Re: Looking for the Wilgus Lineage
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Re: Looking for the Wilgus Lineage
Tamara Griffith 10/09/02
The story I heard was that Everett's brother( Harry Franklin Wilgus) did not fulfill all of his half. When I was a kid in the 40's and 50's the place was a mess all overgrown and uncared for. But then the Trust money began to be used.I'm not sure when the improvement began but I took my girls there in the 70's and they did stone rubbings and the place looked fair. I usually stop to check my great-grandfather William out and the cemetery looks great today.
Because of the condition of the cemetery my Aunt & Dad had my grandparents(who lived and died in Roxana) buried in Milford about 40 miles north where she lived. My parents are buried there too.You are right about the wall,the roads are paved and there is a wrought iron arched gateway with Wilgus above it. I have some pictures that I can copy and send you.Gus