Genealogy Chat

Lisa.
Flagler Memorial Park cemetery .
Carol Gables
Miami
Florida

The service was held at
Philbricks Coral Gables chapel.
Not been able to find them.
Perhaps they aren't here any more.
Thanks :-))

Germaine
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Ah Lisa that is good of you.
It is in Miami the Flagler memorial park. Will get the proper address.
If you can think of anything but I thik we have tried everything I hope this emila brings up smething.

Germaine
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Germaine: perhaps it is a small cemetery??? My rellies are spread throughout Toronto cemeteries and they all have wonderful records, but then, they are all large cemeteries.

Perhaps if your cemetery is a small one in a smaller town, they may not have kept good records?

I have internet problems at home again, and I owe a couple of GR people emails, but is there anything that I can do? I'm across the country from Florida, but I'd be happy to "look around" after I finish some other things.

My break is over - back to work. :(

Ah thanks Lisa so it seems my idea could be right it is a 3 body grave.
I suppose if he bought the grave and only wanted 3 in it then that would be why it was 3 space.
I have found their email address. I wrote by post first but they replied by email lucky I had kept it. So will let you know what they say.
They had said any question to ring but it is in USA me UK. So got a distant cousin over there to ring. should have given them a list of questions didn't tell me much at all.
So have asked them if they can't find who is in the grave could they tell me who will know.
He said they said they don't keep records!!!!
Very Strange hope my letter to them tells me more.
Germaine
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Germaine, it looks very familiar to my rellies' graves (in Canada). If so, it is: the section and lot numbers are where the grave is located in the cemetery and "space" (my ancestors are in "plots") is where the body was placed. It could be a four-plot grave or even a 6-plot grave. I've never found a 3-plot grave.

Almost all of the cemeteries I've written to have been able to provide maps to help locate where the sections are. However, the oldest cemetery in Toronto was only from the 1800's. :)

When I last contacted a cemetery, after explaining who I was and why I wanted the information, the kind lady gave me my ancestor's information and that of everyone buried in the plot (they were all family).

You might be able to find your cemetery online. (Some Canadian cemeteries even have their maps online.) Good luck with everything.

PS I've seen instances where someone is buried with "strangers". One ancestor died young and she is either buried with strangers, or a family unknown to me. Another plot: our ancestors had a 6-plot grave - 5 are rellies, 1 is unknown. We believe it is a friend of the rellie who didn't have money.

H nnette
I did get in touch with a cemetry that was the answer. Got someone to ring ( another of the cousins.) he didn't ask not very good at this.
Anway another cousin is going to ring. I am in UK so ringing america !!
Think I will mail them back. Do it myself :-)
think I wil do that now see if they can clarify the numbers.
They didn't seem to know very much.
As though they didn't keep records !!
I would have thought if they had the grave numbers thy could say and this is who is in it.
Will let you know if I find any more.
Germaine
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germaine
dont know anything about amenrican burials but wondered if it may be worth contacting an american cemetery and they may be able to explain. if you dont live in america you may be able to find an email for any undertaker/cemetery in america who may be able to advise you.

please let us know how you get on as the info you get could help someone else.

good luck,

annette

Can anyone explain please is it what we think.

found was John Musgrave burial date 2/3/1951 sect 7 lot 278 space 3.
This is in Florida USA.

We know that John Musgrave died in 1941 and that the date given is the date of his wife's burial.

What we can't understand is the numbering.

Does space 3 mean there was room for 3 bodies.

We think there may be a daughter in the grave have found a death but no further info so don't know if she was their child.

Any one got any idea.

Germaine
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