tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274198472024-03-05T23:48:34.634-06:00the digital cemeteryThis is the spot to blog about all things related to cemeteries, whether it be care, monument research, questions, or to read what's going on with the Digital Cemetery Project at <a href="http://cemetery.cottonhills.com">http://cemetery.cottonhills.com</a>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-82403297329442668392010-07-02T20:47:00.000-06:002010-07-02T20:47:48.335-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: Walter and Betsy Cronkite - Follow Up<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both;">Betsy Cronkite preceded her husband in death and was originally marked with the stone pictured below. This marker was removed when Mr. Cronkite's cremated remains were interred and the new joint marker placed.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XCzIIqSQ2gT1gLtu03t7kqgoesrS6UBJ-Czj5TyOx1_5vKCMukisUABOTht9jpi9za7YT0zymkybBIuNYc65YTh5p2jLUySHzqbMI3-dfr9PqockFKrVgbRc3ldy0Z4B9H7K_g/s1600/DSCN3010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XCzIIqSQ2gT1gLtu03t7kqgoesrS6UBJ-Czj5TyOx1_5vKCMukisUABOTht9jpi9za7YT0zymkybBIuNYc65YTh5p2jLUySHzqbMI3-dfr9PqockFKrVgbRc3ldy0Z4B9H7K_g/s400/DSCN3010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cronkite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary E. (Betsy) Maxwell</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan. 25 Mar. 15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1916 2005</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-83406694296168986022010-04-03T20:27:00.003-06:002010-04-03T20:43:24.245-06:00Walter and Betsy CronkiteI grew up listening to Walter Cronkite and the news will never be the same without him. Cronkite's creamated remains are interred with his wife in Mount Moriah and Freeman Cemetery in south Kansas City, MO. The marker for his wife, Betsy, who preceded him in death, was replaced with this new marker below.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM7CKVEUGzI8AZ4HFzEW_M8t3YPgnlj0e7DQmFDUtCoUOteKQ17BUNo1A-dnRUTHhSRn7U_fINL_7IGiWFwpKrAsBHPKIuO7v1rmGVG8FZSRmfs0Zzrj-s0dXfYx-do70VNPLaA/s1600/DSCN4672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM7CKVEUGzI8AZ4HFzEW_M8t3YPgnlj0e7DQmFDUtCoUOteKQ17BUNo1A-dnRUTHhSRn7U_fINL_7IGiWFwpKrAsBHPKIuO7v1rmGVG8FZSRmfs0Zzrj-s0dXfYx-do70VNPLaA/s400/DSCN4672.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walter L. Jr.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cronkite</div><div style="text-align: center;">November 4, 1916</div><div style="text-align: center;">July 17, 2009</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary E. (Betsy)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maxwell</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 25, 1916</div><div style="text-align: center;">March 15, 2005</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Married March 30, 1940</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-36248705971873235672009-09-29T19:05:00.006-06:002009-09-29T19:44:45.275-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: Marble Masonic Mausoleum at Mt Moriah CemeteryMount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home and Cemetery, located in southern Kansas City, was established in 1922 to serve Freemasons and their families. See more in this quick flickr picture show: <a href="http://bit.ly/Qty8f">http://bit.ly/Qty8f</a><br /><br />The cemetery includes several Masonic features, including a massive marble mausoleum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cG8Gi50Nj-NaTxO3lzCKzHjPNrqlIngJodyWTsfiPIDVf8u_VRi2WD5KrZzEimHK2HIureTly1FRpxPCSEu5UWgF3mE77DMGdypptQnV_Fj-qUz23z6oCcNvOzJJFBr-X7mv5g/s1600-h/DSCN3014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387062071667199186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cG8Gi50Nj-NaTxO3lzCKzHjPNrqlIngJodyWTsfiPIDVf8u_VRi2WD5KrZzEimHK2HIureTly1FRpxPCSEu5UWgF3mE77DMGdypptQnV_Fj-qUz23z6oCcNvOzJJFBr-X7mv5g/s400/DSCN3014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The mausoleum has two levels. At the entrance, on the second level is the Temple meeting room.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IaFSmBrHa7xecJlUkPIG1U9OqSouxB_EyNeHLfe-jKxYJaT7-KGBHNVRpVeBK_wpSmz5h04LuZqKU3hA-SuD2LtWXDJUz9Mzr_FN7pw6TVEqORsJdNBMKjUn61JCJ49IMHc3yg/s1600-h/DSCN3047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387061720020317698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IaFSmBrHa7xecJlUkPIG1U9OqSouxB_EyNeHLfe-jKxYJaT7-KGBHNVRpVeBK_wpSmz5h04LuZqKU3hA-SuD2LtWXDJUz9Mzr_FN7pw6TVEqORsJdNBMKjUn61JCJ49IMHc3yg/s400/DSCN3047.jpg" border="0" /></a>The dedication plaque inside mausoleum entrance reads:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Mount Moriah Temple</div><div align="center">Dedicated May 1928</div><div align="center">Robert E Peden - Architect </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YqkkgAnhKqHLGhld7-BrfQOiuvXtYsz-TdPcY6jKKHQUuqvOB4Fl7ykvfO-l2WajZknPl1JQYQgtj6eLOgiAeTn7Y9o_8jRZYg1V05bX8XB7r6Q7evgT_IM-5wR5AKh7rvKlSw/s1600-h/DSCN3019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387061707663773426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YqkkgAnhKqHLGhld7-BrfQOiuvXtYsz-TdPcY6jKKHQUuqvOB4Fl7ykvfO-l2WajZknPl1JQYQgtj6eLOgiAeTn7Y9o_8jRZYg1V05bX8XB7r6Q7evgT_IM-5wR5AKh7rvKlSw/s400/DSCN3019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grand Master seat in Temple meeting room. </p><p>The Lodge room contains many symbols and features reprentative of the Shriners, Masons, Scottish Rite, and Eastern Star. The meeting room is topped by a stepped pyramid ceiling with a skylight that is not visible externally from the ground.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATJcsVqxEmMcbj938el_7jXU0LPollrz2KT8fvTdoQyY9wvjucwRK3otsppCSMxKghDocGV2qtRlTWkiUXrpFX5BEvi8BH568PHTEkuu35vBKK1rGVNysNGzkN1Ct2NZCddyhxw/s1600-h/DSCN3044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387061701395430450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATJcsVqxEmMcbj938el_7jXU0LPollrz2KT8fvTdoQyY9wvjucwRK3otsppCSMxKghDocGV2qtRlTWkiUXrpFX5BEvi8BH568PHTEkuu35vBKK1rGVNysNGzkN1Ct2NZCddyhxw/s400/DSCN3044.jpg" border="0" /></a> Large and small ornate burial chambers predominate the Mausoleum.<br /><br /><div align="left">The upper level wings are filled with large and small private burial chambers and ornate display niches. The lower level contains some burial chambers but its wings are more open halls and open rooms.<br /><br />See more in this quick flickr picture show: <a href="http://bit.ly/Qty8f">http://bit.ly/Qty8f</a> </div></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-67884706526611850692009-07-07T00:02:00.000-06:002009-07-07T09:08:47.412-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: Humorous Marker For John A England<div align="center">Found in </div><div align="center">Johnson County Memorial Gardens</div><div align="center">11200 Metcalf Ave.</div><div align="center">Overland Park, Johnson Co, Kansas <div align="center"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg4TaBqb9SjZ66gyTUEt0J-oUM1D1GKwtmON5C0fvxIBHujiu34Ss7T0pOuLd16hIbAzeruys3PsAip51wVrpgp11BYyROf7MIWhh-oo2b8bEHCXRNpnPkW5HDsIAcWJ7Ln_9sg/s1600-h/Funny-England-DSCN9834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355574938733469874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg4TaBqb9SjZ66gyTUEt0J-oUM1D1GKwtmON5C0fvxIBHujiu34Ss7T0pOuLd16hIbAzeruys3PsAip51wVrpgp11BYyROf7MIWhh-oo2b8bEHCXRNpnPkW5HDsIAcWJ7Ln_9sg/s400/Funny-England-DSCN9834.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sept. 14, 1938 - SEE YA!</div><div align="center">It's True</div><div align="center">Death & Taxes<br />John A. England</div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-23245337444735293002009-06-24T20:01:00.003-06:002009-06-24T20:05:54.036-06:00Wordless Wednesday: Our Son John<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NErCyJHlIOjJYXpScXjROI3kgOZT_durzsXH5_9ThxT5Jw6xyBRYPnSa2oP0u-2cylkQPTIMrXg-fD59ztgOkHrbC0WVGNGyLKuV_Vy6uywRpGLV2QlV1rEt22RKAlKoT4eSGQ/s1600-h/ourson.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351080061230295074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NErCyJHlIOjJYXpScXjROI3kgOZT_durzsXH5_9ThxT5Jw6xyBRYPnSa2oP0u-2cylkQPTIMrXg-fD59ztgOkHrbC0WVGNGyLKuV_Vy6uywRpGLV2QlV1rEt22RKAlKoT4eSGQ/s400/ourson.