[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Question on Unmarked Graves

[Steve Sprenger]

Hi

 

We have a few graves that never received proper headstones, so we had Jeff Hilts Marker Setting make a basic concrete tablet, about 9 x 12 with the basic information we had.  2 were with just names, as our records did not have any other information.

 

I have visited cemeteries where they know someone is buried in a position but have no information,  they had a simple maker “unknown”.

 

I would be interested in learning more about your GPR experience, as we would like to have that done at our cemetery.

 

Steve Sprenger

Shedd Cemetery, Chairman

541-491-3606

 

From: HistoricCemeteries [mailto:historiccemeteries-bounces at omls.oregon.gov] On Behalf Of Jane Evans via HistoricCemeteries
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 4:54 PM
To: historiccemeteries at omls.oregon.gov
Subject: [HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Question on Unmarked Graves

 

Hello! 

   I'm reaching out to the serve list folks for some help. 

 

   I am with the historic Miller Cemetery and Church outside of Silverton, Oregon.  We recently had a portion of  the older part of the cemetery undergo Ground Penetrating Radar.   Our goal was to find where unmarked burials were, as well as mark plots that have gone unused since the creation of the cemetery in the 1880's.   I would welcome your ideas and experiences with the following:

 

1)  If you have,  how did you mark unmarked burials?  We want to respect and honor that there is someone buried in the spot.  We have nearly 40 in the section we did that showed a burial is in the plot, but we don't have records showing who it was.   Did you put a small headstone or marker?   What material did you use? What wording did you use?  Unknown,  or a phrase?

 

2)  Do you allow new burials in your older section after the plot has been made usable through a  process assuring it is available?  If so, do you have requirements as to the type of markers that must be used to maintain a visual continuity?

 

Thank you for your help.  We have at least one more section to GPR next year.  

 

Jane Miller Evans

Miller Cemetery

Silverton, OR

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