Look at the Eternal Neighbors

When you locate that ancestor in a cemetery, look at the neighboring stones. There is a reasonable chance they are relatives. At least copy down the names and information (or take pictures) while you have the chance. Five years later (when you have discovered their names in other records) it may be too late to get information from their stone.

Record those stones now

A few months ago I stopped at a cemetery where several ancestors are buried. I had not been there in years. The stone whose information I had recorded had fallen over and was not nearly as legible as it had been ten years ago when I was there last.

One of my summer goals is to visit every nearby ancestral cemetery and get pictures and information off those stones. One day it may be too late.