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elmwood Cemetery</div><div align="center">Kansas City, MO </div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-6878741227180246122009-06-21T12:04:00.002-06:002009-06-21T12:20:38.568-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: The Horse ThiefIn the West, stealing a horse was a hanging offense. Sometimes the horse thief was lynched on the spot where he was captured and other times the thief was brought into town, locked in jail, tried, convicted, and hanged at a scafford or hanging tree in town for all to witness.<br /><br />When a horse thief was hanged where captured, they were often placed in an unmarked grave nearby, but when the thief was hanged in town they were normally buried in the local cemetery. Many times they were unmarked, with no one willing to order and pay for a permanent marker, and sometimes they had a temporary marker.<br /><br />This particular horse thief was marked much later. While his name was unknown, his deed is remembered forever.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0htX6OnS1ANJ_tsb_poeYlwesCI536c71wYllXZP357g5IzqlixNSPhwbe42dffUQYu6VTdeOm1lI-JY8G_Nl59tHLdIoKsEKvEj8GhGh6gKeN7ZVic_iTgT17Ya1Q1BPjkOHPA/s1600-h/DSCN6298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349843456685006658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0htX6OnS1ANJ_tsb_poeYlwesCI536c71wYllXZP357g5IzqlixNSPhwbe42dffUQYu6VTdeOm1lI-JY8G_Nl59tHLdIoKsEKvEj8GhGh6gKeN7ZVic_iTgT17Ya1Q1BPjkOHPA/s400/DSCN6298.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Horse Thief</div><div align="center">1898</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">New Santa Fe Cemetery</div><div align="center">Kansas City, MO<br /></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-34548092343935438722009-06-07T17:13:00.009-06:002009-06-07T18:44:39.267-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: Jesse Woodson James and Family<div align="left">Jesse Woodson James, one of the most prolific outlaws of the west, grew up near the Kansas City area - near Liberty, Missouri. Jesse served Quantrell's Raiders, a guerrilla company of the Confederacy noted for burning and slaughtering a path to Leavenworth KS and and the burning of Leavenworth. After that James, with his brother Frank, the Younger brothers (3) and several others from Quantrell's Raiders formed the James-Younger gang. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The James gang is credited for many bloodbath robberies throughout the midwest. Eventually James was shot in the back of the head by Bob Ford. For this act, Bob Ford was labeled a coward and James was romanticized and became a legend.<br /><br />Jesse has certainly not been left alone to rest in peace after death. Jesse was originally interred on the family farm in Clay County, Mo. For many years Frank James earned money by giving tours of the family farm and graveyard. Years later the family cemetery was moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kearney and the Clay Co Historical Society now provides tours of the James family farm.<br /><br />After James was moved to Mt. Olivet, he was disinterred two more times to try to prove the person interred was actually James. The final disinterment resulted in DNA testing.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxgHGrXc8hyAOoMbL1MDQusfcKxm5EF7Dc4AkiOo-D48eXEi8p9pnIl90crU7WW3h8ggzhow_EEOigKmESxKf18mShk73835uK3NNxnjmRltOt52TAbW9dnUPGN9tFI4__8zng/s1600-h/DSCN3268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344729299461305986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxgHGrXc8hyAOoMbL1MDQusfcKxm5EF7Dc4AkiOo-D48eXEi8p9pnIl90crU7WW3h8ggzhow_EEOigKmESxKf18mShk73835uK3NNxnjmRltOt52TAbW9dnUPGN9tFI4__8zng/s400/DSCN3268.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>JAMES<br />Jesse W<br />Born Sept.5, 1847<br />Assassinated<br />April 3, 1882<br /><br />Zerelda<br />Born July 21, 1845<br />Died Nov. 13, 1900<br /><br /><strong>Confederate Military Stone</strong><br />Jesse W James<br />Taylor's SQ<br />Quantrell's<br />Regt<br />CSA<br />Sep 5 1847<br />Apr 2 1882<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kQ14jvdRQMBdBb0gyjHn6mN4vHnjN0KNerG4S8byGT636W1MB9GyYk29DxT8Y0g9sHxP7x3DguT1IRBFmBUvy-c3eVmtnxxEWLj1Ri6KA6LRFNr4ZkE3oPNt6qbNAdZJlYuXdg/s1600-h/DSCN3274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344729291670253410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kQ14jvdRQMBdBb0gyjHn6mN4vHnjN0KNerG4S8byGT636W1MB9GyYk29DxT8Y0g9sHxP7x3DguT1IRBFmBUvy-c3eVmtnxxEWLj1Ri6KA6LRFNr4ZkE3oPNt6qbNAdZJlYuXdg/s400/DSCN3274.JPG" border="0" /></a>Marker in memory of Gould and Montgomery James, children of Jesse and Zarelda (interred elsewhere)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ahysjmuj_xkw3KkjunvEx2xDVOPV-pdb1mqKM4lD31XidqwEjBzm9xNkYjSXF8cZootzxLox38jBoZBPdytnqZ-DjPfnhJMP2QFF0i00Mhg8B_k0jwFMXNYKkK-Tmnm1ruzPEg/s1600-h/DSCN3265.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344729289966820002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ahysjmuj_xkw3KkjunvEx2xDVOPV-pdb1mqKM4lD31XidqwEjBzm9xNkYjSXF8cZootzxLox38jBoZBPdytnqZ-DjPfnhJMP2QFF0i00Mhg8B_k0jwFMXNYKkK-Tmnm1ruzPEg/s400/DSCN3265.JPG" border="0" /></a> Zerelda Samuel<br />Jan. 29, 1825<br />Feb. 10, 1911<br />(mother of Jesse James)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcsFt4rqhFnU4s-yOQMzvPTb5IwKGThHaKB194U_V7xe4Aq9ohY9WIfPUwCcKQKL1-DrALAivbsT4WBxzDhS_IPS1DQBOOK02bR5BeDJRp6K2o7I_9PnrY4hXeQUVnXuCOhFAJQ/s1600-h/DSCN3269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344729286766258706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcsFt4rqhFnU4s-yOQMzvPTb5IwKGThHaKB194U_V7xe4Aq9ohY9WIfPUwCcKQKL1-DrALAivbsT4WBxzDhS_IPS1DQBOOK02bR5BeDJRp6K2o7I_9PnrY4hXeQUVnXuCOhFAJQ/s400/DSCN3269.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dr. Reuben Samuel<br />Jan. 12, 1829<br />Mar. 1, 1908<br />"At Rest"<br />(Jesse's mother's last husband)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XBZWgdXqT23Ve74sZG6EmkcwwQ6o1YOTGscvYpFIbbP7qbDMYvaX8fB6vTQAtYKnoUSHbK1LF6V3ICgLgi8y7L-r8bYirJ9R9Rv0uXnCBbKODX-rcmAtAdm7xO4uhZ_E_LPW8w/s1600-h/DSCN3264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344729274166996978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XBZWgdXqT23Ve74sZG6EmkcwwQ6o1YOTGscvYpFIbbP7qbDMYvaX8fB6vTQAtYKnoUSHbK1LF6V3ICgLgi8y7L-r8bYirJ9R9Rv0uXnCBbKODX-rcmAtAdm7xO4uhZ_E_LPW8w/s400/DSCN3264.JPG" border="0" /></a> Archie P. Samuel<br />Born July 26. 1866<br />Killed by a Bomb<br />Jan. 26,1875<br />(son of Reuben and Zerelda)</p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-81436040757778037522009-05-31T00:38:00.008-06:002009-05-31T01:22:03.240-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: Frank, brother of Jesse James<div align="left">Alexander Franklin "Frank" James, brother of the famed Jesse James, maintains a low profile even after death. Frank served the Confederacy in the Civil War, joined Quantrill's Raiders guerilla army, was member of the James-Younger gang and credited with many robberies.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2INC5v91R8l9PJk2fhP9FWOr-S2-K4_7VO548rBolzdDKmY6AYjrlUTuv8kZGq1xNr0YEM9GbmUrSqNDWZ2pS1BfC6kH0a7aOI6LycphrPBIwL-rWC_buDlGML1p6NkeIaSzuog/s1600-h/DSCN3393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341875582839118610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2INC5v91R8l9PJk2fhP9FWOr-S2-K4_7VO548rBolzdDKmY6AYjrlUTuv8kZGq1xNr0YEM9GbmUrSqNDWZ2pS1BfC6kH0a7aOI6LycphrPBIwL-rWC_buDlGML1p6NkeIaSzuog/s400/DSCN3393.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>JAMES<br />Alexander F.<br />1843 - 1915<br />Ann Ralston<br />1853 - 1944<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hu6AnlzaxrbIRVLZvSu79wPPB3-p840Wk1e9PszTX-Si4RsICDVuTPY97dCEr9-3TrKLGmJLLE-zqC2DjLdRIPC9DwExrs1pfAokhR3-jNpUe9rVnDY_grH3rfsLkPwPnN-djg/s1600-h/DSCN3402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341875592687366834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hu6AnlzaxrbIRVLZvSu79wPPB3-p840Wk1e9PszTX-Si4RsICDVuTPY97dCEr9-3TrKLGmJLLE-zqC2DjLdRIPC9DwExrs1pfAokhR3-jNpUe9rVnDY_grH3rfsLkPwPnN-djg/s400/DSCN3402.JPG" border="0" /></a>Frank's peaceful view at the top of the hill now overlooks a new skate park.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5f3Dtkwbcj3f2ZyXpjrZNE87RugWMv_eEGyTPUuaLRKxZvpn-fbhyphenhyphenMVpCfv1EzFNZYU9C-9S6uY4VpiRUJ3SZ8FXutdZWLPIxZeCCOEnJpHC1VIjn6K579yt7RZh8iGS0vogWGQ/s1600-h/DSCN3409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341875601869101314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5f3Dtkwbcj3f2ZyXpjrZNE87RugWMv_eEGyTPUuaLRKxZvpn-fbhyphenhyphenMVpCfv1EzFNZYU9C-9S6uY4VpiRUJ3SZ8FXutdZWLPIxZeCCOEnJpHC1VIjn6K579yt7RZh8iGS0vogWGQ/s400/DSCN3409.JPG" border="0" /></a> Frank and his wife rest in the Hill family cemetery in Hill Park in Independence, Missouri.