The Reunion of Gould & Montgomery James

Contents

1. The Reunion of
   
   
2. Link Farm
   
   
3. May Family Reunion
   
   
4. The site is identified
   
   
5. Funeral Directors
   
   
6. Excavation begins
   
   
7. Initial probes
   
   
8. Farm owner Bill Link
   
   
9. Eric James with Reed Dreaden
   
   
10. Floyd & Marjorie Rushing
    
    
11. Discoloration
    
    
12. Found at depth of 5 feet
    
    
13. Examining remains
    
    
14. Water table at 6 feet
    
    
15. Continuing
    
    
16. Searching by each handful
    
    
17. Coffin remains exhumed
    
    
18. Excavation stops at 6 feet
    
    
19. Exploring for additional coffin
    
    
20. No other coffin found
    
    
21. Site restoration
    
    
22. Recovered artifacts
    
    
23. Closing the earth
    
    
24. N.B. Link's great grandson
    
    
25. Diggers Berry Manley, Derick Stockton,
    
    
26. Restoring the James-Younger Gang's Marker
    
    
27. Floyd Rushing replaces the marker
    
    
28. Participating Relatives
    
    
29. Preservation photo
    
    
30. The site restored
    
    
31. Re-Internment
    
    
32. Judge James R. Ross
    
    
33. Eric James assists
    
    
34. Cemetery sexton Darrell Cave His ancestor Richard Cave migrated with John M. James
    
    
35. Eulogy by Judge Ross
    
    
36. May they rest in peace
    
    

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November 29, 2004 (Monday)