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« on: April 28, 2015, 05:04:05 AM »
...and if I'm saying that, you know it's gonna be a doozie.
I'm sure this may differ from state-to-state, but, I don't think it would be that dissimilar.
In 1969, my maternal Great Grandmother died. (My mat. g. grandfather died before my mom was born).
There's markers (not tomstones). My GGM has a 'double' (obviously, for her & her husband).
Within a horseshoe shape, from left to right, it's another double (my grandparents), blank lot, my mother's marker, I *believe* another blank lot, then, the double for GGPs.
Does anyone know if there's a statute of limitations on any cemetery keeping records of which plots belong to whom? And when and by whom they were purchased?
(I believe we've probably at least once in our lifetimes have heard on our local news, that so-and-so was to be buried in their paid for plot, but when they went to dig the grave, there was someone already in the aforementioned paid for plot.)
My ggfather remarried and was buried next to his second wife. And, I'm almost positive there's at least one more paid for no one's occupying plot.
Since they couldn't have put up a double-marker (my ggmother's name is on the one side, other side blank) if it wasn't paid for.....who does it belong to now. Could they have 'double' sold it??
I sent an email to NJ Bar Assn., but don't think it's going to be much of a rush job.
I don't want my family ripped off.
Anyone having dealt with this type of issue (doesn't matter what state you're in), could you please PM me?
Again,,,,,this is my family, so, it concerns me.
Thanks for letting me put this here; I hope I wasn't too incoherent....just gruesome.
Patti
I'm sure this may differ from state-to-state, but, I don't think it would be that dissimilar.
In 1969, my maternal Great Grandmother died. (My mat. g. grandfather died before my mom was born).
There's markers (not tomstones). My GGM has a 'double' (obviously, for her & her husband).
Within a horseshoe shape, from left to right, it's another double (my grandparents), blank lot, my mother's marker, I *believe* another blank lot, then, the double for GGPs.
Does anyone know if there's a statute of limitations on any cemetery keeping records of which plots belong to whom? And when and by whom they were purchased?
(I believe we've probably at least once in our lifetimes have heard on our local news, that so-and-so was to be buried in their paid for plot, but when they went to dig the grave, there was someone already in the aforementioned paid for plot.)
My ggfather remarried and was buried next to his second wife. And, I'm almost positive there's at least one more paid for no one's occupying plot.
Since they couldn't have put up a double-marker (my ggmother's name is on the one side, other side blank) if it wasn't paid for.....who does it belong to now. Could they have 'double' sold it??
I sent an email to NJ Bar Assn., but don't think it's going to be much of a rush job.
I don't want my family ripped off.
Anyone having dealt with this type of issue (doesn't matter what state you're in), could you please PM me?
Again,,,,,this is my family, so, it concerns me.
Thanks for letting me put this here; I hope I wasn't too incoherent....just gruesome.
Patti