Author Archives: gravelyspeaking

Lewis Raul October 12, 1855 – July 18, 1924 Jane Elinor Morely Raul August 21, 1860 – April 8, 1930 Marie Edna Raul Haytock 1881 – 1964 Benjamin Haytock, Jr. March 17, 1882 – May 21, 1933 Harry Lewis Raul … Continue reading →

Dr. Traill Green, M.D. May 25, 1813 – April 29, 1897 Harriet Moore Green July 29, 1820 – February 17, 1906 Dr. Traill Green was an important figure in Easton, Pennsylvania.  According to the April 30, 1897 edition of The … Continue reading →

Charles Koffman Williams January 31, 1862 – October 12, 1944 Ida L. Wilson Williams December 17, 1866 – December 29, 1940 The Williams Family monument, titled “Vision,” in the Easton Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania, is a private commission created by … Continue reading →

Several readers have asked about the carving on the Patrick tree-stump gravestone from the previous post which is in the Friendship Park Cemetery at Paragon, Indiana. While it is clear that the hand of the female, denoted by the lace on … Continue reading →

John Quincey Patrick November 1847 – November 16, 1933 Highland Mary Franklin Patrick May 15, 1856 – June 1, 1935 Tree stump tombstones were a part of the rustic movement of the mid-nineteenth century which was characterized by designs that … Continue reading →

Often the inside of a mausoleum is the more impressive than the exterior with displaying sculptures and stained-glass windows that are not readily accessible to be viewed.  Even though this window from a mausoleum in the Mount Holly, Little Rock, … Continue reading →

IN BELOVED MEMORY OF LT. COL. JOHN BAYARD SNOWEDEN II BORN JAN. 19, 1906 KILLED IN ACTION NEAR MARBACHE, FRANCE SEPT. 7, 1944 COMMANDING 318TH INF BN 3RD ARMY U.S.A. BURIED LOT A ROW 6 GRAVE 145 AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY … Continue reading →

MOTHER ARABELLA A. BINNINGTON Born October 27th 1847 Died January 5th 1918 Grave markers are made of many different materials—stone, zinc, wood, iron, bronze, and even steel as is this marker in the Rosehill Cemetery at Idaho Falls, Idaho.  For … Continue reading →

David Kline 1836 – 1911 Within the grounds of the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, is the Congregation Emanuel Cemetery. There lies the grave of David Kline, the first president of Denver’s B’nai B’rith, early pioneer of Denver, and the … Continue reading →

Soldier ADOLF SCHNIEDER Born November 8th, 1884 – Died July 10th, 1916 He died For the Fatherland The dramatic gravestone of Adolf Schnieder, a German soldier who died in World War I, stands in a shaded recess in the Main … Continue reading →