people?

jo ella tarbutton
--- Scott Fitzgerald <>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> There is a very nice article in today's Tyler paper
> about the restoration of
> one of Smith County's historic cemeteries - Oakwood
> Cemetery. It can be
> found at:
>
>
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20071211/NEWS08/712110324
>
>
> East Texas Genealogical Society has photographed the
> cemetery and placed the
> photos on the web for all to access free at:
>
>
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/smith/cemph/oakwood/oakwood.html
>
>
>
> ETGS has also placed a transcription of its cemetery
> book for the early 80s
> on-line at:
>
>
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/smith/cemeter.html#anchor27988
>
>
> ETGS is working on a new updated transcription.
>
> I would like everyone who has family buried to make
> sure we photographed
> their tombstone. If you don't find a photo it might
> tell us if it was missed
> or missing. If you have a photo of a tombstone that
> we don't have, we would
> like to get a copy. If you a better quality or
> easier to read photo, we
> would love to get a copy of it also.
>
> We are really interested in any photos of the
> African American section of
> the cemetery. Nearly all of the markers are gone.
>
> If you have information please contact Larry Oliver
> at
>
>
> The next "Spirits of Oakwood" tour is set for March
> 29, 2008. More
> information will follow as I find out about it.
>
> Scott Fitzgerald
> East Texas Genealogical Society
>
>
>
>
>
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