Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Abrams Family Plot

Located at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
This is the Abrams family plot marker.
Amos Abrams
1829 - 1901

Annie Abrams
Born
April 12, 1861
Died
Jan 10, 1882

Elizabeth Abrams
Born
Nov 25, 1835
Died
Aug 20, 1866

Hannah Abrams
Died
Jan 15, 1863
Aged
63 Years

Monday, December 13, 2010

I Got Nominated!

Family Tree Magazine 40 Best Genealogy Blogs - Voting has begun
Family Tree Magazine has opened voting for their second annual round of the 40 Best Genealogy Blogs as chosen by the Genealogy Community.

The categories this year are:
•Local/regional history and genealogy
•Heritage groups
•Research advice and how-to
•Cemeteries
•“My Family History”
•“Everything” blogs
•New blogs
•Technology

My blog has been honored with a nomination in the "Cemeteries" category.

You can vote by clicking the link below, Voting is open through Monday December 20th.

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Thieves Hit Casket In Local Cemetery


Seddie

Located at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.

"Our Seddie"
Seddie L. Clark 
Dec 20, 1864
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Time Never-ending

Located at Mt Hope Cemetery in Webb City, MO.
Pruitt Brady
Stevens
July 2, 1917 -  May 8, 1977

Mariana Butts
Stevens
Aug 19, 1914 - Dec 7, 1995

The sundial symbolises mortality and the passage of time.  But seems to me it's rather a sad reminder that the sundial will continue to mark the passage of time when the person that rests beneath it no longer will.

 Mors Vincit Omnia
 (translation: death conquers all or death always wins)

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Friday, December 10, 2010

Lipe Family Plot

Located at Tahlequah Cemetery in Tahlequah, OK.

(Top)
Oliver
Son of
O.W. & C. Lipe
Born
Nov 29, 1851
Died
Dec 16, 1854

(Bottom)
Fanny M
Daughter of
O.W. & C. Lipe
Born
Feb 26, 1857
Died
Mar 6, 1870

Nancy E
Daughter of
O.W. & C. Lipe
Born
Mar 10, 1845
Died
Oct 10, 1866

John G
Son of
O.W. & C. Lipe
Jan 1, 1844
Killed
 In Battle
July 27, 1862
A Confederate Soldier

Catherine
Wife of
O.W. Lipe
May 1811
Died
Aug 31, 1876