Tombstone Territory

Cemeteries - Calm Atmosphere in Big Cities

2011-03-21T16:06:00.000-07:00

As a life-long genealogist, it is difficult to impossible to simply drive or walk by a cemetery without entering for a walking or driving tour.

Many of my favorite memories of visits to large cities involve the scenes, smells and quiet that I enjoyed in her cemeteries. How could anyone ignore these oasis of calm amid the hubbub?

I don’t know who took this photo of the Calvary Cemetery in New York, but it represents the feelings I’m trying to express.

Do yourself a favor this spring. Visit a cemetery just for the calming ambiance and the stories of lives and places represented on the headstones.

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Cemetery with a Mountain View

2011-03-03T19:55:00.000-08:00

The Lehi City Cemetery in Utah offers scenic views of mountains in three directions. It continues to grow in acreage of grass and trees.

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Civil War–Preparing For Burial

2011-01-29T19:26:00.000-08:00

So many soldiers died in battle during the Civil War, that relatively few of their bodies were embalmed before shipment home or being buried near the battlefield.

However, there were morticians and embalming stations near the front lines to address these duties in many cases.

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The Dead of Gettysburg

2011-01-23T00:32:00.001-08:00

The terrible Civil War Battle of Gettysburg resulted in over 3200 dead. Hundreds were never buried or identified.

Confederate Dead at Gettysburg

Union Dead at Gettysburg

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Headstones Hate Teenage City Employees

2011-01-11T12:44:00.000-08:00

While taking photos of tombstones to post on Find-a-grave, I'm finding a LOT of old tombstones that have been damaged or broken off by teenagers driving city-owned lawnmowers. The damage is appalling.

The stone I’d seen in the fall now looked like this:

By mid-December the surviving top half of the 120-old-stone had been “replanted” by city employees.

Quickly scanning my photos, I found many more examples of wanton destruction by the “summer teens” that had been hired to mow the lawns in the city cemetery.

Shaved edges

Not just shaved but gouged

Even the top corner was broken

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Chernobyl Equipment Graveyard

2011-01-07T22:04:00.000-08:00

The mechanical, aerial and vehicular equipment used in the Chernobyl rescue and evacuation all became thoroughly radioactive. Much of it was parked in a mechanical graveyard.

See it on Google Maps here.

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U. S. Cemetery–Normandy

2011-01-05T23:00:00.000-08:00

Rows of markers in the U.S. Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France.

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The Train Wreck at the Beloeil Bridge

2010-12-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad through Beloeil, Canada was completed in December 1848, finishing the link between Montreal and Saint-Hyacinthe. Unfortunately, in 1864, a passenger train passing over the Richelieu River derailed and plunged downward to destruction. Ninety-nine passengers, mostly German emigrants, and railroad employees lost their lives in the worst rail disaster in the history of Canada.

A tombstone of detritus covered the river and the barge under the wreckage. The hopes, dreams and futures of so many were lost in less than a minute. When considering their possible descendancy, how many lives were truly lost on that sad day?

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Buried By The Bay

2010-12-22T15:52:00.000-08:00

Sailors, wives and children of costal communities usually enjoy a view of the sea throughout the eternities.

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Marching Off To War

2010-12-16T17:41:00.000-08:00

War on the Western Front in France during WWI erupted in 1914. Huge numbers of troops from the nations involved marched in to battle.

Fearsome battles ensued leaving numberless wounded and dead.

Soldiers, Citizens and Support Personnel, lie buried at Flanders, Vermelles and across all the fields of battle.

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Always and Forever

2010-12-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

The death of a baby invokes extreme stress and loss in the lives of parents and family members. The belief that families can be together forever helps assuage the pain.

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Fall Day in Cemetery

2010-12-12T13:36:00.000-08:00

The perfect way to spend a sunny fall day – Taking photos of headstones for posting on Find-a-grave.

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Andrew Jackson Bennett–Civil War Veteran

2010-11-29T01:19:00.000-08:00

Born on 9 Aug 1837 in Mason, Warren Co., Ohio, Andrew Jackson Bennett served in Company C, 2nd Kansas Calvary during the Civil War. He died and is buried in Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana.

Andrew Jackson Bennett

“A Former Mason Man, Died at His Home in Vernon, Ind.
Andrew J. Bennett was born near Mason August 9, 1837, and departed this life September 12, 1908, age 71 years, 1 month and three days. He was married to Catherine J Michael in 1858, who after a half century spent under his loving protection and kindly care survives him.

In 1862 he enlisted in the 2nd Kansas Calvary and served as a Union soldier throughout the civil war. After the close of the war he became a railroad engineer on the Southern railroad and followed that calling until about ten years ago when he removed to Lebanon, Ind, and engaged in the contracting business. In 1903 he and his wife removed to Vernon where he made his home until his death, and the entire population of the town testify to his sterling qualities and mourn for "Uncle Jack," as he was affectionately known.
Andrew Jackson Bennett, second son of Nicholas and Rachel Bennett, was born in Warren county, Ohio, August 9, 1837, and died September 12, 1908. He was married to Catherine J. Michaels, September 1, 1858. Jackson Bennett served his country in the war of the Rebellion, being a private in Co. C. 2nd Kansas Calvary. After the war he lived in various places in Ohio and Indiana, departing this life at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana.

Taken from "History and Record of Nicholas Bennett Sr. and His Descendants".”

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Burial at a Rural Church

2010-11-23T13:51:00.000-08:00

With competing churches side by side, travel to graveyards was simplified. Hopefully, the tombstones will survive the decline of old wooden buildings and subsequent reconstruction or moves to new locations.

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Buried by the Church

2010-11-15T22:46:00.000-08:00

A typical setting in days gone by in the East. A life lived in the town where you grew up. The church attended throughout your life and then your death. The church was never far from your daily pattern and in death you are buried in its yard. The pattern Is repeated throughout the generations. Life, church, death – intertwined.

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Burying the Dead at Wounded Knee

2010-11-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

Burying the dead at Wounded Knee – 1891

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Lost and Stranded Cemeteries

2010-11-07T01:20:00.000-07:00

There are thousands of lost and stranded cemeteries in the world. Many are hidden in the woods, others are being slowly eaten by construction and particularly by shopping center parking lots.

When you see them, stop and take photos of all of the markers and of the site. Transcribe the inscriptions and put the photos and text on Find-a-grave so at least the images of the stones and cemeteries have a chance to survive modern man.

Old family cemeteries are particularly hard hit by developers in modern society, as witnessed in most of the satellite photos associated with the locations below.

If you know of other locations, add the map link to them in a comment to this post and they will be added to the list.

Alabama

Exploring Alabama’s Lost Cemeteries

California

Merchant Seaman’s – Presidio – San Francisco

Colorado

Parker Road, Aurora, CO

Georgia

Cleveland Ave – I-75 – Atlanta, GA

Avondale Mall – Decatur, GA

Walton St / Hwy 78– Loganville, GA

South Davis Dr, Warner Robins, GA

Hunter Army Airfield – Savannah GA

4135 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA

Kentucky

Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY

Kentucky’s Lost Cemeteries

Illinois

Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL

Indiana

Mechanicsburg Cemetery – Boone Co, IN

Blackiston Mill Rd – Clarksville, IN

Lost Cemeteries of Henry Co, IN

5875 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN

Massachusetts

Riverside Ave and Highway 6, Swansea, MA

Michigan

Betholem Cemetery – GM Plant, Hamtramck, MI

Missouri

Metro North Mall, Kansas City, MO

New Jersey

AMC Entertainment, Highland Park, NJ

Little Road – Dist 6 Firehouse, Parsippany, NJ

New York

498 Red Apple CT, Central Valley, NY

5025 Jericho Turnpike, Commack NY

Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY

Palisades Mall, West Nyack, NY

North Carolina

Orange Water Sewer Authority – Carrboro, NC

Carolina Mall, Concord, NC

Chapel Hill Rd – Durham, NC

708 Greenville Blvd – Greenville, NC

Carter Finley Stadium – Raleigh, NC

Duke University – West Campus

Oklahoma

700 Charles Page Blvd, Sand Springs, OK

Ohio

Tony Nose Cemetery, Lima OH

Hepburn Rd, Middleburg Heights, OH

18348 Bagley Rd, Middleburg Heights, OH

Pennsylvania

Greenwood – Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island

Connecticut Ave and High St, Middletown, RI

Michaels Crafts, Smithfield, RI

South Carolina

North Main, Summerville SC

Tennessee

Buffalo Valley Rd – Cookeville, TN

Angelus St, Memphis, TN

1-179 Angelus St, Memphis, TN

Texas

183 Highway, Austin, TX

Wise Lane, Garland, TX

Long Point and Pech Rd, Houston, TX

Callendar Hill Rd, Mansfield, TX

Headache Springs – Tyler TX

Utah

Bennett Family – Alpine, UT

Virginia

Nutley St – Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA

7531 Linton Hall Rd – Gainesville, VA

7756 Quioccasin Rd, Henrico, VA

14332 Potomac Mills Cir, Woodbridge, VA

Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Lost Cemeteries

Canada

Bridlewood Mall, Toronto, Canada

Spain

Calle Paredes, Oviedo, Spain

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Emma Louisa Burger Drew Mead Tombstone

2010-11-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

Emma Louisa Berger Drew Mead was born in Iowa in 1852. She moved to the gold country of California with her family at age six. After marrying Charles Drew of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1867 at 14, the young mother knew heartache in her life with the loss of two of her two children to illness while they were still infants.

Charles died of pneumonia when she was 38. She later married Willard Clinton Mead and was well known for her love of and assistance to children without parents. Numerous foster children were welcomed in to her home throughout her lifetime.

Emma is buried in the Copperopolis Cemetery, Calaveras County, California.

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Juliana Mulford 1781 - 1793

2010-10-25T11:44:00.000-07:00

Tombstone of Juliana Mulford, daughter of Matthew and Mary Hutchinson Mulford. East Hampton Cemetery. 1781 – 24 Jan 1793

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Louis Larsen – Spanish American War Vet

2010-10-19T17:09:00.000-07:00

Louis Larsen served in the U.S. Volunteer Calvary during the Spanish – American War. He is buried in the Lehi City Cemetery, Utah.

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USS Arizona – Memorial and Tombstone

2010-10-12T10:35:00.000-07:00

The USS Arizona (BB-39) was launched on 19 Jun 1915, the last of the Pennsylvania-class battleships.

She served the Navy well until she was sunk at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941 in a surprise Japanese attack which took the life of 1177 her sailors.

They died in the fire, explosions and water of that attack.

The Arizona became their tomb.

It is marked with a large memorial structure – tombstone if you will – for the generations who have since enjoyed freedom - to visit and honor these fallen hero’s.

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Tombstone Photos in the Fall

2010-10-06T12:24:00.001-07:00

Living in a mountain climate limits the season available to take tombstone photos. There is something special about walking through the fall leaves, smelling their smells, enjoying the last warmth of the sun amid the quiet of the tombstones.

The memories made are unique: the angle of the sun, shortness of the day, scents, the solitude of created by the rapid approach of winter snow.

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Alderson Bennett – Civil War Causality

2010-10-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

Private Alderson G. Bennett, son of William and Emmeline Cuddy Bennett, died in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee while serving in the Union Army. He was buried there in what is now known as the Shiloh National Military Park Cemetery.

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Loss of Father - WWI

2010-09-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

A widow visiting the grave of her husband during WWI.

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Buried at Chancellorsville

2010-09-14T12:25:00.000-07:00

The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsvile stretched over a week, from 30 Apr to 6 May 1863. Over 1600 men died. Over 2018 were missing and over 9000 were wounded.

The dead were buried amid the briars and tumbles.

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East Hampton Cemetery Trek

2010-09-08T01:04:00.000-07:00

Strolling through the cemeteries of East Hampton.

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Elkanah Churchill – 1845 - Plymouth

2010-09-01T18:44:00.000-07:00

Elkanah Churchill tombstone in the Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Elkanah Churchill, died Oct 7, 1845 in his 37 year.

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Mass Murder – Germany 1945

2010-08-24T12:16:00.000-07:00

A difficult image to view. A German woman is overcome with grief at the sight of the bodies of 800 slave workers – 17 May 1945. They were buried in mass graves by German citizens under the direction of Allied Forces.

