Sometimes laws that are in place in regards to treatment of cemeteries
doesn't stop people from doing whatever they are going to do. I'm obviously
not an attorney, but there may be some distinction between a "public"
cemetery and a "private" cemetery, or at least in the eyes of the law.
I say this because a private cemetery that I know of in Ohio was plowed over
without the bodies being removed first. There was a private cemetery not
far from an old homestead. The farm was purchased by a neighbor, followed
by the house being taken down and the family cemetery being plowed over.
Corn now is growing where the house used to stand, and over the bodies of
the family.
This has happened to a Revolutionary War patriot and his wife. He is the
brother of my ancestor, another Revolutionary War patriot. I have contacted
the locals, only to be told that it's a private cemetery, and thus not
covered by the same laws as private cemeteries.
Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Burnett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] burial of slaves - please post this copy
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Anne Evans
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> So we must seek help from the public and from other advocates!
>>
>>
> FIrst someone, pro bono lawyer?, needs to check state law with regards to
> treatment of cemeteries; check land records to see if there was anything
> in
> the deeds as they passed the property down about the cemetery or am I
> mentioning things you have already done?
>
>
> --
> Douglas Burnett
> Satellite Beach
> FL
> As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the
> National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical
> Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical Society(VGS), I support and
> adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics.
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