We consider
it fortunate to find an ancestor's tombstone giving his dates of birth and
death, but it is a bonus if there is additional information. Some tombstones seem
to have been designed by genealogists to help us fill in the blanks.
Now, it is
rare to find the entire life story of a person engraved on his tombstone, but
Esther Calhoun Love told us of the death of her husband on her tombstone. The
original marker was in bad shape and has been replaced by a new marker. This is
the old marker, as photographed in 1990.
Esther Love - Piney Fork Cemetery
Crittenden County
Crittenden County
Mickleberry
Bristow made sure that everyone knew of his affiliation with the Masonic
fraternity by including many Masonic symbols on his tombstone. He is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in
Crittenden County.
Her
religious preference was important to Evaline Taylor. Engraved on her tombstone
in Green's Chapel Cemetery, Crittenden County, is the following: "Joined
the Methodist Episcopal Church 1824"
Tombstones
with additional information most often include place of birth. Elizabeth
Steinbreaker is buried in Smithland Cemetery, Livingston County. The
engraving tells us she was born in Baden Baden, Germany 7 July 1806 and died
23 August 1875.
Not to be
outdone, when Louisa Carson's family members died and were buried in Smithland
Cemetery, she made sure their places of birth were included, but which family
member is lacking this information? Louisa, of course!
Don't forget to look on all sides of tombstones as sometimes the best information is on the reverse side and if you look at the bottom of the tombstone - sometimes on the front and sometimes on the back. You may just learn which stonecarver or monument company made the tombstone.
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