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Robert "Rob" Weller (208,503 Memorials)
***PLEASE READ CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY***

I WILL NOT MAKE ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS FROM EMAILS.

Please submit any additions,corrections, biographies,requests for transfer, or family links to me under "EDIT" and "SUGGEST A CORRECTION" on the memorial site.
IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE FAMILY LINK NUMBERS, LINKS WILL NOT BE MADE. PLEASE DOUB... (read more)
 
KBrownst (134,234 Memorials)
Thank you so much to the volunteers who not only list the information but also provide a photograph of the stones.

I'm 12th Generation American, directly decended from Thomas Chaffee (1635) and as such the Chaffee's and allied families are my interest.

PLEASE use the Edit tab located at the top right of the memorial. Then select the f... (read more)
 
John C. Anderson (432,874 Memorials)
My interest of documenting cemeteries began with a request to help on an Eagle Scout project in 2001.

Since I love creating and working with databases, digital photography and genealogy, what better combination!

I've documented many Howard Co. Indiana and Montclam Co. Michigan cemeteries with thousands of tombstone photos. My largest co... (read more)
 
Anne Cady (115,793 Memorials)
I started doing full photographic inventories of cemeteries in St. Lawrence county NY back in 1999 and have about 80 cemeteries inventoried and online on my home page (see link below). I have copied the listings over to find-a-grave and am working on getting all the photos uploaded here as well. Its a slow process, so if you don't find what you are lo... (read more)
 
Kat (120,694 Memorials)
To our newer members:

Linking was not available when f-a-g started. That is why you see most older files are not linked.

Allowed photo size was much smaller, it has gradually increased through the years.

from the FAQS:
"Transfer requests should be for direct relatives within four generations. This would be your siblings, parents,... (read more)
 
John Smolarek (135,272 Memorials)
For transfer requests, please use the edit function at the upper right of the memorial, then select the email option, type the request for transfer in the text box, then send. Thank you.
 
Dave (194,308 Memorials)
 
Elizabeth (114,695 Memorials)
I will add any information, bio's, links, etc on request and usually add as soon as received. However, requests must meet site criteria.
Please keep in mind that repetition is frowned on. Also see:
FAQ #150 - What Info Can I Include In A Bio?

... (read more)
 
FLH (124,662 Memorials)
Transfer requests will be made within the Findagrave guidelines, for direct relatives within four generations. This would be your siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Please request transfers via the "Suggest a Correction" link under the "Edit" tab on the memorial in question with your ... (read more)
 
Marvin & Samme Templin (416,275 Memorials)
We completed a survey of all known cemeteries in McMinn County plus transcribed McMinn County death certificates from 1914-1955.
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Surnames were are reseaching: Marvin's lineage = Templin, Click, Bryant, Sisk, Smith, Waddell, Gross. Samme's lineage = Carpenter, Simpson, Hutsell, Julian, Warren
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DonZas (120,325 Memorials)
I live in Dallas, TX. and I enter the deaths from the local papers. (I do not keep copies of the obituary). For those entries which I have just the year date, if you know the date let me know and I will insure the correct information is entered. I am not related to 99.9% of my entries. I drive Funeral Coaches and Limousines as a part time job.
 
Albuquerque Firefly (688,584 Memorials)
Last active: 6/18/2013


Please take up-close, careful shots of photos on graves! Many may never been seen again, after you leave, as they are quickly disappearing. A family may have no other photo, and may not even know that one existed, if you pass it by.

>> To get a duplicate of mine deleted quickly, while logged in, send a SAC with... (read more)
 
International Wargraves Photography Project (1,955,635 Memorials)
The IWPP was created in September 2005 by Carina and Gary Nelson. Carina is Swedish born whose Grandfather served on the King's Guard of Sweden. Gary is a retired Staff Sergeant of the Washington DC Air National Guard, a retired Police Sergeant as well as retired from the Federal Government.

