Urn-topped slender monument for Susan C. Arde, wife of John T. (1844-1927). Beneath the urn is a sheaf of wheat, symbolizing a long, fruitful life. The gravestone is in a plot within an iron fence. Background is a cemetery, with trees even further in the back.

Cherry's maternal grandmother in Cedar Hill #Cemetery in Cochran, Bleckley County, #Georgia.

Susan C.
Wife of John T. Arde
Dec 21, 1844
Oct 25, 1927

#genealogy #familyhistory #cemeteryphotography #southerngraves

Tom G. Padgett is Killed (1943) The World War I veteran was shot in his left side with a pistol. Thomas Glover "Tom" Padgett was born on 10 July 1888 in Twiggs County, Geor...

Latest up at the Southern Graves blog is a short post about the 1943 shooting death of World War I veteran Tom G. Padgett in Gastonia, North Carolina. -- tinyurl.com/3fape65z

#cemeteryresearch #veteran #WWI #homicide #crimeandcriminals #Georgia #NorthCarolina #familyhistory #southerngraves

Killing of William Thomas McVay (1876) Homicide at Cochran, Georgia William Thomas McVay was born on 24 August 1835. He married Martha Ella Linder in Laurens County, Georgia, on 4...

New post up at the Southern Graves blog is about the 1876 #killing of prominent cotton buyer William Thomas McVay of Cochran, #Georgia. See >> tinyurl.com/yvzhvpfj

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! 🍂

#crimeandcriminals #reconstructionera #southerngraves

3 headstones for the children of Dr. T. F. & N. W. Walker. The inscriptions are largely unreadable, but each has an engraving of a lying lamb. Cemetery background, including a few trees, and even a few buildings farther in the distance.

3 little #lambs.

Children of Dr. Thomas Frank & Nancy Williams Walker.

Cedar Hill #Cemetery in Cochran, Bleckley County, #Georgia.

#littlelamb #sufferthelittlechildren #cemeteryphotography #southerngraves

Full view of female mourning figure atop the gravestone for Mattie Sheppard (1877-1911). She has shoulder-length hair, holds a long-stemmed flower in her left hand, and stands next to a planter or large vase.

Close-up of the female mourning figure's left hand and long-stemmed flower.

Close-up of upper portion of the mourning figure. Behind her is a blue sky with white, wispy clouds.

Close-up of the mourning figure's face, with the blue sky as a background.

#31DaysofGraves 26: Figure

A female #mourning figure tops the #gravestone for Mattie (1877-1911), wife of B. F. Sheppard, at Sunnyside #Cemetery in Cordele, Crisp County, #Georgia.

#cemeteryphotography #mourningfigure #southerngraves

Simple block gravestone for Sarah E., wife of G. O. McDaniel (1864-1922). There is a small bouquet of pink flowers in front of the stone, with autumn leaves surrounding it.

18 years before John's #death, when he was 35, his mother Sarah died of tuberculosis of the lungs. She was 58.

#medicalhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #fallinthecemetery #southerngraves

G. M. Bulloch was Stabbed to Death in 1908 Standing on the hallowed ground, merely a visitor scanning the stones, I rarely know what befell the remains buried below. Until I do the re...

If interested, I just posted a 1908 news article about the #stabbing of Bulloch at the Southern Graves blog -- tinyurl.com/yc7b7nxd

#cemeteryresearch #madethenews #violentdeath #genealogy #familyhistory #southerngraves

Tombstone for William is lying atop many broken pieces of stone that once were part of the ledger marker (or simple slab) over his grave.

#31DaysofGraves 15: Damaged

William Anthony Ligon
b. Apr 28, 1868
d. May 13, 1906

Though he sleeps,
his memory doth live.

Sunnyside #Cemetery, Cordele, Crisp County, #Georgia

#runninglate 😁 #inpieces #genealogy #familyhistory #southerngraves

Simple headstone with "Hobart M." inscribed on top (facing up) with the rest of the inscription in the typical, front-facing location.

Death certificate for Hobart McKinley McDaniel, noting parents' names and cause of death (typhoid fever).

Hobart McKinley
Son of George Oliver & Sarah E. (Capps) McDaniel
Jul 22, 1896 - Oct 13, 1916

Maddux #Cemetery, Harrison, Hamilton (then James) County, #Tennessee

Cause of death: Typhoid Fever

#genealogy #familyhistory #fallinthecemetery #causeofdeath #typhoidfever #deathrecords #southerngraves

Gravestone for Ann Prioleau -- top half shows an hourglass on the left and a skull and crossbones on the right.

Close-up of hourglass, skull, and crossbones.

#31DaysofGraves 13: Skeleton

Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Graveyard
Charleston, South Carolina

Here lyes interr'd the Body [of]
Ann Prioleau
who died Sept ____
Aged 22 [25?] Years

#graveyard #cemetery #charleston #southcarolina #skullandcrossbones #southerngraves

US government issued headstone for War of 1812 veteran Allen Wiggins. A Latin, or Christian, cross was chosen as the emblem of belief, and it is inscribed at the top. In the ground, directly in front of the headstone, is a small American flag.

Forgot to add earlier...

Here's William's son:

Allen Wiggins
GA Vols
War of 1812
1794 - 1857

Oaklawn #Cemetery in Fort Valley, Peach County, #Georgia

#Warof1812 #LatinCross #ChristianCross #EmblemofBelief #militaryhistory #militaryheadstone #southerngraves

#31DaysofGraves 7: #Angel

This little one was placed for Helen (1893-1896), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McKenzie. Found in Felton #Cemetery at Montezuma, Macon County, #Georgia.

#cemeteryangel #cemeteryart #cemeterysculpture #sufferlittlechildren #southerngraves #familyhistory

Death of General Otis "Ott" McDaniel in 1948, and the Killing of Henry Mayberry in 1931 by Col. H. A. "Buffalo Bill" Lewis More on the latter later. General Otis "Ott" McDaniel Maddux Cemetery Harrison, Hamilton County, Tennessee © 2025 S. