Category Archives: Famous graves

Hoosier Preacher

Posted on February 4, 2017 by gravelyspeaking

JAMES HAVENS DIED NOV. 4, 1864 AGED 73 YRS. & 9 MO. —- ANNA WIFE OF JAMES HAVENS DIED MAR. 23, 1864 AGED 75 Years. I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. I HAVE FINSIHED MY COURSE. I HAVE KEPT THE … Continue reading →

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The General of the Night

Posted on December 31, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

HENRY W LAWTON MAJOR GENERAL – U S V BORN MARCH 17, 1843 DIED DEC. 19, 1899 KILLED IN ACTION PHIIPPINE ISLANDS MARY C LAWTON WIFE OF HENRY W LAWTON The Henry Ware Lawton marker is in the Arlington National … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Love

Posted on December 28, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Nelson W. Blocher February 1, 1847 January 24, 1884 Inside the elaborate Victorian granite monument in the Forest Lawn Cemetery at Buffalo, New York, dedicated to Nelson Blocher, the son of John and Elizabeth Blocher, are four sculptures that depict … Continue reading →

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John Belushi and Puritan Iconography

Posted on December 22, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Here Lies Buried The Body Of JOHN BELUSHI January 24, 1949 March 5, 1982 I may be gone, but Rock and Roll lives on. Catie, a friend of mine, was vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard and walked through Abel’s Hill Cemetery … Continue reading →

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What to do with leftover turkey?

Posted on November 27, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621. They had made it through a harsh New England winter with a little more than half of the original group having survived it. For three days, the Pilgrims and … Continue reading →

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Tribute to a Pilgrim

Posted on November 24, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Here ended the Pilgrimage of JOHN HOWLAND Who died February 23, 1672/3 aged above 80 years He married Elizabeth daughter of JOHN TILLEY Who came with him in the Mayflower December 1620 From them are descended a Numerous posterity. “Hee … Continue reading →

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What’s In a Name?

Posted on November 19, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, 1600: JULIET: ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to … Continue reading →

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Vulcanus Allheart

Posted on November 17, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

AUSTIN SEWARD DIED OCT. 27, 1872 AGED 74 Ys For almost 190 years, except for a brief period when a storm blew it off and when a third courthouse was being built, a 5 foot, 6-inch cooper fish has been … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Achievement

Posted on November 11, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

IN MEMORY OF JESSE PARKER WILLIAMS BORN IN WAYNE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 27, 1842 DIED IN ATLANTA GEORGIA AUGUST 5, 1913 AND HIS WIFE CORA BEST TAYLOR FEBRUARY 14, 1860 – MARCH 22, 1924 Jesse Parker Williams’s career can … Continue reading →

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Procter and Gamble

Posted on November 2, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

William Procter (Born December 7, 1801 at Herefordshire, Herefordshire, England – Died at Cincinnati, Ohio April 4, 1884) James Gamble (Born April 3, 1803 at Enniskillen, Ireland – Died April 29, 1891, at Cincinnati, Ohio) The names Procter and Gamble are forever … Continue reading →

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