RECENTLY we have discovered a great number of image... (read more)
 
Mamaquilts (137,148 Memorials)
The stone in my photo says it all

"This is Me"

This stone can be found in the Mentor City Cemetery, Mentor Ohio. It is part of a family plot towards the back of the cemetery. There is a main family stone and than this one. It's not the prettiest stone by far but the guy had a sense of humor. I smile everytime I see it.

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Lin (168,530 Memorials)
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***Contact/Submit Request = "ONLY" THROUGH S.A.C.
Specifically state request = Choosing NOT to = IGNORED.
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***Relationship Links = To prevent incorrect links = 1 - Provide memorial links. 2 - Accurate numbers WITH NAMES. (NO NAMES =... (read more)
 
Twist (155,471 Memorials)
Hello. I am in Michigan. I am not related to 99.999% of my entries, but have added them with the hope that other researchers who have come to a dead end may be helped. With respect to those entries, I have no other information available as I have tried to include as much info as I have.

PROCEDURES FOR LINKS, ADDING OR CHANGING INFO, TRANSFERS... (read more)
 
Erice Wilcox (211,311 Memorials)
Request must be made according to Find A Grave guidelines. No corrections or transfers will be made from message board .

Retired ordained minister and husband to Mary Barton Wilcox, artist and author whose book "First Rose" which addresses life after death. .

We have one son who is married and they pastor a Native American Church in New Y... (read more)
 
Alberta Daniels Withrow (115,394 Memorials)
It's a pleasure to add people to their cemetary listings. Please add the FAG number for each person which you request me to transfer for you just to make sure we have the right person. It saves time and I don't have to send them back to you before I can make changes. Thank you. Alberta
 
Ron West (143,781 Memorials)
I am a bit of a fan of history and I love the history you find in cemeteries. My favorites are the old pioneer cemeteries of the west.

For those of you that are looking for forgotten relatives, loved ones, friends and family, I just want to say to you that I do what I do here on Find A Grave for you. No one should be forgotten! We all may not b... (read more)
 
Michael Harrington (147,244 Memorials)
Isa 62:1 "For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth."

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"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over t... (read more)
 
Richard H. (138,762 Memorials)
On April 29, 2013, changes sent to me to update memorials that went to my Spam mailbox, were accidently deleted. Please resend me your requests if I haven't gotten back to you.

I authorize anyone to use my Find a Grave images in Wikipedia or their own family research, under the creative commons attribution license cc-by-2.5, where the attribution... (read more)
 
Barb Destromp (142,812 Memorials)


Transfer are only done by FIND A GRAVE RULES below and with in the generations noted..PLEASE read the rules carefully..... and do not expect to get transfers just because you state they are in your FAMILY OR PARENT lines...

Transfer requests should be your siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, children, grandchildren, and... (read more)
 
Headstone Genealogist (388,300 Memorials)
TRANSFER REQUIREMENT is, an individual willing to take care of the memorial.
ALL MEMORIAL TRANSFER REQUESTS ARE FILLED in the order that they are processed. The
RELATIONSHIP ENFORCERS HAVE BEEN FIRED thus there are
NO RELATIONSHIP INTERROGATIONS making this a
RELATIONSHIP INQUISITION FREE ZONE
 
John Evans (115,887 Memorials)
Please use the edit tab on the memorial to send a correction or suggestion so that I know what memorial you are referring to. When it is on my Bio page it is much harder to find.


