Be careful when you start looking for cemeteries in the deep woods. This is one reason why. A woman in KY, an avid cemetery…
During my genealogy research, the size of families always amazes me. Evidently, the number of children was also noticed in the past as evidenced…
Epitaph of a resigned and submissive husband on his second wife: Here lies wife second of old Wing Rogers She's safe from care and…
From Solyhull Churchyard, Warwickshire, England The following Epitaph was written by a certain Rev. Dr. Greenwood on his wife, who died in childbirth. One…
From Thetford Churchyard, England: My grandfather was buried here, My cousin Jane, and two uncles dear; My father perished with inflammation in the thighs,…
The following warning and advisory lines are on the tombstone of a quack doctor: I was a quack and there are men who say…
BUTLER COUNTY CEMETERIES WRITTEN IN STONE by Sherry S. Johnston In researching the Sims line, I came across the Hilson name enumerated alongside…
CEMETERY DOCUMENTATION by SHERRY S. JOHNSTON Years ago, when I first started this journey of researching, documenting and writing about cemeteries, I started off…
These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Here lies the body of James Robinson and Ruth, his wife; Their warfare is accomplished.…
BELLS LANDING by Sherry S. Johnston Several weeks ago, I took a tour of Vredenburg, Hybart, Franklin, Bells Landing communities in Monroe County, AL.…
Here is an epitaph about a woman who in life was evidently a great gossip: 'Tread softly, reader, lest you wake, The greatest talker that…
These epitaphs on tombstones reveal that the husband must have died last since he had the last word. Within this grave do lie Back…
Epigrams which originally were inscriptions on tombs were invented by the Roman poet Martial. Poignancy and sting was deemed the necessary characteristic of this…
Epitaphs in cemeteries are sometimes funny like this one obviously written on the tombstone of a miser His heirs, that he might safely rest, Have…
These old epitaphs reveal much about how the victim died This death appears to have occurred by a tragic accident Smith ran to catch…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Some old epitaphs reflect the hard life of women and childbirth in olden days 70 years a maiden 1 year a wife 2 months…