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1BjIMDSQ1i4NDNRouHFPI72uOFi0UqDRavUo2cRfFsbCg09yGJVkPtNCZCVcidJJB6Tm97BP5daJV7_2kngs7JUWDAqnNAlD2r3aYVSy95O-I9t9KMfNfWXjYGPFc6sSDZNZSA/s1600-h/DSCN3399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341875609543384210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1BjIMDSQ1i4NDNRouHFPI72uOFi0UqDRavUo2cRfFsbCg09yGJVkPtNCZCVcidJJB6Tm97BP5daJV7_2kngs7JUWDAqnNAlD2r3aYVSy95O-I9t9KMfNfWXjYGPFc6sSDZNZSA/s400/DSCN3399.JPG" border="0" /></a>This cemetery contains Adam Hill and some of his descendants. Frank's wife, Ann Ralston James, was Adam Hill's granddaughter through her mother, Mary Catherine Hill Ralston. Now maintained by Jackson County (MO) Parks and Recreation.Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-17161986401132289192009-05-25T12:02:00.005-06:002009-05-25T12:15:24.087-06:00Kansas Korean War MemorialThe Kansas Korean War Memorial, located at 119th and Lowell Streets in Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas honors those Kansans who served the Korean War. Also include pavers to honor veterans from any war and supporters.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxL36XZNKqZ6NzJWZSGhYiTVnw7j55yoA4-e06oQtXSe3ISjbQezDMAK86Qg5fKXmewgekF6uCU6yb3uyxBng5_rM4A1CbYakmoSpvBImggEiSGyhJ-rIn6j2G15gJU06exwrYQ/s1600-h/DSCN1985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339825146922098226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxL36XZNKqZ6NzJWZSGhYiTVnw7j55yoA4-e06oQtXSe3ISjbQezDMAK86Qg5fKXmewgekF6uCU6yb3uyxBng5_rM4A1CbYakmoSpvBImggEiSGyhJ-rIn6j2G15gJU06exwrYQ/s400/DSCN1985.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNn-AIflzn34Pq4SD8jrUMe5AMgd7mYmLXw03Y20AIqOQW47zhgY5K62zU1JNhhoGDXUmpuMjbzHoHSQymxcW5Bnchdynfy02JS1K-RSj5FpqmGcKM_uJ-LtWMrSP3kAXAgcVuA/s1600-h/DSCN1989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339825139279693618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNn-AIflzn34Pq4SD8jrUMe5AMgd7mYmLXw03Y20AIqOQW47zhgY5K62zU1JNhhoGDXUmpuMjbzHoHSQymxcW5Bnchdynfy02JS1K-RSj5FpqmGcKM_uJ-LtWMrSP3kAXAgcVuA/s400/DSCN1989.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtIqj6IACMO850r2BtMLHq-82nAn4aEUm-67VHGyMYnbIc41YfvfQVTn8_38OiSH8FBxcA0vDTxeiGqghXqrIdCa4tPjDvlG6dpeLN2O-520O8xhxYt3_PAG0O60FirEygM2kXg/s1600-h/DSCN1993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339825134952072274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtIqj6IACMO850r2BtMLHq-82nAn4aEUm-67VHGyMYnbIc41YfvfQVTn8_38OiSH8FBxcA0vDTxeiGqghXqrIdCa4tPjDvlG6dpeLN2O-520O8xhxYt3_PAG0O60FirEygM2kXg/s400/DSCN1993.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD57CpYnkTiB8phaNDPM2ZBzQEeNuTxnsSO9TQs3Ks-Xxbbgio0QCto6o4XpZrs8NbXsBvtKCxNHKvDGAGWqNbk25qGDD5zhnmnqqeCYWld3wxLoDpGnFmg3sFMg_NT5n-jf7iw/s1600-h/DSCN1994.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339825132488372290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD57CpYnkTiB8phaNDPM2ZBzQEeNuTxnsSO9TQs3Ks-Xxbbgio0QCto6o4XpZrs8NbXsBvtKCxNHKvDGAGWqNbk25qGDD5zhnmnqqeCYWld3wxLoDpGnFmg3sFMg_NT5n-jf7iw/s400/DSCN1994.JPG" border="0" /></a>See their website at <a href="http://www.koreanwarmemorial-opks.com/">http://www.koreanwarmemorial-opks.com</a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-61930238333583555532009-05-24T08:27:00.004-06:002009-05-24T08:32:32.460-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: Clell Miller, Notorious OutlawClell Miller was a Confederate and a notorious outlaw from Clay County, MO. He was a member of Quantrill's Raiders at the age of 14 and then the famed Jesse James Gang. Clell participated in many robberies - bank, train, stage, and home - and is credited for killing a number of people.<br /><br />Clell was killed in a bank robbery in Northfield, MN, at the age of 26, and is interred in Muddy Fork Cemetery near Kearney in Clay County, MO. Clell is listed on the family stone and a new military stone has been added with Southern Cross of Honor and Quantrill's name misspelled.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5gtQr9F2StVDEPkzhbw7-_6voEd7qGlpIbREKVFeihItEOCOibGkmeFPZFmXf8lPtDug5mE_-2v7p3x180iD9HsZeS-BEY1v3VKvkcOyZt54VS4NhIHsTlIr4O-MHOkzy4hEjQ/s1600-h/DSCN3286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339184387976825410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5gtQr9F2StVDEPkzhbw7-_6voEd7qGlpIbREKVFeihItEOCOibGkmeFPZFmXf8lPtDug5mE_-2v7p3x180iD9HsZeS-BEY1v3VKvkcOyZt54VS4NhIHsTlIr4O-MHOkzy4hEjQ/s400/DSCN3286.JPG" border="0" /></a> PVT<br />Clelland D Miller<br />Quautrill's Company<br />CSA<br />Dec 15 1849<br />Sep 7 1876</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20BExFUWJ20f2nCjdCpKkkjDX5r-PGjKBV0C8wGHodcTH8uNnWFp6ItpRPfrJqG2Zyiw1BJpN-hUNKkEzTN-4Yfn3Z_Uwc6ISdbF7D8g7G8LoMDCdomtR-xDNtTorTlTvs6SK5Q/s1600-h/DSCN3287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339184382789998306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20BExFUWJ20f2nCjdCpKkkjDX5r-PGjKBV0C8wGHodcTH8uNnWFp6ItpRPfrJqG2Zyiw1BJpN-hUNKkEzTN-4Yfn3Z_Uwc6ISdbF7D8g7G8LoMDCdomtR-xDNtTorTlTvs6SK5Q/s400/DSCN3287.JPG" border="0" /></a> The family monument lists three family members.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFVPvkzTKOXwt95EwQ1lQGvCK6KHm-fj0XqtrsKl3wO7N0KnozGvuYCYGtyXNWt30ltfsgt7BT1a8Bo9g4jK8kGxoVzz8IaKGB-gDo0KxIuT1w5lmaKFwMfXMku_HEt5eUuqQBg/s1600-h/DSCN3288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339184377088563234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFVPvkzTKOXwt95EwQ1lQGvCK6KHm-fj0XqtrsKl3wO7N0KnozGvuYCYGtyXNWt30ltfsgt7BT1a8Bo9g4jK8kGxoVzz8IaKGB-gDo0KxIuT1w5lmaKFwMfXMku_HEt5eUuqQBg/s400/DSCN3288.JPG" border="0" /></a> Clelland D. Miller<br />Sept. 7, 1876<br />Aged<br />26 Yrs. 8 Ms.<br />& 22 Ds.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxCVqfoi3cKM6i_NgwTqn2YVTyml4a9w6yUU0b73oKpg27HEwirDIOq25fJCvgasFuSVV2syBNtXIJY3bxt_sS7QdCdP5iFCUXvRmZ32hWyMZ7kC-6-TWSvyawAf2btE6QCo3RA/s1600-h/DSCN3289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339184374561214018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxCVqfoi3cKM6i_NgwTqn2YVTyml4a9w6yUU0b73oKpg27HEwirDIOq25fJCvgasFuSVV2syBNtXIJY3bxt_sS7QdCdP5iFCUXvRmZ32hWyMZ7kC-6-TWSvyawAf2btE6QCo3RA/s400/DSCN3289.JPG" border="0" /></a> Francis M. Miller</div><div align="center">Died</div><div align="center">Sept. 12, 1874</div><div align="center">Aged</div><div align="center">21 Yrs. 2 Ms.</div><div align="center">& 2 Ds.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVf838xIMWCo2QhPAzY8F30YvNmzo8ZKh-qvEwsc_Ty82zL9aoPstych-Y6ldE5GUARzprcLx8P0tj6Gj3l3HsxX2yHpHU-FYVwjWC5Kn8xLEPY6FSwZIeb6HHaOmn_hWGt6SOw/s1600-h/DSCN3290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339184368216335154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVf838xIMWCo2QhPAzY8F30YvNmzo8ZKh-qvEwsc_Ty82zL9aoPstych-Y6ldE5GUARzprcLx8P0tj6Gj3l3HsxX2yHpHU-FYVwjWC5Kn8xLEPY6FSwZIeb6HHaOmn_hWGt6SOw/s400/DSCN3290.JPG" border="0" /></a> Moses W. Miller<br />Born<br />May 26, 1798.<br />Died<br />Jan. 3, 1879. </div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-69938777752715255892009-05-21T09:39:00.003-06:002009-05-21T09:42:18.213-06:00CSA Week: 1st Lt. Shepherd, Confederate States<div align="center">From Historic <strong>Lee's Summit Cemetery, Lee's Summit, MO</strong>.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkULtlCubQdOe8qaGuGPM-YBQoSI15xg1XK5gzlK_J4YORrwGPNbR6VtOwJNMkc-1IFq4YwOUN8Bvhw1DguNKwAb4opD-gKtAu07dVX4WfFOjFFHA01ghCSBzQFwxU-tT0hXOgeg/s1600-h/DSCN3410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338124563675849154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkULtlCubQdOe8qaGuGPM-YBQoSI15xg1XK5gzlK_J4YORrwGPNbR6VtOwJNMkc-1IFq4YwOUN8Bvhw1DguNKwAb4opD-gKtAu07dVX4WfFOjFFHA01ghCSBzQFwxU-tT0hXOgeg/s400/DSCN3410.JPG" border="0" /></a>SHEPHERD</div><div align="center">George Washington</div><div align="center">Jan. 5, 1840</div><div align="center">Feb. 23, 1917</div><div align="center">1st LT. Confederate States<br /></div><div align="center">Mary Jane Waters</div><div align="center">July 4, 1856</div><div align="center">July 15, 1935</div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-63834561733245346602009-05-20T09:22:00.003-06:002009-05-20T09:44:14.670-06:00Wordless Wednesday: CSA Week: John L. Holder<div align="center">Interred in historic <strong>New Santa Fe Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OsEwlVmGJrcsdIdFBIZjcImDj4RMBZwUezQcYy3bOVrhJJbDKbVpbYyIJAc-Rv8cRFf5QKN3kCWkKvcgcQvHlShg8ZcymDzCeb82905V-Jl9zs4PCVOgbG6YL-UsU7_Ruhg2vg/s1600-h/DSCN6291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337931618600541698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OsEwlVmGJrcsdIdFBIZjcImDj4RMBZwUezQcYy3bOVrhJJbDKbVpbYyIJAc-Rv8cRFf5QKN3kCWkKvcgcQvHlShg8ZcymDzCeb82905V-Jl9zs4PCVOgbG6YL-UsU7_Ruhg2vg/s400/DSCN6291.JPG" border="0" /></a> John L Holder<br />SERG CO A<br />9 BM MO Sharp Shooters<br />Confederate States Army<br />APR 28 1839 FEB 14 1910 </div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-49657850767420562542009-05-19T09:25:00.005-06:002009-05-20T09:45:11.781-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: CSA Week: Confederate in KansasEven though Kansas was a Free State, if you look hard you can find a few Confederates who lived out their lives and passed away just on the other side of the Bloody Border. Often their military affiliation was not marked or the term Confederate or CSA used.