Hello!

My goal here is to add as much information about my loved ones as possible. In hopes that it might be of value to other researchers. I think this site (original site) was just awesome, such a wonderful resource for researchers.

I've entered what I know about each person and I am willing to transfer ownership to an immediate family member. Feel free to contact me. I'll be happy to add any new information or make corrections to existing information.

Take care & God Bless! Peggy

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Borrowed from a fellow Find A Grave contributor.
(Thank you, Mr. James A. Gamblin)

THE CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHER

Wandering among the stones I see
The stones so weathered and worn
'Tis difficult to find the date
On which the babe was born

I stare at the stone and am struck with awe
At the life that I knew was gone
This was someone's child, a babe so sweet
With loved ones to carry on

So I take a photo for all to see
For the family that remains
An everlasting memory of
A child of God's domain

I brush the weeds back from the stone
And say a silent prayer
For the babes that had no chance to live
And for mothers everywhere

The dove calls out it's mourning song
Among the stones so still
Echoes of the woes, through time
The choirs of despair

The stone will someday perish
The flowers will be gone
But a photo now remains of this
Their memory lives on!

And so my friend, don't hesitate
To film the weathered stone
Those who live within your hearts
Are never truly gone

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY
BY THELMA GREENE REAGAN

Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely, windswept hill;
Today we talked where other cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.

Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies;
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the ages.

Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time;
Lying under the trees and clouds -
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

Today we wondered about an unmarked spot;
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.

Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.

Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last.

Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Borrowed from a fellow Find A Grave contributor.
(Thank you, Nancy Jane Faulk-White-Adams)

Blessed are the great grandmothers, who hoarded newspaper clippings and old letters, For they tell the story of their time.

Blessed are all the grandfathers who filed every legal document, For this provides proof.

Blessed are the grandmothers who preserved family Bibles and diaries, For this our heritage.

Blessed are fathers who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry, For some, this is their only link to the past.

Blessed are mothers who relate family traditions and legends to the family, For one of her children will surely remember.

Blessed are the relatives who fill in family sheets with extra data, For them who owe the family history.

Blessed is any family whose members strive for the preservation of records, For theirs is a labour of love.

Blessed are the children who will never say, "Grandma, you have told that old story twice today."

Author Unknown

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Some of my Gregory lines have been added here on Find A Grave by my cousin, Jaye Beth Gregory (FINDAGRAVE ID #46927691).

OUR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: My fathers family

JOHN MARION GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 30946533
(son of Edward Pinkney Gregory and Edna Catherine Martin)

MARY JANE BURK-GREGORY-CHISM
Find A Grave Memorial# 22414454
(daughter of Andrew Jackson Burk and Martha Louise Dykes/Dikes)

OUR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: My fathers family

EDWARD PINKNEY GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 29838904
(son of Griffin Gregory and Cynthia J. Haynes)
EDNA CATHERINE MARTIN-GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 31707571
(daughter of Loving Martin and Permelia Unknown)

ANDREW JACKSON BURK
No Find A Grave Memorial as of yet
(son of Martin Briggs Burk & Mary McClure)
MARTHA LOUISE DYKES-BURK-HILL
Find A Grave Memorial# 33095766
(daughter of Lovick Pinkham Dikes/Dykes and Rhoda V Maddox-Dykes/Dikes-Stovall)



BY THE WAY... I'M HELPING JAYE BETH BY POSTING THE PHOTOS THAT SHE HAS TAKEN AT OAKLAND CEMETERY. SHE DESERVES THE CREDIT FOR ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND TAKING THE PICTURES. JUST HAPPY THAT I COULD HELP OUT IN SOME SMALL WAY.

Hello!

My goal here is to add as much information about my loved ones as possible. In hopes that it might be of value to other researchers. I think this site (original site) was just awesome, such a wonderful resource for researchers.

I've entered what I know about each person and I am willing to transfer ownership to an immediate family member. Feel free to contact me. I'll be happy to add any new information or make corrections to existing information.

Take care & God Bless! Peggy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Borrowed from a fellow Find A Grave contributor.
(Thank you, Mr. James A. Gamblin)

THE CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHER

Wandering among the stones I see
The stones so weathered and worn
'Tis difficult to find the date
On which the babe was born

I stare at the stone and am struck with awe
At the life that I knew was gone
This was someone's child, a babe so sweet
With loved ones to carry on

So I take a photo for all to see
For the family that remains
An everlasting memory of
A child of God's domain

I brush the weeds back from the stone
And say a silent prayer
For the babes that had no chance to live
And for mothers everywhere

The dove calls out it's mourning song
Among the stones so still
Echoes of the woes, through time
The choirs of despair

The stone will someday perish
The flowers will be gone
But a photo now remains of this
Their memory lives on!

And so my friend, don't hesitate
To film the weathered stone
Those who live within your hearts
Are never truly gone

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY
BY THELMA GREENE REAGAN

Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely, windswept hill;
Today we talked where other cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.

Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies;
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the ages.

Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time;
Lying under the trees and clouds -
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

Today we wondered about an unmarked spot;
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.

Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.

Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last.

Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Borrowed from a fellow Find A Grave contributor.
(Thank you, Nancy Jane Faulk-White-Adams)

Blessed are the great grandmothers, who hoarded newspaper clippings and old letters, For they tell the story of their time.

Blessed are all the grandfathers who filed every legal document, For this provides proof.

Blessed are the grandmothers who preserved family Bibles and diaries, For this our heritage.

Blessed are fathers who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry, For some, this is their only link to the past.

Blessed are mothers who relate family traditions and legends to the family, For one of her children will surely remember.

Blessed are the relatives who fill in family sheets with extra data, For them who owe the family history.

Blessed is any family whose members strive for the preservation of records, For theirs is a labour of love.

Blessed are the children who will never say, "Grandma, you have told that old story twice today."

Author Unknown

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Some of my Gregory lines have been added here on Find A Grave by my cousin, Jaye Beth Gregory (FINDAGRAVE ID #46927691).

OUR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: My fathers family

JOHN MARION GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 30946533
(son of Edward Pinkney Gregory and Edna Catherine Martin)

MARY JANE BURK-GREGORY-CHISM
Find A Grave Memorial# 22414454
(daughter of Andrew Jackson Burk and Martha Louise Dykes/Dikes)

OUR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: My fathers family

EDWARD PINKNEY GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 29838904
(son of Griffin Gregory and Cynthia J. Haynes)
EDNA CATHERINE MARTIN-GREGORY
Find A Grave Memorial# 31707571
(daughter of Loving Martin and Permelia Unknown)

ANDREW JACKSON BURK
No Find A Grave Memorial as of yet
(son of Martin Briggs Burk & Mary McClure)
MARTHA LOUISE DYKES-BURK-HILL
Find A Grave Memorial# 33095766
(daughter of Lovick Pinkham Dikes/Dykes and Rhoda V Maddox-Dykes/Dikes-Stovall)



BY THE WAY... I'M HELPING JAYE BETH BY POSTING THE PHOTOS THAT SHE HAS TAKEN AT OAKLAND CEMETERY. SHE DESERVES THE CREDIT FOR ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND TAKING THE PICTURES. JUST HAPPY THAT I COULD HELP OUT IN SOME SMALL WAY.