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Greenwood Cemetery open in 1869 after being converted from a farm, and covers 43 acres. It is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) lived on the farm in the late 1700s. Over the years, Greenwood's fortunes declined. The cemetery became a target for vandalism and many headstones were toppled and broken. Maintenance became sporadic and vegetation began to consume the cemetery. Only the front third of the cemetery is cleared enough to walk through unimpeded. The rear of the cemetery has reverted to forest with trees springing up through the middle of graves. It is not an unusual sight to see a headstone pinioned between two trees. The Knights of Pythias, upset over conditions at Greenwood, tried unsuccessfully to have their name removed from the cemetery. The court has appointed Gloria Boyd & Kevin Lynch custodians of the cemetery on a temporary basis. They are in charge of getting the grounds in repair and arranging burials. The decision on a permanent owner will be at a later date.
Christina Tait and Alexander Gibb
Robert Gibb
Christina Meldrum or Tait
William Philips
Mary Tait
Richard Gibb
Jessie Hutchison
I'm not even going to try to untangle the first and second spousal and familial relationships other than to note that, in Scots tradition, wives did not automatically change surnames on marriage, so I think that the equivalent English usage would have been Meldrum née Tait
Photos taken in the Polly Cemetery, near Bandera, Texas.
The name and dates of the person interred here have been chiseled out of the marble in the middle. Wonder what that story is.
The cemetery was laid out in 1840. The lodge shown here was originally described as a chapel
The building stands by the entrance gates, which are at the eastern side of the cemetery.
Both the lodge and the gates were designed in 1839 by John Stephen (of Scott, Stephen & Gale).
Julius Driver (1795-1883) migrated from Georgia in 1852, buying some Faulkenberry headright land, and later giving 4.5 acres for this cemetery. A daughter-in-law, Mary Groover (Mrs. William G.) Driver, was first person buried here, in 1869. Driver also gave site in 1878 for nearby Hicks Spring Church and school. There the Confederate veterans of Freestone County had their first reunion in 1890. The recorded deed of cemetery to the public was made by a subsequent landowner, John Hays, in 1901. The Driver Cemetery Association has governed the property since 1915. There are now 673 graves. (1975) (Marker No. 9872)
Description: Comb graves in Cub Cemetery, Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: February 11, 2013
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Crawford Q - Cub Cem 17
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Grave of Lyman Bulkley Wilcox, d. 1875, Maple Cemetery, Berlin, Connecticut. Civil War veteran and Andersonville survivor.
Redcar Cemetery
"The Paccitto family first came to the United Kingdom, in 1897/1898, (104 years ago) from Italy. Their first visit was understood to be temporary, and they returned shortly back to Italy. Late in 1898, the Paccitto family returned to England, and Giocoso Paccitto, began a chain of shops starting with a cafe premises/ice cream in Norton Road, Stockton. These premises have long since gone under the demolition bulldozer. They re-sited their shop premises, which are still there in Stockton, along Yarm Road/Dovecot Street junction.
Giocoso started the shops located in Redcar in 1924. The ‘Nova Bar’ on The Esplanade, Redcar, (now long gone) became a favourite for an ice cream in the early days of Redcar. If you are old enough you should be able to remember the premises, over the other side of the road from the pier ballroom.
The present Esplanade premises (next to M & S) are now owned by Mike & George Paccitto. Both premises were running side by side until the ‘Nova Bar’ was demolished. Shortly after this, the family business extended into the High Street. During this time the family expanded further, to the well-known seaside town of Scarborough.
A local thought is that people think that both the Redcar shops are connected all the way through from the High Street to The Esplanade. This is quite untrue, and is in fact separate shops." www.redcar.org
Photo taken in a Jewish Cemetery on Jamesville Ave. in Syracuse, NY.
Best viewed large.
If you look on top of the grave is some sort of an offering. What it means and what it represents is beyond me. It was made of glass and looks kinda old.
Brompton Cemetery is one of London’s magnificent 7. Being centrally located it makes an amazing free attraction to visit in London. It’s not as rural as some of the other magnificent 7, having a more formal park feel. The most memorable part though is it has some of the most amazing statues, monuments and mausoleums, including the central circle packed with gravestones, creating a spectacular sight.
Oakland Cemetery
Nikon D2x
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
Nikon 52mm CPL, with rotating hood
See my Oakland Cemetery Blue Sky Day WED 10-22-08 set here.
The light in cemeteries around Paris can be incredible. It gets better as the sun disappears (behind clouds or the horizon).
The nearby burial ground is named for William Ramsey, who in 1886 formally deeded the land around several early graves as a cemetery. The oldest legible tombstone, dated 1862, bears the name of Rebecca Henning. Many burial sites are marked only with native stones. Some of Erath County's first pioneers and several war veterans are buried in Ramsey Cemetery. Some of the pioneers and their descendants who are interred there are members of the Patton, Robertson, Lancaster, Tudor, Hampton, Carr, Mitchell, and Wideman families. (1986) (Marker No. 4176)