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlCjXwnaMSTsOZmxRQzx29M9rpWQwmji9JDwzkcZkfJrq0epccwpgQV0Tz_evUAsfmTqllfHXDg7ytRGlIs4cw5dAEiTGVD-hj4BG3XJBsjI3smd136bPR3osOaGD-JnjnYx6KQ/s1600-h/DSCN7204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337376768540162258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlCjXwnaMSTsOZmxRQzx29M9rpWQwmji9JDwzkcZkfJrq0epccwpgQV0Tz_evUAsfmTqllfHXDg7ytRGlIs4cw5dAEiTGVD-hj4BG3XJBsjI3smd136bPR3osOaGD-JnjnYx6KQ/s400/DSCN7204.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Abbott</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">GeorgeW. Abbott</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">July 19, 1840.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Feb. 17, 1921.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Co. A. 6th Mo. Cav.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Docia C. Abbott</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Dec. 22, 1842</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">July 30, 1924</span></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">This large granite marker bears the distinctive pointed top of the classic marble Confederate military tablet. The American Flag is under the point in place of the Southern Cross of Honor. His service is listed as the 6th MO Cavalry, but the reference to CSA is omitted.</div></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-22484086544736749842009-05-18T12:19:00.002-06:002009-05-18T12:22:20.926-06:00CSA Week: Confederate Memorial Cemetery<div align="left">With Memorial Day coming up, this week I'd like to remember those who fought for the Confederate States of America in the Civil War.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n1cRqCvibG9HKMnPooY8tDMBaOs3-JqaiJFtm-sUDClQGsUZYhaNURSF0X3oMckeJgFEvLEHiSRO2GtYi19f_hDtbLaEz1CHVg6SZmCd8oYv4MvDxIUW9Ol7mS8FGSrMK1WVbg/s1600-h/DSCN3325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337024048081522834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n1cRqCvibG9HKMnPooY8tDMBaOs3-JqaiJFtm-sUDClQGsUZYhaNURSF0X3oMckeJgFEvLEHiSRO2GtYi19f_hDtbLaEz1CHVg6SZmCd8oYv4MvDxIUW9Ol7mS8FGSrMK1WVbg/s400/DSCN3325.JPG" border="0" /></a>What better way to start the week than a glimpse of <strong>Confederate Memorial Cemetery in Higgensville, Lafayette Co, MO.<br /></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337024045728189410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAz58qm9dLJJ4arZpoIlJaFM5v5TJ2uF1vXW9inQZ1TKsVSrhaoW9zpOTm9WggMjCCQ8iI8NO6wgBMunhrlnjTsc_YvymBmoy7uXr5MZ01HktRQG-FSCZh1fcehwEbenCE7kWwA/s400/DSCN3322.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> A peaceful place to rest.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvQLQQdOHsVTeMXDwuo91hCOn1K7m_f1_p1J5uAAF_TO7ea3OmTBz5fcs4Liurd4arTF8fqgts2orSu-13WRBweNW5VRP-zMdqj2enme56Jqzt0ll0eWD42s6l2XTe-l0vdcvg/s1600-h/DSCN3323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337024041642125026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvQLQQdOHsVTeMXDwuo91hCOn1K7m_f1_p1J5uAAF_TO7ea3OmTBz5fcs4Liurd4arTF8fqgts2orSu-13WRBweNW5VRP-zMdqj2enme56Jqzt0ll0eWD42s6l2XTe-l0vdcvg/s400/DSCN3323.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"></a>View of the Confederate Memorial from the entrance.<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337024037870853746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxuf2ifhXr6yzKroAPXMQ6Xt_uPd8khePFFKmIsmVK3Z9qAITwPi63E1Lpvn-zzF988cnRLxYHz348OLcbPgQP4EvGczSXAP6XpAt9mefZnhzbOh6Uev1t3CnqlPcINa4frEYLA/s400/DSCN3316.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> The Confederate Memorial, dated 1906.<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337024029974614146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGbGFBrry6zCZ_sO73gE_pLk8907WfemsAhpL4NY8PBb5gd-TkSlmr0Tg3-3RNWqfKvoidtf8uyI_aU57o4GXG5nty8kYPcQF4DLzF6l-JrUs_hKyPQcdK1O649KTVBP2e6xRQQ/s400/DSCN3324.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> A small view of a large cemetery.</p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-17299816139732238372009-05-17T09:33:00.008-06:002009-05-17T14:30:43.919-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: Bob Ford, The Man Who Shot Jesse JamesRobert Newton Ford, one-time member of the James gang, is remembered forever in history as the "coward who killed Jesse James."<br /><br />History records that Bob Ford was born in 1862 near Richmond, in Ray County, MO. His grave marker, however, records his birth as 20 years earlier. Ford's last days were spent in Creede, Colorado, where he was gunned down by Edward O. Kelley and interred. Years later Bob's remains were removed to Richmond, MO, where he remains today.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBTPSB8vRhp3-7Z3KQDiAQrxjXY_4ObKIzDrdEqONkucwnpI9ng7VIgOZDAXqOdI2tKrzh4ZTz6_s5g7UV2maF59oYBgeAZT0R6qvA_N0SiM8j5rRyqV9pPnj0JSj1svgBPKa6g/s1600-h/DSCN3300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336816815317823074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBTPSB8vRhp3-7Z3KQDiAQrxjXY_4ObKIzDrdEqONkucwnpI9ng7VIgOZDAXqOdI2tKrzh4ZTz6_s5g7UV2maF59oYBgeAZT0R6qvA_N0SiM8j5rRyqV9pPnj0JSj1svgBPKa6g/s400/DSCN3300.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bob Ford<br />Dec. 8, 1841 - June 8, 1892<br />The Man Who Shot Jesse James</p><p align="center">Richmond City Cemetery<br />Richmond, Ray County, MO</p><p align="center">Sponsored by the <a href="http://http//ibssg.org/blacksheep/">International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists</a>.</p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-79189811305991102712009-05-13T10:03:00.003-06:002009-05-13T10:09:58.993-06:00Wordless Wednesday: Capt. Ketchum, Chief of Delaware Nation<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0R-_pamV5ibA0dqj5f2hJsu6seS3Pee0M7XfzZ3HveTE9rV_ZOrhpXFk7vt6qgr_oeRQCX3qim66dmdWdSbGsqtSGv4eqWdLYoo95vNKukUmO34Cv5yLOEWHn6db9FcrLVYIiA/s1600-h/ketchum1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141705297214034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0R-_pamV5ibA0dqj5f2hJsu6seS3Pee0M7XfzZ3HveTE9rV_ZOrhpXFk7vt6qgr_oeRQCX3qim66dmdWdSbGsqtSGv4eqWdLYoo95vNKukUmO34Cv5yLOEWHn6db9FcrLVYIiA/s400/ketchum1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p>White Church Delaware Indian Cemetery<br />Est. 1831<br />Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CiTQ7xTdPeiyQ1er7Yh_qtCf2OF0xGkainXL8Nxqv-QtzoAe8WZPYiX0OJuW1lI7fuP00gFkwhgf4_VWtHvbfdPnbDBobv34RTuJrfJ2fNs1KeomeVdVzhi5wqEP-Srjz2jAxA/s1600-h/DSCN4055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141702387896402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CiTQ7xTdPeiyQ1er7Yh_qtCf2OF0xGkainXL8Nxqv-QtzoAe8WZPYiX0OJuW1lI7fuP00gFkwhgf4_VWtHvbfdPnbDBobv34RTuJrfJ2fNs1KeomeVdVzhi5wqEP-Srjz2jAxA/s400/DSCN4055.JPG" border="0" /></a> Delaware Nation</div><div align="center">Captain Ketchum<br />1780 - 1857<br />Chief of Delawares 28 Yrs.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUBAgzkIMFpWXOVNuW9F_1hSyOS8cgJaUiBDzjphJTICBKlnJtDQZ2NTEeTDHJhCzzY5fdfZMIzZWDcoj0ulPlroRqlNpy1I1obza_0oBiqjZ_Si6hup91Tol2tbXj6xZArvjTg/s1600-h/DSCN4056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141699780617330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUBAgzkIMFpWXOVNuW9F_1hSyOS8cgJaUiBDzjphJTICBKlnJtDQZ2NTEeTDHJhCzzY5fdfZMIzZWDcoj0ulPlroRqlNpy1I1obza_0oBiqjZ_Si6hup91Tol2tbXj6xZArvjTg/s400/DSCN4056.JPG" border="0" /></a> Capt. Ketchum<br />Chief of Delaware Nation<br />28 Years<br />A Member of the<br />Methodist Church<br />T P (?) South<br />22 Years<br />?? Born<br />1780<br />Died<br />July 11, 1857<br />(illegble)<br /><br />See the Digital Cemetery for more of the Ketchums at White Church: <a href="http://bit.ly/pI6Q1">http://bit.ly/pI6Q1</a><br /></div></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-80338917475238634982009-05-11T23:03:00.008-06:002009-05-11T23:57:18.464-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: Lone Pioneer Child<div align="center">This lone burial from years before Kansas became a state, now lies unnoticed beside a highway.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT_qxGT4-5wjboc944sJwVPP81bgtPoXDBEVAlv8zxIvdvoS1et6iO8WQwtlpe1c1UTceRdHhTlXubOhRSNyUaYx_wklkdovBZc17hwAdul2BCy3LWJThyn9d5-U5X7aQm5wCeA/s1600-h/DSCN4828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334799035431518322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT_qxGT4-5wjboc944sJwVPP81bgtPoXDBEVAlv8zxIvdvoS1et6iO8WQwtlpe1c1UTceRdHhTlXubOhRSNyUaYx_wklkdovBZc17hwAdul2BCy3LWJThyn9d5-U5X7aQm5wCeA/s400/DSCN4828.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>When K7 was built, the iron fence was erected to protect the marker.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleNRAppZMXYmB6OCppLm80d0U8dKQI4uW7saWPv0bQqPZq8wRTpebA4KzKlnLqGWpO3To0zoNT0cfh_ezsTjl8iqkydVyPVDujrVlOTWselLGxMYQK-jYw8H5nIs5vKzIBRVLHg/s1600-h/DVC03005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334799029757025762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleNRAppZMXYmB6OCppLm80d0U8dKQI4uW7saWPv0bQqPZq8wRTpebA4KzKlnLqGWpO3To0zoNT0cfh_ezsTjl8iqkydVyPVDujrVlOTWselLGxMYQK-jYw8H5nIs5vKzIBRVLHg/s400/DVC03005.JPG" border="0" /></a> Asa G.<br />Son of<br />F. M. and E. F. Smith<br />Born Nov. 15, 1856<br />Died Aug. 30, 1857<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthieLhxiduVVmLfQSt7TFtYspmEG6Wsnw8wUVGui84SVEoY3ZX68kattZqrXaE-JMt3OG0iz9l3MVuM8g1_MQYCvcxRfKX1qryr9ZOpgwEHQ1uhLroPsMArL2FjoxfwCrURKF4Q/s1600-h/DSCN4827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334799031129925826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthieLhxiduVVmLfQSt7TFtYspmEG6Wsnw8wUVGui84SVEoY3ZX68kattZqrXaE-JMt3OG0iz9l3MVuM8g1_MQYCvcxRfKX1qryr9ZOpgwEHQ1uhLroPsMArL2FjoxfwCrURKF4Q/s400/DSCN4827.JPG" border="0" /></a> I often find flowers, toys, and other evidence of visitors.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQqMLa6XIvRzhE90bM3CuMjzLpSR4yrQ7c-8sZkyntHl67x95YPzGiL7BAzqIRNzMZ54uP1nYuoFPDM5DNVAcDiDKpaf3_1TIwKQicq68wWylq9gBtIDqVM320CT2qR6FZkf7Dw/s1600-h/DVC03008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334799025500599522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQqMLa6XIvRzhE90bM3CuMjzLpSR4yrQ7c-8sZkyntHl67x95YPzGiL7BAzqIRNzMZ54uP1nYuoFPDM5DNVAcDiDKpaf3_1TIwKQicq68wWylq9gBtIDqVM320CT2qR6FZkf7Dw/s400/DVC03008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In the summer the fenced in area fills in with growth.<br /><br />See location and read more about this burial at<br /><a href="http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/cemindex.jsp?id=39">http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/cemindex.jsp?id=39</a> </p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-29567123361466586042009-05-10T20:30:00.014-06:002009-05-10T21:16:55.293-06:00BlackSheep Sunday: The Younger Gang<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Youngers</strong><br /></span>Lee's Summit Historic Cemetery<br />291 Hwy and SE 3rd St.<br />Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., MO<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfEtD81Kk5xE418n9Uoh3e7PUQBaWqSJkb_mCt5EqslPpJzmOtvmlLEy7aoVzcrP1ceFe1AiitR7XUrJqrVjcki5Zvj6c_B_8_tTzYEVbdD2XCvLVuNO6DOmCngBPdwJYSjPqsA/s1600-h/DSCN3422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334389248481466930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfEtD81Kk5xE418n9Uoh3e7PUQBaWqSJkb_mCt5EqslPpJzmOtvmlLEy7aoVzcrP1ceFe1AiitR7XUrJqrVjcki5Zvj6c_B_8_tTzYEVbdD2XCvLVuNO6DOmCngBPdwJYSjPqsA/s400/DSCN3422.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Individual Markers<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsj86VqDM-oNtnmQ1ZccJqkEskmp_MPwObo-SghR4TR4kZl3lPmOt8UNsVga2e9jPSXLQrmuuuQZNxixEeZCDL_jD4yXvAPC71jlg1kAkdHX-BRW2j6ZpYMIL0dNXWfUyS729bg/s1600-h/DSCN3421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334389240424725746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsj86VqDM-oNtnmQ1ZccJqkEskmp_MPwObo-SghR4TR4kZl3lPmOt8UNsVga2e9jPSXLQrmuuuQZNxixEeZCDL_jD4yXvAPC71jlg1kAkdHX-BRW2j6ZpYMIL0dNXWfUyS729bg/s400/DSCN3421.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mother<br />Bursheba Fristoe<br />Younger<br />1816 - 1870<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUiOG39cAlGnvVBTZSMaPg5Iah75o0DY9kKRV6jsOQUbj02hNvjyJDGMZTQx6stAIQVHHx3_mrEvW1YubP6OhsOnEasb34PCFtQMyz2D_-ggtiaNoNjuUrrk7Uagb1Xa1jRa1gw/s1600-h/DSCN3420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334389235595204034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUiOG39cAlGnvVBTZSMaPg5Iah75o0DY9kKRV6jsOQUbj02hNvjyJDGMZTQx6stAIQVHHx3_mrEvW1YubP6OhsOnEasb34PCFtQMyz2D_-ggtiaNoNjuUrrk7Uagb1Xa1jRa1gw/s400/DSCN3420.JPG" border="0" /></a>Robert Ewing<br />Younger<br />October 29, 1853<br />September 16, 1889<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-fMik5StAGxNg-6rgToqLR9cpaMHDotHZP_3kTynntHwDI88NVCoOjZXSl4-qruy4MgpBxdAplh-ylY-IuJQnb8te9SfIgdLhYiEWm5UPHVOOoFrm7KTJC9uUvFWlMfMTWA5Og/s1600-h/DSCN3419.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334389234282526722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-fMik5StAGxNg-6rgToqLR9cpaMHDotHZP_3kTynntHwDI88NVCoOjZXSl4-qruy4MgpBxdAplh-ylY-IuJQnb8te9SfIgdLhYiEWm5UPHVOOoFrm7KTJC9uUvFWlMfMTWA5Og/s400/DSCN3419.JPG" border="0" /></a> James H.<br />Younger<br />January 15, 1848<br />October 19, 1902<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsKH4MKDku7iUcNKZzBFugcTi2LHHSDpCOyfexRpEAQIF8Xq1sBSTGYksJTjnkTkE8ZVV4hD8eFX46caKxR9IGbbk62zhfqyVu94TidExU-ToLXdBvL93DXBjU2dbwjh6xjIm7A/s1600-h/DSCN3418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334389228528927906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsKH4MKDku7iUcNKZzBFugcTi2LHHSDpCOyfexRpEAQIF8Xq1sBSTGYksJTjnkTkE8ZVV4hD8eFX46caKxR9IGbbk62zhfqyVu94TidExU-ToLXdBvL93DXBjU2dbwjh6xjIm7A/s400/DSCN3418.JPG" border="0" /></a>Cole<br />Younger<br />1844 - 1916<br />Rest in Peace<br />Our Dear Beloved<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>Confederate States of America Marker</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Southern Cross of Honor<br />Captain</div><div align="center">Cole Younger<br />Capt.<br />Quantrill's Co.</div><div align="center">C. S. A.</div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-4204630862993967042009-05-06T21:12:00.004-06:002009-05-06T21:18:31.845-06:00Wordless Wednesday: Links to the Past<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbLZ9WC4g7OVNtEPWUpqoTDCaSk1d0DiQ2n1Dsy2-v3Z1GwKbC-yVRettAIEKxYMduyQqqL5sbgI17OZFQSZd_xupmM1hLxw0j6CZMxvOV6ApbD0igizEqDipP84Xhxa4rE8_lQ/s1600-h/DSCN1007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332914911753336818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbLZ9WC4g7OVNtEPWUpqoTDCaSk1d0DiQ2n1Dsy2-v3Z1GwKbC-yVRettAIEKxYMduyQqqL5sbgI17OZFQSZd_xupmM1hLxw0j6CZMxvOV6ApbD0igizEqDipP84Xhxa4rE8_lQ/s400/DSCN1007.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dorothy Dudley Reed</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.dorothy-reed.com/">www.dorothy-reed.com</a></div><div align="center">Aug. 21, 1930 Jan, 19, 2008</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Johnson County Memorial Gardens</div><div align="center">11200 Metcalf Ave.</div><div align="center">Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas<br /></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-56341601379167191552009-04-28T01:05:00.015-06:002009-04-28T02:24:41.215-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: And Time Marches OnToday I'm going to break format a bit and bring a different light to the Civil War section of <strong>Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas</strong>. Click the photos for a much larger view!<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDs-3khElZJWf_3KWgHBw7gtQgP4US4b2nUsbiqii0Suon4olKn2JZaN_GCumgfnlVRhkUhYAg4WhnVlB8MXL3alTh6NODjk7BzoIYsm454vvmxVhqX_71ibVrjhTYR6fKcO9TWQ/s1600-h/41bw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637313707923778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDs-3khElZJWf_3KWgHBw7gtQgP4US4b2nUsbiqii0Suon4olKn2JZaN_GCumgfnlVRhkUhYAg4WhnVlB8MXL3alTh6NODjk7BzoIYsm454vvmxVhqX_71ibVrjhTYR6fKcO9TWQ/s400/41bw.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Civil War section of the cemetery features a Civil War Memorial with the American Flag, and the soldiers laid out in two rows behind the memorial and bring images of the Kansas Infantry to mind.