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The Children of Mountainville

2010-08-19T00:09:00.000-07:00

Before its name was changed to Alpine, the community surrounded by Alp-like peaks in Utah County, Utah was called Mountainville.

Local sculptor and artist, Dennis Smith, remembers the children who populated that frontier settlement in a casting dedicated to them on the top of the Alpine Cemetery among the graves of many pioneer children and early settlers.

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William Rogers – 11 March 1873

2010-08-13T00:21:00.001-07:00

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Drill, Glue and Strap that Tombstone

2010-08-01T21:38:00.000-07:00

Old soft stone tombstones suffer greatly from freeze / thaw cycles over the decades. Add brain dead teenage boys to the mix and the markers are doomed.

The only hope to salvage the stones is through glue and in cases like the one below, metal straps to hold the pieces together.

A week in jail resolves the teenage boy affliction in most towns.

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Tombstone - Urn Carving Detail

2010-07-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

A close photo of the urn carving detail on the top of the tombstone of my great granduncle Atwood Drew in the Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Margaret Murdock and her Daughters

2010-07-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

Margaret Molen Murdock died in Lehi, Utah on 29 Jan 1864. Her daughters, Margaret and Lurany died within a few years of her death. All are buried together in the Lehi City Cemetery.

Their marker was broken off over time and was repaired by setting the broken stone in a concrete form.

Information update from John Lisle: Margaret was married to Orrice Clapp Murdock, a descendant of the Robert Murdock and Hannah Stedman family of Newton, Massachusetts. His father was John Murdock, b. 1792. John arrived from Nauvoo in SLC in 1847."

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Drew Tombstone – Oak Grove Cemetery

2010-07-09T16:12:00.001-07:00

David and Anna Burgess Drew family tombstone in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Six of their eight children, a son-in-law and David’s 2nd wife, Caroline Tribble are buried in the family burial plot.

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Emily Blacknall Hoggard Tombstone

2010-06-22T16:19:00.000-07:00

Emily Blacknall married James Hoggard on 26 Feb 1842 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England.

The couple had 14 children. They moved to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in April 1856. After a few weeks, they moved south to Lake City which is now known as American Fork, Utah.

Emily and James are buried in the American Fork City Cemetery.

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Sarah Durrant – Lamb of Christ Tombstone

2010-06-16T18:33:00.000-07:00

The design of Sarah Durrant’s tombstone is frequently seen in cemeteries in Utah. The design was popular for the markers children who died early in life.

The soft stone that was used because of the ease of carving the Lamb on top. Unfortunately, the markers deteriorate due to weathering as evidenced in this marker.

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Eliezer Churchill Tombstone – Burial Hill

2010-06-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

Tombstone of uncle Eliezer Churchill (1682 – 1754) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Sanborn Cemetery – Bristol, New Hampshire

2010-05-29T17:50:00.000-07:00

Beautiful photos by Sue Armstrong of the Sanborn Cemetery north east of Bristol, New Hampshire – final resting place of several ancestors and their families.

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Hockstadt Tombstone - Singapore

2010-05-24T20:22:00.000-07:00

Tombstone of John and Rose Hockstadt in the Garden of Remembrance Cemetery, Singapore.

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Tombstones – It’s The Symbol Not The Stone

2010-05-19T23:48:00.000-07:00

Not all families have the resources to buy tombstones for their beloved family members who pass away. They show their love by memorializing them using the resources available to them.

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Children of Joseph and Nancy Hoggard

2010-05-03T23:46:00.000-07:00

Joseph and Nancy Eldredge Hoggard lost six young children within ten years of each other. All are buried in the American Fork, Utah city cemetery.

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Nathaniel Grigsby – Lincoln’s Friend

2010-04-25T22:15:00.000-07:00

Nathaniel Grigsby was a dear friend of Abraham Lincoln.

In 1860, he was living in Norborne. He wrote to Lincoln and received an appointment as Republican Precinct Committee Man. He placed Lincoln's name on the 1860 ballot.

Read the rest of the story by Trish on Nathaniel’s Find-a-Grave memorial.

