Taphophilia: an abnormal love for graves and cemeteries. The love of walking cemeteries and finding lost relatives and the gravesites of ancestors.

THE STORY TELLERS

We are the chosen. In each family, there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve.

**I love genealogy and have been researching my family for over 20 years. I have found Find-A-Grave to be very helpful in this process. I joined Find-A-Grave over eight years ago. I am excited about creating memorials for decedent's. It is my hope their family members and others will find them meaningful and valuable as they look at their memorials. The goal is for their family members to take over management of their memorials!

SOME of my family surnames: Akers, Blair, Blankenship, Boitnott, Clarkson, Clingenpeel, Enfield, Jamison, King, McDermott, Naff, Smallwood, Swaney, and Thornton. ****

Before I go on, I want to do a shout out to all of the Find-a-Grave contributors who are KIND, POLITE & COURTEOUS! To name a few: *Susan Menefee, Bunnie, *Dennis Bell, Dream Weaver, *Fairlawn, *Graver Gal, *Janet Smith, Jimmy Ray Gearheart, *Joan Mays, *John and Diana Deason Wasson, Julie Dean, Karl Clendening, *Randy Shepherd-RIP, *Stoneseeker23, Tracy Ammons and *Wildflower. These individuals know the meaning of working together! ∼---------To those contributors who won't take the time to answer a message, an email, or process a transfer request - why are you even on this site? Keep in mind, someone will need to process YOUR memorial one day!--------

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Please remember when requesting a memorial transfer to follow the steps below. ***To request a transfer OR request a change be made to a memorial, click on 'Suggest other Corrections' under the 'Suggest Edits' button and make your corrections or type your message to the memorial manager. This message will be sent to the member, even if there is not an email address listed on their profile.

I am very lenient with transfers. If I am not related to the person and you are, they belong with you not me!

Please note: Because I manage these memorials does not necessarily mean I CREATED them. If you find an error, please send me a detailed message and I would be happy to make corrections. In some cases, I may need additional information or documentation.

Thank you and God Bless!

Parents 2

Grandparents 4

Great-Grandparents 8

2nd Great-Grandparents 16

3rd Great-Grandparents 32

4th Great-Grandparents 64

5th Great-Grandparents 128

6th Great-Grandparents 256

7th Great-Grandparents 512

8th Great-Grandparents 1,024

9th Great-Grandparents 2,048

10th Great-Grandparents 4,096