Letter
from David and Martha Montgomery
David studying the
cemetery layout
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In
the year of two thousand, the first year of the new century, I (David) became
interested in surveying the cemetery where my grandfather & grandmother as
well as my great grandfather and great grandmother on my father’s side
were buried. I noticed pages on the world wide web
where people were doing that, so I did that one and sent it in to a website.
After several months passed, I became interested in doing more. I did a
cemetery where we once attended church. After that I suppose I was hooked.
From
the first one until the present time has been about twelve years of actively
surveying or enumerating as it is also referred to. I work as a volunteer. I have been out in the winter when my hands
got so cold, I could hardly hold a pencil or pen.
I’ve also been out in the hot time of the year when it was so hot that if
one didn’t wear a cap or hat, a severe sunburn
would be the result.
About
nine years ago, my wife Martha started helping me, mostly on the large
cemeteries. Now, she enjoys it as much as I do. Some folks frown when I mention
that I/we survey cemeteries to be placed on the internet. I always tell them
that we enjoy the fruits and rewards of helping folks far and wide to acquire
dates and the burial place of their ancestors.
We
strive very, very much to be accurate with our work, however, human beings make
mistakes and sometimes we do that. Most folks are kind and email us expressing
their gratitude for the work we do. A few months ago, I received email
inquiring about the location of a cemetery. We have never been to the cemetery
so I started working with topographical maps on the internet, found the GPS
coordinates, looked at other road maps, etc., and gave the people directions to
get there. I received an email later telling me that they were successful in
finding the cemetery and were appreciative of my work
in helping them locate it. That, friends, are when the
rewards flow in.
On
the pages of this site, it is my hope that someone will find the information
that they need. More pages will be added as we enumerate more cemeteries in the
future.
Important
Announcement from David on his Health
Being
the bass guitarist at our church, having played bass guitar for over 42 years,
I have never had a problem keeping up with the tempo.
About
3 or 4 years ago, I noticed I was having difficulty keeping up on the faster
songs. Shortly after that I noticed
difficulty in sliding my hand quickly on the neck. Due to a previous work related injury, I was
facing rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder. When in therapy for my shoulder, the
therapist asked me to shrug my shoulders of which I could not do. I had an appointment with a neurologist in
I
was continuously falling due to balance issues, always falling on my left side,
and I was still having a problem with my left arm being stiff, being unable to
use my left arm or hand. I was referred to a movement specialist at Vanderbilt
in
There
present is no cure or treatment for CBD.
Treating the balance issue with Carbidopa/Levodopa
is all the medication presently available for CBD.
Important health update: David Montgomery went to be with the Lord on
March 14, 2018. He will really be missed by many people.
Prayers
are welcome for the family.
To learn more about David’s
illness, Corticobasal Degeneration, click on the
links below
Corticobasal Degeneration -
Web MD
Corticobasal degeneration -
NHS Choices
Corticobasal Degeneration -
from UCSF Memory and Aging Center
Corticobasal degeneration -
NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders
Sincerely,
David & Martha
Montgomery
Cemetery Enumerators