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Wounded Knee

2010-04-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

On December 29, 1890, troops of the U.S. 7th Cavalry massacred about 146 Lakota Sioux men, women and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. They were buried in a mass grave at the site of the massacre.

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John Rowe Moyle 1808 - 1889

2010-04-12T18:59:00.000-07:00

John Rowe Moyle was born in Wedron, Cornwall, England on 22 Feb 1808 and died in Alpine, Utah on 15 Jan 1889.

Well known as a stalwart in the Mormon faith, he exhibited fearless tenacity in managing pain as he walked the 30+ miles between Alpine and Salt Lake City each week to work on the Salt Lake Temple on a self-carved artificial leg.

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Charlotte Thomas Burgess Tombstone

2010-04-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

Born in Middleboro, MA in 1812, Charlotte Thomas married Phineas Burgess there in 1832. She died in 12 Jan 1903 in Plymouth, MA and is buried in the Old South Pond Cemetery.

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A Little Different Graveyard

2010-04-01T21:07:00.000-07:00

Not all graveyards house the remains of humans as demonstrated by this huge Airplane graveyard near Tucson, Arizona.

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Major William Bradford’s Tombstone

2010-03-26T16:51:00.000-07:00

Major William Bradford’s Tombstone – Burial Hill – Plymouth, MA

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Alma and Annie Hale Tombstone

2010-03-22T02:07:00.000-07:00

Alma and Annie Hale Tombstone – Smithfield, Utah

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Sanborn Cemetery – Grafton New Hampshire

2010-03-14T22:51:00.001-07:00

Hidden in the trees northeast of Grafton, New Hampshire, the Sanborn Cemetery is a treat to any visitor today.

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Condo Graves

2010-03-07T21:48:00.000-08:00

Many graves in England house the bodies of several bodies buried at different depths. Cost of the plot, burial fees, etc., forced survivors to '”sublet” the grave space of their beloved family member.

In this example, Mary Hurst, Susanna Lukin and Robert Covell are ‘bunk mates’ in the same grave.

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William and Emmeline Bennett Tombstones

2010-02-28T22:29:00.000-08:00

The headstones of my great uncle William Bennett and his wife Emmeline Cuddy Bennett in the Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Boone County, Indiana.

The design of the markers is unique. The main markers look like upright stones that are mounted on their sides horizontally.

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Joanna Kempton Morton

2010-02-21T16:49:00.000-08:00

Joanna Kempton Morton was born on 29 Sep 1646 in Scituate, Massachusetts to Ephraim and Joanna Rawlins Kempton. He married Deacon George Morton on 22 Dec 1644 in Scituate. She died at the then ripe old age of 81 in Jun 1728 and was buried in the Burial Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Honoring the War Dead – Ryukyu Islands

2010-02-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

Members of the Coast Guard honoring the war dead in the Ryukyu Islands – World War II.

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Captain Atwood Drew’s Tombstone

2010-02-09T17:19:00.000-08:00

Urn detail on the tombstone of Captain Atwood Drew - Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Sarah Thornton Coleman Tombstone

2010-02-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

Sarah Thornton – wife of Prime Coleman tombstone in the Lehi City Cemetery, Utah.

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David & Sally Drew’s Baby Children

2010-01-30T11:39:00.000-08:00

The tombstone of three of David and Sally Churchill Drew’s children , Solomon, Lucinda and Solomon Augustus, who died as babies in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They are buried in the Burial Hill Cemetery adjacent to the graves of their parents.

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Roxanna Smith Tirrill Tombstone

2010-01-26T18:20:00.000-08:00

Tombstone of Roxanna Smith Tirrill, wife of James Brooks Tirrill and daughter of Benjamin and Trudene Smith. Buried in the Piper Hill Cemetery south of Stewartstown, New Hampshire.

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Phebe Mulford Tombstone – East Hampton

2010-01-13T14:30:00.000-08:00

Tombstone of Phebe Mulford, age 16, died 20 Jul 1829 in East Hampton, New York, daughter of Jonathan and Hamutal Baker Mulford. South End Cemetery, East Hampton, New York.

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John Vance – Killed by Indians

2010-01-10T14:21:00.000-08:00

John Wesley Vance was killed by Indians in Utah on 2 Jun 1867. He was buried on top of the hill north of Mountainville, (now Alpine), Utah.

