Tombstone Tuesday - Susie B. Brantley

Rest in Peace

Susie B.

Wife of

L.D. Brantley

June 28, 1859

Feb. 25, 1921

Buried Crowell Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 23 September 2015.

According to death certificate #2867, Susan Brantley was the daughter of John Tosh and Mary Jane Brantley, both of whom were born in Kentucky. She was born in Kentucky and died in Crittenden County. The informant on her death certificate was A.L. Brantley of Repton. 

L.D.  Brantley Jr. and Susan B. Tosh were married 29 March 1884 in Crittenden County. They last appeared together on a census in 1920 in Crittenden County.

Published 22 March 2016, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

A View of Crowell Cemetery

This is an old, undated photograph of a portion of Crowell Cemetery, located on Nunn Switch Road in Crittenden County, Kentucky. The tombstone in the front of the photo reads:

Melvin Son of
I.R. & D.T. Tosh
Oct. 17, 1917
Oct. 2, 1923

Directly behind the Tosh tombstone is one that reads:

Kattie
Wife of A.L. Orr
Born Sept. 17, 1887
Died Mar. 14, 1917

Both tombstones have pictures of the deceased.