GREENVILLE, IL (KTVI-FOX2now.com) -
The FOX Files visited an historic cemetery in rural Greenville, Illinois reportedly bulldozed. It may be a threat to graves of Civil War veterans and older. Yet, loved ones of people buried there say no one is stopping it. Deb Marti walked us through with her brother, Roy Lappe. Seagraves Cemetery, a family cemetery, is where her dad and brother are buried. It was established sometime in the 1830's.
Marti added, "My Dad loved this country setting. There were so many trees and it was shaded and he loved the country setting of it, the little quietness of the country cemetery."
Marti and Lappe have helped take care of it the last couple of years. They say it's like walking through history.
Marti said, "We have Civil War. We have the Sioux War. We have the Spanish-American war vets out here."
There is also the possibility of unmarked graves. Marti believes cedar trees could be old headstones.
She said, "In the old days, settlers as they traveled through, if they lost a loved one they would bury them and they had no way of having a head stone so they would plant a cedar tree by the head stone."
The cemetery's owned by Bond County, but Marti and Lappe say the farmer next door clear cut many trees and piled them here.
Marti said, "Most of the cedar trees were here in the old part and that just goes to show you those were possibly unmarked graves."
Marti added, "My Dad loved this country setting. There were so many trees and it was shaded and he loved the country setting of it, the little quietness of the country cemetery."
Marti and Lappe have helped take care of it the last couple of years. They say it's like walking through history.
Marti said, "We have Civil War. We have the Sioux War. We have the Spanish-American war vets out here."
There is also the possibility of unmarked graves. Marti believes cedar trees could be old headstones.
She said, "In the old days, settlers as they traveled through, if they lost a loved one they would bury them and they had no way of having a head stone so they would plant a cedar tree by the head stone."
The cemetery's owned by Bond County, but Marti and Lappe say the farmer next door clear cut many trees and piled them here.
Marti said, "Most of the cedar trees were here in the old part and that just goes to show you those were possibly unmarked graves."
