Monthly Archives: November 2019

Their Little Angel

Posted on November 25, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

ALICE MAY PARKER DIED DECEMBER 20TH 1861 IN THE 13TH YEAR OF HER AGE. A friend of mine recently shared with me that her first husband passed away when she was 23.  Her husband was 24 and their daughter was … Continue reading →

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Children

Posted on November 22, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

In the small Bethel Cemetery in rural Harrison County, Iowa, is a double tablet gravestone commemorating the graves of two children. GEO MARQUIS DIED NOV. 19, 1879 AGED 6 YEARS & 9 MONTHS   MINNIE M. DIED DEC. 29, 1879 … Continue reading →

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The Willows

Posted on November 17, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

IN memory of Eliza Hammond who Departed this life … 18th 1854, in the 17th year of her … Remember friends as you pass by As you are now, so once was I, As I am now so you must … Continue reading →

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