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| Charlie Van Alstyne Co H 12 Inf Sp Am War |
Charlie is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 06/23/09
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| Samuel F White Co G 8 Ill Inf Sp Am War |
Samuel is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 06/16/09
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| Charles W Raymond Illinois Pvt 1 Cav July 21 1880 January 3 1949 |
Charles is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
Sunday, June 14, 2009
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Old City Cemetery of Lynchburg, Virginia
Established 1806 -- A Virginia Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places -- The Oldest Continuously-Operated Public Cemetery in Virginia
Edited from Monumental Bronze: A Representative American Company
By Barbara Rotundo
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Hester Vernon BROWN Fell (1819-1906)
The topic for the July 2009 edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival is obituaries.
This one is going to be a challenge of sorts. The “rules” are quite simple: Find a grave, then find the obituary, or vice versa. Post your finds to your blog and submit it to the carnival.
Hester Vernon BROWN Fell was the wife of Jesse Weldon FELL. She was born 2 March 1819 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She died on 12 June 1906 in Normal, McLean, Illinois. Hester, along with husband and children, is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois. You can read more about the family and the burial plot here.
Photograph of gravestone taken by Julie Tarr on 5 November 2008.
Obituary published in the Pantagrah (Bloomington, Illinois) on 13 June 1906.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 06/09/09
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| Charles Friedwald Co M 32 Regt US Vol Inf Sp Am War July 9 1879 Oct 2 1963 |
Charles is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
Sunday, June 7, 2009
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Christian County Historical/Genealogical Society - Google Maps
All known cemeteries in Christian County, IL
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
1865 Ad for Coffins
This advertisement for coffins, a.k.a. burial cases, was in The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) on 2 September 1865. The ads read as follows:
Ad 1
PATENT AIR-TIGHT
BURIAL CASES!
A good assortment always on hand.
Also wood coffins of all sorts and everything pertaining
to the undertaking business. H. JETERMain Street, east side of public square.
Bloomington, July 24, 1863
Ad 2
SOMETHING NEW!
A good assortment
METALIC BURIAL CASES
Superior to any ever before offered in this city.
Also Hexagonal Wood Coffins; a new style, unsurpassed
in quality, and at moderate prices. Hearse and attend-
ance [?]. J.L. WOLOOTTNo. 99 South Main Street.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 06/02/09
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| Harvey E Wharton Indiana Pvt Trp K 2 Regt Calvary July 29 1873 May 31 1956 |
Harvey E Wharton is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (section 5, Old City).