by Steve Sparkman
Special to the Review May 31, 2021
5 hrs ago
Ever since the Athens Cemetery designed and got their website, www.athenstxcemetery.com, up and going, the interest has steadily increased. Not only from people just exploring the site, but relatives looking for loved ones. With other internet-based research tools like Find A Grave and Ansestry.com the need to access is tremendous. You can verify your data and communicate directly with us concerning all your needs.
Back in October of 2019, we received an e-mail through the website at: info@athenstxcemetery.com from Beth Day Pence of California. She was on a genealogical road trip to visit her relatives from the past. Her second great grandfather, Rufus H. Day is buried in the cemetery. She notified us that he was not listed on the veteranâs memorial and was in fact a Civil War veteran. We made arrangements and meet at the cemetery when she came through Athens. Beth told me of what she had discovered