Friday, November 21, 2008

John R. Cobb, "True and Faithful to all Duties"

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John R. Cobb's gravemarker proclaims to all who see it that he was " True and faithful to all duties." John died slightly 7 m...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Brewer Children of Camden, Mississippi

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So often during the 1800's, children died in infancy or while still very young, sometimes due to contagious diseases for which no vaccin...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Bethel Methodist Church, Attala County, MS

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Right : Bethel Methodist Church, near Hesterville, in Attala County, Mississippi Below: Bethel Cemetery, where over 300 residents and former...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Mystery of Mary Vanarsdale

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This gravestone in Good Hope Baptist Church's Cemetery touched me when I saw it, primarily because of the little lamb gracing the stone...
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Good Hope Cemetery - Woodmen of the World Tombstones

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The Entrance to Good Hope Cemetery, established 1851, near the Good Hope Baptist Church. Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located across...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Epitaph of the Week

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One by one earth's ties are broken As we see our life decay; And the hopes so fondly cherished Brighten but to pass away. One by one our...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Mary J. Byne - Comments from a Reader

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Yesterday, I received a very nice comment from a reader about The Graveyard Rabbit of Attala County and the stories there. One post in parti...