Every one met at the cemetery today. Representative Dubois showed up and I gave him a tour of the Liberty cemetery including the property in dispute. He crossed the fence looked into the toolshed and examined the markers of the two different survey lines. The second survey line was made using old intermitent fencing along the trees that had been there for a long time. Some of the fencing was lodged in the middle of the trees, some over 100 years old.
Went back up out of the Duck River flood plain to meet with the others from the SCV and other friends of Liberty. The archeologist and Turner Jones was also there. I don't think the archeologist did a very thorough job in examining the area for depressions--Turner found many more later.
Although, he did mark several places that had been desecrated by the newly erected fence that Barney Fourenrat had recently erected across the cemetery, vitually eliminating over 3 acres of cememtery property according to the land deed.
He marked many of the known graves that had already been determined to be grave sites. I'm sure Barney laid a brick when he got back tonight and saw all the markers and the ones along side the fence. He has known about the grave but removed two symbolic markers, nonetheless.
Dubois seemed to act as though we should have the fence moved off 10 feet and the maintenance shed moved over on this side of the fence and let it rest. Everyone else, seems to think otherwise including myself. Many things need to be answered and all need to see how this shady deal was accomplished. I think the SCV is willing to go further with the investigation.
Christy has a baby girl last month. Anna Sloane. All are doing fine.
New documents have come to light since this original post. It explains why this whole issue has been just one snafu after another.