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV4-AQ_vnIJM7NBkg3z-U8OSv15-5ZR2CAlyBMsE6k9yue4yeVpOmxYSE4BhChEV3KBQS9S95uI5TfuSJ6YEG9xNM_u4Fqxvgln8ZrjyfyW1p5JNzrpUpDxYfb8Wazt1SmU6xHg/s1600-h/springhill2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329641252667695970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV4-AQ_vnIJM7NBkg3z-U8OSv15-5ZR2CAlyBMsE6k9yue4yeVpOmxYSE4BhChEV3KBQS9S95uI5TfuSJ6YEG9xNM_u4Fqxvgln8ZrjyfyW1p5JNzrpUpDxYfb8Wazt1SmU6xHg/s400/springhill2.jpg" border="0" /></a>In this normal look at the Memorial at the head of the section we can see it bears the message <em>Rest Soldier Rest</em> on the orb. The rectangular area directly beneath the orb is inscribed with a flag, above which reads <em>The Flag They Fought For</em>. The remainder of the message reads <em>To the Memory Of // Our Unknown Dead. // They Sleep // On Southern Battlefields // And ‘Neath The Ocean Waves.</em> The base acknowledges the donors as <em>General Curtis Relief Corps. No. 29 // Dedicated May 30, 1897</em>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxuCWzyEjzCO8IXIkCu9dNq4BDICjzhaSHnZRyS2z0eMc_nac-9TVt_kwg21jZ_hYsMcm4jy1Fs1wmvjJbsVb3Lt2I6elXxCbXz3KrM4eiFOaClt2g0umGaKskJ9PwZXMTkjHxA/s1600-h/45bw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637317435595634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxuCWzyEjzCO8IXIkCu9dNq4BDICjzhaSHnZRyS2z0eMc_nac-9TVt_kwg21jZ_hYsMcm4jy1Fs1wmvjJbsVb3Lt2I6elXxCbXz3KrM4eiFOaClt2g0umGaKskJ9PwZXMTkjHxA/s400/45bw.jpg" border="0" /></a>Many of the graves are marked with their original GAR Post stars and remind us of our old soldiers finally at ease.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrq2oFyIAdGfHacQ5jnJye0vrlZoQhGqdMjAUQiZvkzKiUo17QJrBmg-gPVqabgBrYv7LkKMzhbsVHfbC44ga4I895MnpxIe3Vi2Ook0FOh_O8HleRQZEugBu7Dyns4EjoacZyQ/s1600-h/30bw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637318239562642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrq2oFyIAdGfHacQ5jnJye0vrlZoQhGqdMjAUQiZvkzKiUo17QJrBmg-gPVqabgBrYv7LkKMzhbsVHfbC44ga4I895MnpxIe3Vi2Ook0FOh_O8HleRQZEugBu7Dyns4EjoacZyQ/s400/30bw.jpg" border="0" /></a> The soldiers remain in their ranks for all time, marked by their marble Union tablets and armed with their badges of honor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34MGstiq0ONmjh3DoX4g2ZLw5ErPyOuaS13Ie5GUh0wy_aleZiUCh9efegJW0I4Ev6Dk1yKTxb6iqS3fVRFKzYD0JT4l3QVHCU0ugyz_x7SHI3c_pp0NBgMHlKS6_sOJHQLZobg/s1600-h/142bw2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637325220590418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34MGstiq0ONmjh3DoX4g2ZLw5ErPyOuaS13Ie5GUh0wy_aleZiUCh9efegJW0I4Ev6Dk1yKTxb6iqS3fVRFKzYD0JT4l3QVHCU0ugyz_x7SHI3c_pp0NBgMHlKS6_sOJHQLZobg/s400/142bw2.jpg" border="0" /></a> A Patriot at Rest<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B8WTnXVwCa5XFNTvuM7ZRRxOv5SnkZGXHuV99noodgHTw0ZtU34C8q_nC895gblR3X6B2KIZMrcmYjfZiuL0dynNM5My7kO8_DY00Z9NWe4gZ6rBlmuWLGhyphenhyphenTy_VU3i05WDJ4A/s1600-h/68bw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637326369032962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B8WTnXVwCa5XFNTvuM7ZRRxOv5SnkZGXHuV99noodgHTw0ZtU34C8q_nC895gblR3X6B2KIZMrcmYjfZiuL0dynNM5My7kO8_DY00Z9NWe4gZ6rBlmuWLGhyphenhyphenTy_VU3i05WDJ4A/s400/68bw.jpg" border="0" /></a>And Time Marches On </p><p align="left">I hope you enjoyed this different view of this Civil War Memorial. These photos are digital IR and were shot using an infrared filter on the camera. This is the view a scorpion or a snake might have of the cemetery. </p><p align="left">See more of Spring Hill cemetery including photo-index at the <a title="Spring Hill Cemetery at the Digital Cemetery" href="http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/cemabout.jsp?id=40">Ditigal Cemetery</a>.</p><p>Leave me a message and let me know what you think!</p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-60676654787317961822009-04-06T22:47:00.003-06:002009-05-04T01:02:38.143-06:00Tombstone Tuesday: Sibley Cemetery at Ft. Osage<p>The site for Fort Osage was recommended by Lewis and Clark on their early expedition along the Missouri River, and was later built under the direction of Clark at what is now Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri. The cemetery, located a short distance from the Fort, is one of the earliest cemeteries in this part of Missouri. It was used by the Fort for military personnel as well as by the civilians in the community that grew up around it.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317925942566388914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNk0UFMZ16jWoZs5F1sT_X44TthL8_zYfCtU9WqFuaviG5z1ZIsuKeRXs_O5UelpwYQcuWzqw6plkrAeijle5uCuxeN5ppQ1rWDjDY5i02Ksu9diTObL0m4ycszYqJ6pvS8hySVA/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>The cemetery can be categorized as a "Customary" cemetery. The cemetery was not originally planned or platted. When the need occurred, individuals chose a spot and took care of their own, and as a result, while the graves are oriented eastward and are in family groupings, there is no real order to the cemetery.</p><p>As was common for the military, the soldiers were placed in unmarked mass graves. With no stone carvers available in the area, it is likely many of the earliest settler graves were not markedwith a gravestone. Many were likely marked with a stone, wooden cross, tree or other planting, or flowers. Those with some means would have had to mail order a stone, likely from the St. Louis area.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317895589382100754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAmrYchOpTtxt2NaEEZj2qbEwglTWbwxr7AUL0dT5dgnYDnTaiSt-x5m90TBhRrU4PkxqXgkKYEhuptNNCg5_3XzFHBZqsk0wiukcDDpWc_fOIb09BDDfwqEG8fG9IdvyccbvYg/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /> One of my favorite early markers at this cemetery is this marble scroll-top child's marker. The marker sits on a concrete base and features a lamb, a common symbol of innocence and youth usually associated with babies and small children.<br /><br /><p>Reading the inscription (below) we find this marker is, in fact, for a small child. As settlers new to the area, the surviving parents also felt it important to let those that follow know that this child was born in Utica, Mississippi, only two short years earlier.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBuOxJ1aQ6ut2bwi1bxkKhx3zGoom07yZp1DjDWgED62_Ovve7PtHxIx3Fnw-tuw67zZJVy6nj9WSUzNlqlzK4B5hBvBrLKblV91N42rPkJV3cSnsOiCo0PDJDdF07ZpnyBtquQ/s1600-h/DSCN9431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317895577240886450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBuOxJ1aQ6ut2bwi1bxkKhx3zGoom07yZp1DjDWgED62_Ovve7PtHxIx3Fnw-tuw67zZJVy6nj9WSUzNlqlzK4B5hBvBrLKblV91N42rPkJV3cSnsOiCo0PDJDdF07ZpnyBtquQ/s400/DSCN9431.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anna,<br />Daughter of<br />J.A. & A.E.Hollis<br />Born at Utica, Miss.<br />Aug. 5, 1854<br />Died Aug. 17, 1856</p><br /><p>Tour Ft. Osage and Sibley Cemetery on Flickr: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dbkv8r">http://tinyurl.com/dbkv8r</a> Click Show Info to see captions.</p><p>See the <a href="http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/cemabout.jsp?id=86">Digital Cemetery</a> for more about Sibley Cemetery.<br /></p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-31015441502612815122009-03-25T10:55:00.004-06:002009-03-25T11:11:00.366-06:00Unusual Monument Year Notation<div>While indexing the cemeteries in Johnson County, Kansas, I ran into this unusual year notation using E. M. The full inscription reads:</div><br /><div></div><div>John J. Bartlett<br />Born Feb 9, E. M. 344<br />Died May 19, E. M. 409</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317173402188559778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIQE5-iFlkyi9YUuReVZhFWLZ7M8t6kKgtFsLUA2WL2zqTexcq3prgK8SX5WRfjJYXJk2namDOUe4ohU1rnSeytl7DNtFWz9M-c9XV4lVbaj01jlMPbrnP9L9LKXlyWBsrd-V2w/s200/DSCN8601.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Bartlett's death notice in the local newspaper indicates he was born in Ohio, a local farmer, born 9 Feb 1844, died 19 May 1909.</div><div></div><br /><div>Obviously E. M. represents 1500 years but what does it stand for and where does this notation come from?</div><div></div><br /><div>I would love to know what E. M. means. If you have gravestones with this notation, or if you know what this stands for, please post!</div><br /><div></div>Find Bartlett and more on the Digital Cemetery at <a href="http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/">http://cemetery.cottonhills.com/</a><br /><div></div>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-48405689345685616182008-01-22T14:45:00.000-06:002008-11-12T11:25:48.266-06:00The Cemetery CountsIndexing cemeteries provides great value to family members and genealogists searching for ancestors for obvious reasons and I’m sure you can all list the benefits. Similarly, studying the cemetery and analyzing the data collected can provide even more valuable insight into the community or family that uses the cemetery. As a cemetery mirrors those it supports, a cemetery study focuses on humanities, and can provide clues to socio-economic, climate, growth, illnesses, plagues, disasters, belief/value systems, history, technology, and linguistics. All of these things together help to provide context around the people and the silent city. This article focuses on a few examples of one phase of a cemetery study.