I Love Graveyards and Tombstones

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Despite how great the Dailey Crypt is, my favorite grave in WS-Salem cemetery is a modern one. Molly Graham Jackson's monument was one her husband, the noted artist, Billy Maxwell Jackson, created for his wife. Ms. Jackson's godson told me that the cat, Misty, a Calico Ragdoll cat, was Ms. Jackson's favorite pet. And the book she is holding is a Mary Higgins Clark novel, who was Ms. Jackson's favorite author. I particularly like how the statute of Ms. Jackson is positioned at the end of the bench so as to invite those passing by to stop and rest for a while.
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donbosco said:
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Elizabeth was my ancestor. Born a Siler.
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I have a Siler ancestor too ... My 5th great grandmother, Eve Siler, was a Virginian though. Her husband John Christopher Olinger (5th great-grandpa) was in Washington's Continental Army, and fought at Brandywine Creek and Yorktown.

www.findagrave.com

Eve Margaret Siler Olinger (1754-1854) - Find a...

Parents: Jacob SILER Sr.and Dorothy BLUBAUGH Siler Spouse: John Christopher OLINGER Sr. Died: Powell River; Cause: Old Age Children: Virginia Margaret Olinger 1784– Jacob Blubaugh Olinger 1787– John Christopher Olinger II 1790–1863 David C. Olinger 1792–1861 Mary Ann Olinger 1795–1867 Juliana...
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Find a grave is a good source for genealogy.
 
grubar said:
Great topic. My favorites include several in Savannah, Mount Auburn, Highgate
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In re Highgate: My favorite Highgate photo, that I took, is of the "Thornton Piano." I took this in January 1977. Highgate is just so chock-full of wonderful monuments, but I really like this one.
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hedge said:
Back when I had some hair…

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I went to that one at Pere Lachaise on my first trip to Europe. All types of legendary artists laid to rest there.

I thought I read something about the Morrison bust being recovered recently (after having been stolen years ago).
 
I think it was there when I went. It was actually kinda comical and sad, but probably apropos in that regard. I was backpacking solo (more or less) around Europe when that pic was taken. One of my other stops was West Berlin, so that tells you how long ago it was. I actually painted a large-ish Tar Heel on the Berlin Wall with "UNC National Champions 1989" on it. That dream came crashing down about 5 months before the Wall itself...
 
Never heard that one before but I'll take it. Actually just saw a pretty good older (well, 2011) miniseries with him in it, Parade's End..
 
duluoz said:
Well you’re standing right where it was installed in 1981.

Turns out it’s quite a tale:
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Jim Morrison's Gravesite Bust Was Found. The Mystery of Its Disappearance Continues

A bust stolen from Jim Morrison’s gravesite in Paris was found in May. But many questions linger about who took it and why.
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Hmmm, I must be misremembering then, which makes perfect sense. I must've been recalling a picture I saw of it or some such, in which it does seem a rather tawdry rendering (seems made of low grade concrete and sculpted by a novice teenager, and badly graffitied to boot), certainly in comparison to the sumptuous and splendid marbles littered about the rest of the place. Regarding that last bit, Pere Lachaise is certainly a treasure trove to those who hold with the title of this thread...
 
duluoz said:
I can see it, but to me he looks more like he’s about to turn to the Dark Side.
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Good eye, duluoz. I was well on my way when that picture was snapped, but I like to believe it did it with good cheer. I also like to believe I've since turned back to light side but some days I can't tell...
 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6627445/nancy-adams-martin?fbclid=IwY2xjawOxAbVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelbKC6bR3fLWEUzS61POHfL9h0x9MtjBXGBApdWd9zidyI1Ru5uNONaOhOWU&brid=siuC5qK3YAC4M9d6IMAEuQ

Oakdale Cemetery
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

"The simple cross reads only "Nance." More is said on a larger family monument nearby in Wilmington's historic Oakdale Cemetery. That family monument reads: "Nancy Adams Martin, died May 25, 1857, aged twenty-four years and twenty-one days. John Salter Martin was lost at sea, September 1857, aged thirty-four years. They were the eldest son and third daughter of Silas H. and Margaret Martin."

Even that, however, fails to tell the tragic story of Nancy Martin, who was buried seated in a chair, and John, whose body was never recovered from the sea. Silas Homer Martin was an antebellum businessman, shipper and captain in North Carolina's port city. Though a strong family man, he nevertheless enjoyed being at sea for long periods of time. In 1857 he planned an around-the-world voyage on his clipper ship, carrying freight from port to port. In addition to a crew including his son John, Silas Martin agreed to take along his daughter, affectionately called "Nance."

After three months of the voyage, however, Nance fell ill. With no medical help at hand, the young woman died on May 25, 1857. The grief stricken father and brother could not bring themselves to bury Nancy at sea; yet, they were on the high ocean, far from any port. Like most ships in those days, Martin's clipper carried large casks of whiskey, rum, and other alcoholic liquids. To preserve Nancy's body, the Martins decided to store her body in one of the casks. It occurred to them, however, that a body would be tossed around in the liquid as the ship reacted to the angry waves of the ocean, and this prospect was disquieting to the father and brother. It was then that they devised a plan to hold Nancy's body rigid, no matter how much the ship was buffeted by the seas.

They took a strong oak chair from one of the cabins and lashed the body to the chair in a seated position. The chair was then placed in an empty cask and nailed carefully so as to make it immovable within the barrel. After the container was filled with alcohol, it was carefully sealed and a memorial service was conducted. Now that the corpse could be preserved indefinitely, the elder Martin decided that the ship should continue its voyage, fulfilling its contract to carry freight to its destination. ...

This decision was to haunt Silas Martin, for in September, four months after Nancy's death, the ship ran into a violent storm, during which John Salter Martin was swept overboard. His body was never recovered. His father could go no farther; instead, he changed his course and began the slow, sad trip back to Wilmington. ...

After considering how to best handle the precious cask that had survived the rough seas, the family chose to bury the body of Nancy Adams Martin just as it had rested for many months. A large hole was dug in Oakdale Cemetery, and the cask, still containing Nancy's body, seated and lashed to a chair, the entire contents preserved in alcohol, was lowered into it."
 
A Long Lost Campus Cemetery? A Child's Grave Beneath Abernathy Hall? I fancy myself pretty well-versed on the history of UNC but I've never, ever heard of this. "The Mitchell cemetery was originally located behind the First President's House, built in 1795 and demolished/moved in 1913 when Swain Hall was constructed on the property."...And there is much more at the link...
MITCHELL CEMETERY (SITE) | Open Orange
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MITCHELL CEMETERY (SITE) | Open Orange



MITCHELL CEMETERY (SITE) | Open Orange

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Agnes of Glascow. Agnes was a 20 year old girl who followed her love from Glascow to America. But she died, in Candem, SC, before every catching up with him. The soldiers buried her at midnight because the minister of the Prebyterian Church controlling the cemetery refused to allow her to be buries there. Her headstone reads, "Here Lies the Body of Agnes of Glascow 1760 1780."
 
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