Tombstone Tuesday – 12/29/09
Robert D.
1916-1982
Marian L.
1918-1977
Brown
Robert and Marian are buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 12/22/09
Floyd E Canter
Tec 4 Us Army
World War II
Sep 2 1913 May 19 1989
Floyd is buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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Cemeteries of Gallia County: Addison - Harrison
The cemeteries of Gallia County were censused between 1976 and 1983 by a group of volunteers chaired by Mary James. At that time Mary consulted many resources which led to the discovery of over 500 cemeteries in Gallia County. The Ohio Genealogical Society cemetery project chair has told us that so far Gallia County has reported more cemeteries than any other county in Ohio .
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 12/15/09
Ernst
| Charles R. 1886 Father 1957 | Alma L. 1892 Mother 1977 |
Charles and Alma are buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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Iowa Works Project Administration Graves Registration Survey
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 12/08/09
Walter C.
1913-1990
Helen M.
1912-2002
Ernst
Walter and Helen are buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 12/01/09
Frederick K Kunder
PFC US Army
World War II
1909 1976
Frederick is buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Unearthed Tombstone Dated 1843
An article in The Daily Pantagrah (Bloomington, Illinois), dated 18 September 1926 talks about the discovery of a tombstone during the renovation of a cellar.
The discovery was made at the “old Al Loudon property at the southwest corner of Madison and Olive streets.” Etched upon the stone is “Albert, son of W. & H. Gillespie, died March 7, 1843, aged 6 months and 11 days.” They didn’t find any bones or a coffin.
The following is an excerpt from the article:
The discovery leads to the speculation whether or not there was a burying ground for the pioneers in that vicinity. At the date mentioned, Bloomington was 12 years old, the city being organized in 1831. The first setlers [sic.] reached here in 1822.
The first cemetery in the township of Bloomington was located in the Orendorff neighborhood, south of the city, where the first settlement was made. The records show that this graveyard was established in 1825. The next record shows a cemetery being opened at the south edge of Bloomington…which is now bounded on the north by the Big Four railroad. This was opened in 1832, the firs burial being a Mrs. Remington. There are no records of a burying ground at other points in the city or vicinity, although it is possible that a small group of the early residents buried their dead in the vicinity where the tombstone was found. There is also a possibility that this corner was the site of a stone mason’s shop and that the stone just found was ordered and not delivered….
Was someone buried there? Or is it the case of an undelivered stone as they suggested? I haven’t been able to find a follow-up to this story. Perhaps someone out there knows the answer to this story.
This article was written for the December 2009 edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 11/24/09
Sherman Ricker
Sgt US Army
World War I
Mar 18 1893 Nov 24 1972
Mable York Ricker
Beloved Wife and Mother
Aug 21 1893 Sept 9 1984
Sherman and Mable are buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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DAR Cemetery Transcripts of Oakland Co., Michigan
At Oakland County GenWeb
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 11/17/09
M. E. V. P.
Mary Eliz. Wight
Wife of
John F. Van Pelt
Oct. 3, 1829
June 10, 1903
Mary is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section E, Lot 462).
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 11/10/09
Eliza E. Moore
1841-1913
Infant Son
1865
Eliza and her son are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section E, Lot 470).
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 11/03/09
Sgt.
Henry C. Payne
Co.C
20 Ill. Inf.
Henry is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 10/27/09
Henry D Cooswell
U.S. Navy
Henry is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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War Grave and Memorial Photographs supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project
"The aim of The War Graves Photographic Project is to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, MoD grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to the present day and make these available within a searchable database.
Now working as a joint venture with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this will enable families, scholars and researchers to obtain, via the CWGC or TWGPP websites, a copy of the photograph of a grave or memorial which for many is impossible to visit due to the location."
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 10/20/09
Sarah A. Vreeland
Nee Smith – Nee McFee
Oct. 24, 1830, June 17, 1897.
Fanny Vreeland
July 1, 1793, Mar. 11, 1873
Sarah and Fanny are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 133).
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 10/13/09
William A. Forman
Died
Dec. 24, 1863
Aged
59 Ys, 2 Ms, 19 Ds
William is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 132).
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 10/06/09
Frank E.
Winslow
Illinois
Pvt. Sig. Corps
December 19, 1922
Frank is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 131).
Monday, October 5, 2009
Discovery Walk 2009 at Evergreen Cemetery
The Evergreen Cemetery Discovery Walk 2009 will be held in October. This year, you can discover Lincoln’s legacy by visiting the graves of the people from Lincoln’s life here in Bloomington.
Where
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
302 E. Miller, Bloomington
Dates
October 3
October 4
October 10
October 11
Time
11am and 2pm, each day
Cost
$14 general public
$12 museum members
$4 children and students with ID
Tickets will be available for purchase on September 8 at the McLean County Museum of History. General and member tickets purchased before October 2 will receive $2 off.
Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 09/29/09
Myrta May
Dau of
W. W. & Manna
Baird
Died Dec. 16, 1877
Aged 11 Mos
Myrta is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 89).
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery
The cemetery, established in 1822, was the second municipal graveyard to be opened in Richmond, Virginia when the grounds of St. John’s Churchyard, the city’s oldest cemetery, neared its capacity for internments.
Friends of Cemeteries of Middle Georgia
This website contains searchable indexes to over 55,000 graves and over 1,000 cemeteries in Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Washington and Wilkinson Counties, Georgia. Click on the links at the left or on the desired area on the map to go to the cemetery listings.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 09/22/09
DEAN
| John Dean Born Sept. 4, 1823 Died July 31, 1894 | Catherine Shaw His Wife Born Dec. 14, 1824 Died Aug. 1, 1918 |
One by one our hopes grow brighter
As we near the shining shore
For we know across the river
Wait the loved ones gone before.
As we near the shining shore
For we know across the river
Wait the loved ones gone before.
John and Catherine are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 51).
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 09/15/09
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).
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 09/08/09
John G.
Kober
1915-1918
Genevieve
Kober
1906-1907
John and Genevieve are buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Bloomington.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 09/01/09
The Hertschuh family, buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Bloomington.
Sebastian
Hertschuh,
Died Oct. 16, 1893,
Aged 71 years.
Elizabeth Blanke,
Wife of
Sebastian
Hertschuh,
Died Feb. 6, 1899,
Aged 76 years.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 08/25/09
This is a tombstone for Anna Maria. The surname is partially in the ground and is covered by grass. I’m guessing she was a child when she died since there is a lamb on the stone. She is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Bloomington.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 08/18/09
This tombstone is a little hard to read. It is that of Emma Imbach. It looks like Emma was born in 1863 and died in 1881. Emma is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Bloomington.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – 08/11/09
This tombstone is for Harry Marskey(?) who died 6 February 1887. Harry is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Bloomington.
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