<br /><br /><strong>Running the Numbers</strong><br /><br />Cemetery transcriptions, or indexes, provide us with a great dataset to work with to begin to understand the growth pattern and longevity of the community, and provides clues to the environment.<br /><br /><strong>Decade and Death Year Charts<br /></strong><br />One of the first types of analysis I like to perform is focused around the known death years. Using the power of Excel, I total the number of interments by gender for each year of the life of the cemetery, and subtotal by decade, and plot each in separate stacked area or line charts. Because you are limiting the data to just those records with legible death years where gender can be determined, it is important to note both the total number of interments and the sampling size.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158407952181644930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jixGCXjUrBs/R5ZYs7xWToI/AAAAAAAAAAY/QkKgFsbw4Sw/s400/decade.gif" border="0" /><br />The Decade chart provides a clear picture of the overall time-frame and growth trends of the cemetery.<br /><br />Active cemeteries can extend this trend line to forecast and plan for the future. Cemeterians can gain insight from the bumps and dips in the line. Unusual spikes in the chart can indicate epidemics, war, or other disaster, and the lack of spikes is meaningful as well. A Death Year charts allows you to drill down to understand why a specific decade shows up as a peak or a valley. The decade may be filled with peaks and valleys or may be an elevated fairly flat level.<br /><br /><strong>Age Charts</strong><br /><br />An Age Chart can also provide an interesting perspective to the population of the cemetery. To develop the data for an Age Chart, first gather the records that have the year of age inscribed on the stone, and then calculate the age in years for the remaining records that have both birth and death years. This will be a smaller subset of records so remember to take note of the sampling size.<br /><br />I create age groupings like 0-4, 5-9, 10-19, etc. and compare the groups to the population mix in general by plotting the groups in a stacked area chart. This information can help you determine the make-up of the overall population. With some studies it is feasible to plot the age groups over time for an even greater level of context for a given point in time. A spike may show a large number of children, or men of a certain age during war time, or a broad mix, indicating disease or other community-wide disaster.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158427262354607794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jixGCXjUrBs/R5ZqQ7xWTrI/AAAAAAAAAAw/w8NKrc5PkGY/s400/age.gif" border="0" /><strong><br />The Example Study<br /></strong><br />The charts used as examples in this article, along with detailed charts, are part of a study I conducted of a cemetery located in Johnson Co. Kansas. The cemetery contains a number of illegible, missing, and broken stones, resulting in 56 indexed records, 32 of which were included in this portion of the study.<br /><br />The charts illustrate the early years of an 1860s pioneer community on the new Kansas prairie and indicate the pattern of a customary cemetery. The early years are marked by a high number of infant deaths, followed by the deaths of young mothers, providing hints to the harshness of life on the prairie. The community peaked in the late 1870s and known interments waned completely by 1890. The cemetery was dormant until a meager resurgence appeared in 1905. Further research revealed that the first formal cemetery association was formed in 1900 to manage sales and care of the cemetery. Burials climbed slowly through the 1910s and declined through 1939. The cemetery was dormant until the last interment in 1960, when the spouse of a prior burial joined her husband at rest. </p>Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-71385354512259575042007-10-05T18:52:00.000-06:002007-10-05T18:58:32.043-06:00Victorian Spirits in the CemeteryThe Victorian Era (1837 - 1901) brought major changes to the way society viewed death, and this is demonstrated by their funerary practices and the clues they left behind in the cemeteries of this era.<br /><br />Mortality remained high in the nineteenth century and largely affected the population's every day lives. The Victorian Era ushered in a period of superstition around death, and a rigid set of rules of etiquette for dealing with death, epitomized by Queen Victoria.<br /><br />Typically a person fell ill and remained in the home, on death watch, until they passed. In the last days or hours of the head of a household's life, it was typical to send for a lawyer to draw up the will, witnessed by neighbors. When the person passed away, they remained in the home until time of burial.<br /><br />If there was a clock in the home it was stopped at the time of death. Mirrors were covered with heavy black velvet drapes lest the spirit of the deceased should become trapped in the reflection.<br /><br />The deceased was laid out in the parlor and all furniture was removed except for a couch and lamps, and the deceased was watched around the clock until burial by the family. Relatives and neighbors came by to view the deceased and the room filled with flowers. When the deceased was removed for burial it had to be carried out feet first to prevent the corpse from looking back into the house and calling others to follow.<br /><br />Mourning was elevated to an art form in the Victorian Era, with two stages of mourning, deep- and half-mourning. This was complete with elaborate rituals, customs and rules of conduct for each stage of mourning.<br /><br />When someone died in a household the entire house went into deep-mourning. The household would wear unadorned black clothing, underwear, handkerchiefs, and armbands, and jewelry was not permitted.At this time period, people made their own clothing, however as the need for proper black mourning apparel gave rise to the very first off-the-rack apparel. Those unable to afford ready-to-wear apparel dyed their entire wardrobe in large kettles in the back yard, which produced a unique and unpleasant odor.<br /><br />A person stayed in deep-mourning for a prescribed period of time, depending upon their relationship to the deceased. A spouse was required to be in deep-mourning for one year and a child of the deceased for 6 months. It was believed that the spirit of the deceased attached itself to the spouse and if you looked into her eyes that spirit would attach to you, therefore a widow's face was veiled in public. Deep-mourning was followed by a similar period of half-mourning. Black was still the required dress during half-mourning, however black jewelry was allowed.<br />Victorian funerals were quite an elaborate and expensive affair. A funeral wagon was drawn by horses dyed black and adorned with black plumes for the occasion. Professional mourners, pall bearers, ushers, and a band were hired. The processional itself was parade-like with the family and friends walking behind the funeral wagon as neighbors came out with bowed heads to watch it pass by.<br /><br />Prior to the Victorian Era, colonial cemeteries were rather bleak, and not always well cared for. Some, in fact, were very dangerous places with loosely filled or open graves in an east-west orientation.And gravestones were, for the most part, plain slabs etched with the decedent's name and phrases such as RIP. These cemeteries were rarely visited and greatly feared.<br />The Victorian Era ushered in a host of changes to traditional cemeteries. During this time period, the garden-style cemetery came into fashion. In many states it was law that new cemeteries had to be constructed outside of city or town limits for fear of disease. Elaborate garden-style cemeteries were designed with complex layout, circular areas with graves oriented in all directions, and elaborate statuary and landscaping to encourage visitors.