William H. Hanna
Died Aug. 5, 1870
Aged
46 Yrs [??]
Frances Mary Stipp
Wife of
William H. Hanna
Died
Dec. 23, 1893
Aged
69 Yrs, 2 Ms & 24 Ds
William and Frances are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section A, Lot 37).
What beautiful old gravestones. The one has an anchor on it. How interesting. Was a sailor maybe?
ReplyDeleteWilliam H. Hanna died after being struck by lightning while at home, in bed, with his wife next to him! There is a Bloomington Pantagraph article about this bizarre occurrence. His wife was momentarily knocked senseless and then came to just before her husband died, according to the newspaper account.
ReplyDeleteHis wife was a daughter of Dr. George W. Stipp, whose obelisk tombstone is also pictured on your site.
This is a great site!