It Felt So Good!

It has been a long time since I had a request from Find A Grave...or I should say...it has been along time since I went and looked for someones loved one at our local cemeteries.
(Kirk's grandma)

Today I MADE myself leave the house. I was able to find 3 graves that someone was looking for.

I know this sounds crazy.

But, it is the most amazing feeling in the world when you are able to find a total strangers loved one's memorial.

Cemetery Junkie

I started searching for cemeteries a couple of years ago. While "surfing the internet" I ran across a site called Find a Grave. And being I have a very addictive personality I started adding names and pictures. And sometimes you will get a request to look for a headstone in a cemetery near you.

I live in Rual Idaho...And you can find some strange things in some even stranger places.

Take for instance, the Island (Okelberry ) Cemetery near Oakley.

There was a request from Find a Grave to find a headstone at this cemetery.

First, the Snake River has some islands in it, but I don't know if there is away to get to any of them with out a boat????!!!!

Last summer, my brother in law who knows my hobby of finding headstones took me to a cemetery plot in a field. I remembered seeing some Okelberry's headstones.

So yesterday, I found the old cemetery sexton in Oakley and asked if he had ever heard of this Island Cemetery. He said, "No", I asked if he knew of a family plot in a field...OH YES...I know which one you want it is on the end of a corn field this year. (Who knows what will be planted next year)

And so the adventure begain...

Who better to ask if they have seen a cemetery in a corn field that guys that are harvesting corn!

These are the directions I was given...

Go down to the next road it is a 1/2 a mile road (yea our blocks are in miles) I head to 1450 South. Turn Right, (West) it will be a dirt road. Go about 2 miles and you will see a Log house, and turn left (South)You will be on another dirt road that will go between two corn fields. So far so good! Keep going and look to your left you "can't miss it"Sure enough at the end of a corn field I can see headstones, I turn into the field and there are about 30+ stones.
Most of the dates on these markers were from the late 1800's early 1900's

This headstone is the oldest one.

Florence L. Wilson

Born August 1, 1882. Died August 2, 1882

daughter of WA & Florence Wilson

"Shltered and safe from sorrow"

I could see where there were many "unmarked" graves and one spot where there once had stood a marker, and now just a spot of cement...I don't know if anyone would know who was burried there. I was excited when I left to know I had got what markers were left recorded, but also felt a sick pain as to know there were others with no way of telling me who they were.
I know there is a little cemetery in a field where I live, I think today I will go see if any of the gaves still have markers...and wonder what crazy name someone gave it!!