Imagine being in your backyard, working on your new sidewalk and discovering a headstone not three feet from the surface. What would you do? That's exactly the situation Jason Blackburn, 35, of Memphis found himself faced with when he discovered 13 tombstones from a historic military cemetery buried in his backyard.
In his official report Blackburn stated, "My first reaction was, 'Oh my goodness, I hope there's not dead bodies in my backyard." Lucky for him there were no dead bodies, only headstones that had to be removed from the property.
According to reports, "representatives from Memphis National Cemetery removed the 13 markers along with another 7 found buried in a different area of Blackburn's backyard. All the headstones were on record to have been removed in 1970, according to Ramon Miller, director of the cemetery, in the report. They found no headstones missing in the cemetery."
The previous owner told Blackburn that he had purchased the property in the 70s from a cemetery employee who it is suspected would take home the tombstones that had errors on their granite surfaces. To read more about Mr. Blackburn's excavation adventure please go to: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/tennessee-man-digs-surprise-yard-163047549.html.
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