Midway Cemetery, Myakka City, Manatee County, FL Copyright 2002 Melissa Brewer, http://www.MyakkaBones.com, contributed for use in the USGENWEB Archives _____________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Directions: (This small cemetery is south of SR 70 on private property.) Notes: The community of Midway once had a church, but it was torn down in favor of another church building in downtown Myakka City. The community of Midway no longer exists -- it's been gobbled up by the all-encompassing postal delivery name "Myakka City." What remains of this cemetery is listed below. It is on private property, within a fenced area. The headstones were moved in the 1980s approximately 300' from where they are now located. There are other funerary pieces scattered on the ground. The actual tombstone inscriptions are included below for their poignancy. Inventory of graves: Drymon, Tommie or Rommie 11/27/1883 - 9/30/1886 ("Thy Will Be Done; Asleep in Jesus, Blessed in Thought.") Hall, child 2/16/1903 - 8/16/1903 ("Baby dau. of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hall, From Mother's Arms to the Arms of Jesus") Hall, Lawrence 5/9/1889 - 2/10/1890 ("Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hall, Sweetly Sleeping") Hall, D. K. 8/13/1908 - 12/14/1908 ("Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hall, Safe in the Arms of Jesus") ------------- Transcriber Note: J.H. Hall, his wife Edna, and daughter Emma are listed in the 1910 U.S. Census.