Alpine City Cemetery

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Charles Henry Drew Tombstone

2010-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

Charles Henry Drew was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 27 Aug 1844, the youngest son in the family. His oldest brother, David Lewis Drew had migrated to California during the Gold Rush.

The generations old family business of sailmaking was on the decline with technological changes, so he followed David west to Calaveras County, California to make a life and fortune.

Charles married Emma Louisa Burger on 22 May 1867 in Copperopolis, Calaveras, California.

They had four children, Anna Belle, Ada May, David Henry and Maud Alice. Anna and David died before their twelfth birthdays.

On 31 Jul 1890, Charles died at the age of 45, leaving Emma to raise their surviving young daughters.

He is buried in the Copperopolis Cemetery in Calaveras County along with his wife, brother, sister-in-law and nephews.

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Andrew - Elizabeth James Logie Tombstone

2010-01-02T23:28:00.000-08:00

Andrew and Elizabeth James Logie Tombstone in the Bellie Cemetery, Morayshire, Scotland. Also buried with them is their daughter, Isabella.

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Mary Mulford Anderson Tombstone

2009-12-29T19:44:00.000-08:00

Born on 21 Aug 1792 in Green County, Pennsylvania, Mary Mulford Anderson died on 16 Nov 1859 in Jefferson County, Iowa. Her husband, Hiram Anderson had passed away six years earlier in Boone County, Indiana.

Mary was buried in the Stringtown Cemetery northwest of Winterset, Iowa.

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William Bradford’s Grave

2009-12-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Grandpa William Bradford’s tombstone in the Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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U.S. Military Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer

2009-12-22T12:28:00.000-08:00

The U.S. military cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer,Calvados, Normandy, France.

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Phebe Glover Mulford Rysam Tombstone

2009-12-19T21:04:00.000-08:00

South End Cemetery – East Hampton

Memory of Mrs. Phebe Rysam, relic of Capt. Wm. J. Rysam and formerly consort of Col. David Mulford who died Nov. 16, 1815, aged 79 years & 8 mo.

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Golden Gate National Cemetery

2009-12-17T00:19:00.000-08:00

The seemingly unending rows of veteran graves in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.

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Lottie – Meet Me In Heaven

2009-12-12T20:29:00.000-08:00

Headstone of Charlotte Thomas Burgess in the South Pond Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

“Lottie – Meet Me In Heaven”

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Piper Hill Cemetery – Stewartstown, NH

2009-12-08T18:35:00.000-08:00

After years of searching, I found many of my ancestors buried in the Piper Hill cemetery a little south of Stewartstown, New Hampshire.

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The Tombstone is Failing

2009-11-30T19:56:00.000-08:00

Weather and time are taking a serious toll on Albert Clarke’s tombstone. Made of concrete, the best material his family could afford, the marker is disintegrating. Water and ice will continue to do their destructive work until the marker totally fails in the not too distant future.

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Her Carved Headstone

2009-11-24T14:04:00.000-08:00

Maud Mary Bathgate Logan Adams was so loved by her husband that considerable stone working skills were used to carve her headstone. The inscription is disappearing on the semi-hard 100 year old stone. Like many other makers in the cemetery, it is being abused by city owned lawnmowers piloted by teenage boys. The design is unique and the sentiment of a loving husband has been on display for generations of descendants and visitors to the cemetery.

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Saint Peter’s ~ Dissenters Burial Ground ~ Broadstairs, England

2009-11-17T13:16:00.000-08:00

The Dissenters Burial Ground was closed in 1937, part of it having already being built over in 1894. The gravestones were removed to the surrounding walls in the early 1960's, but a record was maintained of their positions at that time. Many of the limestone headstones are now in a poor state and there are a number of broken stones. It was formerly known as Salem. The children's graves are 5 feet deep. The adult graves are 6 feet deep. Burial charges were assessed at one sixth per foot. Most graves are family graves with multiple burials in each grave.

And many, many more whose inscriptions have all but disappeared.

The church in days gone by….

