This was another small, beautiful old cemetery, quite off the beaten path.
You can see on the screenshot here where I mapped out directions to get here. It was about 3.5 miles from the Belmont Ridge Cemetery that I posted last weekend. I thought it was odd saying it would take 33 minutes, tho....
But when we actually went to drive there - it wanted us to park out on the paved road and walk the mile or so back! The dirt road was actually in pretty good condition, considering the amount of rain & flooding that had happened in the days before we got there. Anyway. Not walking!!! But that explained the 33 minutes.
All the headstones were way back along the far side of the lot from where we parked.
This is the first stone that caught my attention!
I haven't seen a slab like this since the Spouse & I went to Boston.
in memory of
Elizabeth
consort of
Joseph Moore
died June 9, 1859
age 47 years 8 months
John A. Beatty
son of William & Nancy
1835 - 1852
This stone must have been stacked together for a long time, since the willow tree and his name are in beautiful condition.
William Smith
died Jan 28, 1878
aged 26y 1m & 13d
I wish I could tell what the carving at the top had been.
Close up of said carving....
at first it looked like pelvic bones - which would be weird, but ya never know...
another look, I can see it's a pitcher of some sort but can't tell what's at the top.
Mary
wife of William Smith
died Dec 3, 1859
aged 77y, 4m, 26d
close up of Mary's carving. I've seen the hand pointing up, which means the soul had risen to Heaven. But all the flowers around the wrist are so pretty!
Roses stand for everlasting love, purity and beauty of soul.
Margaret
also the wife of William Smith
died Aug 14, 1839
aged 60 years (maybe)
Close up of Margaret's carving
William Smith
died Nov 6, 1857
in the 85th year of his age
Close up of William's carving
Martha
wife of John Smith
died Aug 20, 1853
aged 52yr (I think), 7m, 27d
close of up Martha's carving
John Smith
died Apr 10, 1865
Age 61yr, 3m, 5d.
Erected to the memory of
Eugene Cowles
who departed this life on the 4th day of August, AD 1832
aged ? years, 4 months & 13 days
Close up of the top of Eugene's stone (and a mud dauber nest)
Most of the inscription is gone from this area, but the hearts on each corner are a nice touch!
It reminds me of a pumpkin.
I saw this building when I was first looking on Find A Grave - I thought it was a creepy old house, but seeing it in real life, it reminded me of something you'd see on a campground. The windows were boarded, but they were on hinges. It looked a bit farther away on the map, too.
Thomas Dunn
died Nov 21, 1861
in his 57th year
Find a Grave says he was a private in the 15th Ohio Infantry, Co K.
I didn't get the name on this one - I just noticed the fern carvings.
Dallas S.
son of GA & AR price
died
Sep 15, 1865
aged 5m 8da
look at how close the stones are!
I wonder if there was a little portrait in that square?
Margaret M.
died May 7, 1866
Find a Grave says she was 4y 4m 4d old, but I swear that line under her name says wife of G. Todd....and it looks like it says 34y
Anyhoo. Rest in peace, Margaret!
Rebecca
wife of John Price
died Jul 1, 1868
aged 61y 3m 10d
I love her dove and swirls.
Mary J. Beaty
died Aug 22, 1879
Aged 33y 10m 2d
Assuming Ester is the daughter....
Esther
wife of Samuel Rankin
died
Aug 23, 1851
aged 68y 10m 9d
in 2013, this stone was still standing
and they most definitely spelled her name Easter!
Adam Rankin
died
Feb 15, 1881
aged
71y 7m 3d
Brother
Samuel C. McElwain
1848 - 1897
flowers!
Dewitt James Todd
Apr 2, 1890 - Oct 25, 1918
Sunken, leaf-filled, grave-sized hollows
Creepy building from the road
Lots of deer bones across the road
There is a camera pointing down at the door, but I didn't see any wires running from the poles to the structure itself.
