Eric,

Although this isn't very funny having your ancestors name spelled wrong on 
his own tombstone I had to chuckle a bit.  Sometimes the "Informer" for a 
dead person can build a terrible brick wall for us all.  For instance on my 
Grandmother Buford's death certificate my uncle put her name as Mayme Louise 
Peterson.  As that was just about my starting point for my research on my 
paternal side so many. many years ago it sure threw me a pretty wide curve 
as her name was "Maria Louisa" PetersEn.  I didn't find out her "real name" 
until three years later when I was doing research at the Historical Library 
in Lincoln, Nebraska and actually stumbled onto her marriage certificate.  I 
stood there looking at the certificate incredulously thinking some very 
unkind words about my dear uncle.  I would definitely label him as one of 
O'Reilly's "PINHEADS"

Hope everyone is having a great summer... fern
www.bufordfamilies.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Huffstutler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Loftin N Ellett (where buried?)


Mystery solved... Hollywood Cemetery was able to locate him with some
additional information.  Apparently they mispelled his name on the card as
Elliott and is in the Burial Registry Book under James Ellett (his son).  He 
is at
Section L, Lot 38.

Eric

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