Major Rathbone's accomodation in Hannover

[Eva Elisabeth]

The post of a US consul to Hannover existed until 1914, Major Rathbone held this post.

This is the cemety administration's reply:
There was an air raid, but only a few gravesites were superficially damaged.
Before 1986, the claim to a rented gravesite had lasted for a period of 40 years, the gravesite was reused in 1952. The cemetery's practice is not to dispose of the remains but to dig the hole deeper, put in the first "occupants'" remains, cover them with soil and bury the new coffin above. So the couple should still be there. The number/place of the plot is documented in the Hannover City Archive, also the death reports and registring cards (for the couples' address).
Court transcripts and surgery reports are filed in the State Archive of Lower Saxony.

Laurie, your article is from the Washington Post:

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-...tal-asylum

Maybe you already have the following article:

http://www.americanheritage.com/content/...jor?page=2

I try to attach another article as pdf from the NYT, Sept 4, 1910 (sorry, can’t upload)