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The Veterans of American Fork

2009-11-11T12:31:00.000-08:00

The FamHist blog talks about meeting a veteran in the American Fork, Utah cemetery. The city has erected many memorials to its veterans at the south entrance gate.

May we never forget their sacrifice and bravery.

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Sorrow, Love, Poverty

2009-11-10T12:36:00.000-08:00

Poignant stories are written in the tombstones in every cemetery.

A young mothers love and deeply caring memory is recorded.

Someone is considered a saint when they do something good for someone else or make someone's life happier. Someone who does all of this subconsciously and without knowing it, is an Angel. Families Are Forever.

A baby is born into a family struggling with financial difficulty. He was born and died the same day . His father couldn’t pay for a tombstone but found a small piece of metal and hand-stamped the words to memorialize the lost son.

In Memory of Frank Edward Lee
Born Oct. 11, 1950
Died Oct. 11, 1950
Son of Francis C. & Hazel S. Lee

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Submarine Veteran Memorial

2009-11-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

U.S. World War II submarine veteran grave memorial.

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The Chipman’s of American Fork

2009-11-06T02:25:00.000-08:00

Visited a cemetery on the last warm, sunny day in November and found a large family burial plot of the Chipman family in the American Fork City Cemetery, Utah.

Here are just a few of the tombstones for that family.

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William Edwin Featherstone

2009-11-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

In memory of William Edwin Featherstone, son of Thomas and Emma Featherstone, born 12 Jul 1856, died 24 Aug 1864. American Fork City Cemetery, Utah. Sandstone. Broken. Repaired.

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South End Cemetery – East Hampton

2009-11-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

The beauty of finding family headstones in an old cemetery.

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Lion Gardiner’s Tombstone

2009-10-31T23:18:00.000-07:00

Lion Gardiner, famous for his work in settling the Hampton’s is memorialized in the South End Cemetery, East Hampton, New York. His tomb is a delight to behold.

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Family History Researcher's Dream Headstone

2009-10-28T16:17:00.000-07:00

Great planning by this family. It is obvious that they are family history researchers that have added their lineage to the back of their tombstone.

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Tattersall – Topping Family Memorial

2009-10-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

Family members of the Tattersall and Topping families are listed on this memorial in the American Fork, Utah Cemetery.

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Lehi City Cemetery Utah

2009-10-24T20:31:00.000-07:00

Established in the mid-1850’s, the Lehi City Cemetery is larger than 30 acres. Over 12,000 burials have taken place in it.

The cemetery layout can be clearly seen In this screen capture from Google Maps. Click on the image to see the map on Google.

Lehi City has posted a full map of the cemetery and listings of the current burials with the grave coordinates on their site for download.

Visitors are greeted with ‘Welcome’ upon entry into the cemetery from the south gate. Click to enlarge photos.

Also located near the south gate entry is a gazebo that houses a map of the cemetery and a list of burials by name and cross-referenced to coordinates on the map.

The map is large, but you’ll still need to look closely to read the writing due to the size of the cemetery. North is at the top. A book listing the burials is on a stand in front of the map.

Immediately to the north of the gazebo is a monument dedicated in remembrance of all those buried there.

Below are various views of the cemetery.
Looking north from the west side of the cemetery just above the south east-west road.

In the north west section looking west – southwest. Samuel and Linda Hammer tombstone in the foreground for reference.

From the same location looking south west.

West side above the east-west road looking toward the ‘Saddle’ above Alpine to the north east.

From the same location looking slightly farther south toward American Fork Canyon.

From the north west quarter of the cemetery looking south east.

From the same location looking slightly more easterly toward the intersection of the west road and the third east-west road north of the south entry.

From the same location looking due east.

Again from the same location looking slightly north east toward American Fork Canyon. See canyon photos here and here.

Yet again from the same location looking toward the north west corner of the cemetery. If you have downloaded the city burial list, the closest tombstone in this photo is that of William Ball and his wife.

From the same location looking due west.

I have posted all of the tombstone photos that I’ve taken in the cemetery on Find-a-grave.

The majority of the burial records can also be found on the State of Utah – Cemetery and Burials Database site.

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Ancestral Graves - California

2009-10-24T14:38:00.001-07:00

Ancestral graves in Copperopolis, California