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Update on Cemetery Restoration Project Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 10:53am
Wicker Engineering & Surveying Services, Inc., who did the original survey, will be updating the survey to include three of these names which we did not have at the time of the survey. We have two more projects to bring the restoration to a total and final conclusion. We need to have a brick mason rebuild the two small brick vaults of the children John Henry and Mary Marsalis at a cost of approximately $1400.00, when funds are available. We also need to place some kind of very inexpensive marker on the remaining graves identifying the buried ancestor in each as "Unknown". These graves were located and are shown on the survey, It would be good if these two last things could be accomplished before we set a date for the dedication service. Click here to see all the November 2012 restoration photos Mayor of Ripley, Mississippi Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 4:42pm
Chris is married and has three children and two grandchildren. He is past president of the Ripley Rotary Club, past chairman of Ripley's Historic Preservation Commission, past chairman of Ripley's Zoning Board, and current board member of Koons Care, Inc. and Tippah County Good Samaritan Center, Inc. He is also a current lay leader of Ripley First United Methodist Church. Chris and his dad were the first volunteers at the Marsalis Cemetery. They arrived with chain saws, axes, and weed killer. Wielding the chain saw, Chris attacked the over-grown wooded area that the cemetery had become and made a substantial dent in the existing tangle. The cemetery project would not be where it is today without the initial work of Chris and his dad. Chris' lineage is as follows: John Christopher Marsalis 4 July 1966 - Michael Davidson Scottish-trained Master Stone Mason Friday, Jun 29, 2012 4:03pm During February of this year my cousin, Tommy Wixon, and I began looking for a brick mason to rebuild two of the four brick vaults within the Marsalis Cemetery. Since we weren't very successful, Tommy contacted the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson, Mississippi for possible suggestions. They provided us with the name of Michael Davidson who turns out to be a Scottish-trained master brick mason conservator. After visiting the cemetery he agreed to do the work. He not only rebuilt two of the vaults but also repaired the broken tombstones and reset them at the proper graves. Pictures of his work are attached. Visitors to the cemetery have been very impressed with the work as have we. I would personally recommend Michael to anyone interested in historical preservation and restoration. Several examples of Michael's prior work are as follows: Michael's contact information is as follows: Latest BlogsGoogle Maps Cemetery Link
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 9:40am Click to View Map of Marsalis Cemetery Marsalis DNA Sites Monday, Jun 22, 2009 5:58pm The new Marsalis DNA project is underway. Pass the word to any MALE with the last nmae of Marsalis or a variant spelled version. Details will be available at http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/Marsalis// and http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Marsalis/default.aspx Bill is already signed up for a 65 marker test (HOORAY!!) and Mike for a 37 + mother's . Even if you don't choose to participate you can watch the results and read the pedigrees and patriarchs posted.. You can also learn a lot at the two sites. If you do test at anytime be sure you do it through "Marsalis" at Family Tree. They will give you a discounted price and automatically enter you in the Marsalis page (or at least I will). Also once we are really up and running be sure to give your line of descent by the guidelines listed or email me and I will do it. I volunteered to be the administrator. Incidentally there is a great price through the 24 th. More info from Letters Saturday, Mar 28, 2009 8:22am When I first started researching Marsalis genealogy Tempe Fenn Crosby sent me a copy of a letter written in 1958 by May Fredricks Toney an early researcher and the daughter of Letha Ann Marsalis Fredricks daughter of James E. Marsalis (1821-1882)and a granddaughter of Peter H. and Mary Magdalene Gordon Marsalis. In part it says: "On Grandma Marsalis' place (Amite, MS) there was a shed where dry oak bark was stacked high to be used for starting fires in the fireplaces. One morning 'Grandma Marsalis' went out before day light to get bark. She told mama: 'The stars were falling!' What a mystery that was to me as a child and heard mama tell about what 'Grandma Marsalis' told (saw). Since I grew up I have read that our earth passed through the tail of a comet about the year 1833. I am sure this was the time that 'Grandma Marsalis' believed that the stars were falling." Mary Magdalene (Polly) Gordon Marsalis lived from 1784 to 1862. ........................... Quote: The first report of a Leonids meteor storm was in 902 AD by Chinese astronomers who reported "Stars fell like rain"....... In more modern times Displays have been seen in 1799, 1833, 1866, 1966. The 1799 Storm was observed from Europe and South America. The storm vanished in the following years but gained strength again in 1831, 1832 and 1833. Between Nov12-13 1832 huge storms were observed .... An observer in Boston estimated a rate of 9000 meteors in 15 minutes! There was more to come however. In 1833, the following year, there would be another storm, probably the most dramatic ever seen. Huge displays were seen above the USA. Accounts from the time report that people fainted believing that the world was ending and dawn would bring the start of doomsday.... |
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