<br /><br />The simple portal-shaped gravestone grew into massive elaborate monuments to the dead.Family plots became popular, often seen with a centrally-located large shaft monument, usually marble or sandstone, topped with a lantern to light the path to the afterlife, surrounded by smaller gravestones to mark the location of the individual family members interred. These family plots often include curbing and a stepped entrance inscribed with the family surname.<br />During this period we also find tombstone engravings of elaborate funerary symbols embellished with religious statuary, and we begin to find Bible verses, organizational symbols, and personal inscriptions on gravestones that give us many clues to life, culture, and value system of the Victorians.<br /><br />The mausoleum (private family cemeteries) became popular in the United States during this time period as well and we find many examples of elaborate mausolea with gated courtyard made of imported Carerra marble or granite.It was believed the bigger the monument, the better, and there was no worse or shameful fate than to be interred in an unmarked grave.<br />Superstition surrounding death was also evident in the cemetery. The Victorians were fearful of being buried alive and stories of coffins with fingernail scratches ran rampant. To address this fear, mortuaries, or Hospitals for the Dead came into fashion. There the deceased was kept in a hot environment for an extended period of time to encourage rapid decay and thus ensure there was no chance of awakening.<br /><br />Various coffin alarms and safety coffins with escape methods were patented during this time. The standard coffin alarm consisted of a bell mounted to the headstone with a chain or rope attached to the limbs of the interred. Other alert mechanisms were used, such as flags, fireworks, and rockets to alert of movement below ground. Some coffins even came with a tube containing a ladder for escape. The coffin alarms were short-lived, however, as the bells and flags signaled the natural movement of the corpse during decomposition. See <a href="http://www.bpmlegal.com/wcoffin.html">http://www.bpmlegal.com/wcoffin.html</a> for a diagram of a coffin alarm patented in 1868.<br /><br />Many of the elaborate gravestones and cemeteries of the Victorian period can be found in nearly every area of the United States.Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27419847.post-89094108298198087872007-10-05T18:49:00.000-06:002007-10-05T18:51:45.667-06:00Burial Grounds of Colonial AmericaWe can learn a lot about the life and values of our colonial and revolutionary ancestors by studying their cemeteries and gravestones. From the time of the earliest colonies until the mid-nineteenth century we can see the impact of death on their everyday lives, and the changes in their thoughts and fears surrounding life and death.<br /><br /><strong>The Puritans</strong><br />Many of our earliest settlers left for America in search of a home where they could practice their religion freely. Religious freedom was not tolerated, and those who did not conform to Catholicism were persecuted as heretics. The earliest Puritans who settled New England were driven to emigrate to the harsh wilderness of the new world with hopes of creating an idyllic society, firmly rooted in their religious beliefs and isolated from the influence of others.<br /><br />These earliest settlers built small communes with modest dwellings clustered in a tight square enclosing a shared common area in the center. The Commons was planted with crops and cared for by all, to provide for the needs of the community. The community acted as one and each member was integral to its survival.<br /><br />Early settlers were met with a very harsh environment. Weather, lack of food and supplies, disease, contaminated water, and hostile encounters with Native Americans all contributed to a high mortality rate in these tightly-clustered communities. The harshness of life, overwhelming fear of the unknown, and the grim reality of death drove these settlers to pray for their survival through their faith.<br /><br />The communities in early New England sought the natural solace of the woods and hills for their burial grounds, where available, and rejected the practice of churchyard burials as a Papist influence. They chose sites hidden deep in the woods and thinned the trees and vegetation to provide a private and protected setting for their departed.<br /><br />Early graveyards were dangerous and frightening places. The burial ground itself was devoid of grass or other plant life. Graves, hastily dug by hand in the cold and rocky New England soil, were shallow and unlined, and loosely filled at best. Graves were often left open in anticipation of more burials and boxes or coffins were not used.<br /><br />Graves from this period were marked with both a headstone and a footstone, to resemble a bed, and it was during this time that we first see the now common east-west orientation of graves.<br /><br />Local artisans used common rocks, slate, and marble as the raw material for the tombstones. Markers were shaped into upright tablets with rounded tops to represent a door or portal into the unknown, and the symbols carved into the stones reflected the community’s fears and hopes.<br /><br />The most common symbol was the skeleton, skull or winged skull. Commonly known as death heads, the skulls represented the grim reaper and the finality of death. The most common epitaph was R. I. P. (Rest in Peace), reflective of the daily harshness of life. Other symbols evolved over time. An anchor, the emblem of a seaman, represented steadfastness; a bird came to symbolize the soul; a butterfly depicted resurrection; and a scallop shell represented the earthly Puritan pilgrimage.<br /><br /><strong>The Revolutionary Colonists</strong><br />In the early to mid-1700s, waves of new settlers to America brought with them the influences of their home land. Arrivals came in larger numbers and occurred more frequently. Trade developed to support the needs of the colonists and although the mortality rate remained high, the chances of survival of the communities increased.<br /><br />Through these later arrivals we witness the influence of the Great Awakening, a religious revival movement that swept across Europe. The Great Awakening offered a more tolerant view of religion and the focus of daily life. God became a symbol of love and mercy, and society began to anticipate death as a reward for a pious life. And these colonists brought with them the traditional burial practices of churchyard burial grounds.<br /><br />Unlike the Puritan burial grounds, the churchyard was not as dangerous and scary. Surrounding the church, they became part of the community and were seen as a daily reminder of family and friends and the finality of death. Burial grounds became the responsibility of the church sexton and were properly cared for and filled. The interred were often now placed in boxes or coffins, making the graves more stable. At time of loss, church elders gathered to dig and fill the graves of their congregation, and the graveyard became an extension of the church community.<br /><br />The view that living a pious life would be rewarded after death gave rise to new tombstone icons that represented life that continues to grow. Symbols such as trees and flowers became prevalent, and this practice carried forward into the 19th century.<br /><br />Gravestones of this time were primarily devoid of personal inscriptions, and they no longer carried the message of Rest In Peace. After the Revolution we begin to see the accomplishments of some of the more famous colonists reflected on their tombstones. The rank and service of some of our most noted Revolutionary soldiers may be found on some of these early gravestones.<br /><br />Although the grave markers from this time typically give no clues to familial connections, as the small churchyards became over crowded, the practice of burying multiple family members in a single grave became more prevalent. We begin to find the stones of family members clustered together, and occasionally the layering of flat tomb coverings. Throughout the stages of American history, we can witness how the harshness of daily life became more tempered by the influx of colonists, improved chances of survival of the community, the more traditional influences of Europe, and with it the hope for a rewarding life after death.<br /><br />Special thanks to Greta Thompson for her assistance with this article!Linda K. Lewis, Cemeterianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729112538476307230noreply@blogger.com1