When requesting a transfer use the edit tab on the memorial

From F-A-G
"Explain your relationship in the request! Any non-direct relatives (aunts, uncles,... (read more)
 
Jim Cox (129,484 Memorials)
I enjoy genealogy and have been doing it on and off for the past 25 years. Our group - Cemetery Seekers (cemeteryseeker.org) are currently working in reading each cemetery in the counties listed below and entering information from the actual reading of the cemetery. Those counties include Allen County, IN, Adams County, IN ( I am the Co-Coordinator fo... (read more)
 
Chris Mills (424,297 Memorials)
If you are asking for a transfer either make sure you are logged into Find A Grave when you send the transfer request OR manually insert your member number into the email if you are not sure! Missing member numbers mean I have to send you an email and ask and it's a lot more likely your transfer request will just fall between the cracks.(read more)
 
Glenn Geirland (132,317 Memorials)
I am trying to put in as many records as I can find.
Have been getting some good feed back and a lot of thank
you's, just helping someone find an ancestry is worth
it all. I have a lot of pictures I have been working with the Clinton County Cemetery Restoration Project for the last 7 years we are a group of guys that repair the stones and strai... (read more)
 
MillieBelle (124,878 Memorials)
 
RobMinteer57 (912,811 Memorials)
Since the Fall of 2012 I've been getting quite an education concerning the excuses people make for entering Burial Unknowns where disposition of the remains is unknown and unlikely to ever be known. THEY DO NOT BELONG HERE ON FIND A GRAVE. PERIOD! EXCLAMATION POINT! It's called Find A Grave for a reason. Since then I no longer make transfers to people w... (read more)
 
john gibney (123,882 Memorials)
 
Frank K. (179,374 Memorials)
Born in Germany in the 60's and growing up in Berlin and Munich, I started my own genealogy in the 70's, then did my High School and College thing in the 80's, and came to the US in the 90's. Now I am taking pictures for fun and business. Some of the photos I post are digitally enhanced, so the lettering on older grave markers is easier to read.
The... (read more)
 
Deb (117,878 Memorials)
Hello fellow findagravers,

I am striving to get all my memorials placed with kin. If not kin, then anyone who has a connection. Excludes my own kin and special memorials of course. If you have info to add to one of my memorials, please allow me to transfer that memorial to you. I figure if you care enough about a memorial to send corrections, you... (read more)
 
Bob & Nancy Cannon (141,810 Memorials)
It is our hope that by recording the "registration of the final disposition" genealogists can then use that information as a "beginning" to do the rest of their research.

WE WILLINGLY MAKE TRANSFERS WITHIN THE 4 GENERATION "FIND A GRAVE" GUIDELINES WHICH ARE:
Spouses, Parents, Brothers and Sisters, Children, Grandchildren, Great-grand... (read more)
 
Susan Ing (141,876 Memorials)
I live in Maplewood Missouri.
I can go to several cemeteries for pictures.
Please let me know if we can help. My helper is my 13 pound dog Lola who chases the birds and other critters around while I look for tombstones.

My family names that I am working on are Strang, Durham, Franks, Ing/Inge, Pickering, Marlow, Gonia, Bridges, Asher, Abbo... (read more)
 
Graves (704,111 Memorials)
Almost caught up (Several Days Behind - except for a few complicated requests)- Happy Day!!!

I try to catch up once a week on change suggestions and I'm never more than 2 weeks behind (FAG rules provide for 30 days). I get a lot of requests daily. If you haven't heard from me within a few weeks, I may have missed it and I won't be offended to get... (read more)
 
T.V.F.T.H. (1,449,119 Memorials)
**The FAQ's say to wait 30 days before contacting Admins about transfer or update requests. If you choose not to, I won't be helping you in the future. Please be patient & don't bog down the Admins with something that I can do for you within 30 days. Thank you.**

I enjoy documenting graves so that others can find their kin easily and ac... (read more)
 
Angie Robinson (179,906 Memorials)
Adopt a shelter dog.
They're someone special.


READ ME ---> Transfer requests must follow Find A Grave guidelines. Explain your relationship. I will not consider a transfer if there are duplicates.

