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.
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.
Not all graveyards house the remains of humans as demonstrated by this huge Airplane graveyard near Tucson, Arizona.
Major William Bradford’s Tombstone – Burial Hill – Plymouth, MA
Hidden in the trees northeast of Grafton, New Hampshire, the Sanborn Cemetery is a treat to any visitor today.
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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