To SUGGEST a modification of a memorial use the Edit tab, then the Suggest A Correction option. Include your email ... (read more)
 
Donna McPherson (121,583 Memorials)
Should you see any you would like to be transferred pleased do not hesitate to let me know. I will not transfer from public messages only by the edit screen. I try to answer my e-mails daily, but I work full-time Monday through Friday so I do FAG nights and weekends so if I don't answer the same day don't think I am ignoring you. I will anwser within a... (read more)
 
Christina (117,825 Memorials)
Please feel free to use any of my photos for your personal use. It would be best to credit the photo back to me for the simple fact that others may be interested in knowing the origin of the photo.

If you would like a memorial transferred to you, I would prefer that you use the Edit button in order to make sure the correct person is transferred ... (read more)
 
Dave Davisson (136,543 Memorials)
We live in Clintonville, a neighborhood in Columbus a little north of the Ohio State campus.

Interests include local history, family history, church history, Scotland, Wales and the Welsh.

Transfer requests: Generally glad to transfer any memorial outside close family, just ask. If you'd rather just have it updated, glad to do that too.
 
Paul R (169,478 Memorials)
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Please use the edit tab and SAC to ask for a transfer or update.
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I am retired so I have time to walk through the cemeteries and take pictures. In mid July 2010 I started a project to record as many memorials for the cemeteries in my county (Broome, NY) with pictures that I could. This project ... (read more)
 
Judy Mayfield (203,840 Memorials)
Find A Grave's mission is 'graves registration'. While the site is also a 'genealogical resource', it is not a site designed to record a family tree.

Please specify your relationship when requesting transfers. I am no longer transfering outside the Findagrave guidelines.

Due to the growing popularity of the website I have been gett... (read more)
 
Charles W Brown (131,544 Memorials)
 
Tony & Cindy Lloyd (209,443 Memorials)
I live in Nebraska and recently took over the Genealogy torch from my grandmother. I have had numerous people take photos of cemetery stones for me and I thought I would like to do the same for others. My wife Cindy helps to take photos and enter names.

GREAT JOB to all who have spent hours adding memorials, walking cemeteries, locating grave s... (read more)
 
GerbLady (241,170 Memorials)
Hunting down Gerberichs & all variants of the spelling. Burials with the sheath of wheat logo in the flower section are descendants of Hans Gerberich from Altfeld, now in Germany, the surname translating to "rich in sheaths". (Still have thousands to find and add!)


I now strictly adhere to the Find A Grave guidelines regarding transfers. No e... (read more)
 
Carolyn Farnum (126,370 Memorials)
Help me out please and honor FAG guidelines of no more than 20 requests a week.

Cemeteries are my passion. This photo was taken in Hamilton MT at my cousin's cabin. Note that I am NOT related to most of these entries.

Many kudos to those who also have walked these cemeteries and added tombstone photos!!

I would like to know your r... (read more)
 
David Woody (355,002 Memorials)
I am retired. Enjoy baseball (Atlanta Braves) and many other hobbies. I believe Find A Grave.com is a wonderful idea and hopefully more people will help identify a lot of the ones that have passed before us. I especially enjoy following some of the older graves especially those who fought in the civil war and have photos. This is so interesting to think... (read more)
 
Wilton Golson (131,319 Memorials)
NOTE:(INACTIVE) PLEASE CONTACT FIND A GRAVE FOR UPDATES TO MEMORIALS ADDED BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR.
This contributor's family include the surnames of Golson, Golsan, Gholson, Gholsan, Gholston, Moores, Colemans, Edwards, Gardners, Peebles, Mallorys, Welch, and others that these famillies are connected too. I no longer do file transfer.
 
Michelle ~ღ ƸӜƷ (113,902 Memorials)
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Proud Findagrave Member since August 30, 2007


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Aspire to inspire before you expire.
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ProgBase (453,813 Memorials)
I'm trying to find lots of records for people looking for their ancestors. For those concerned about following the rules, "Please limit the number of "Suggest A Correction" requests you send to an individual contributor to no more than 20 per week." If you insist on blasting out thirty or forty in a short time, I'm more likely to make mistakes trying ... (read more)
 

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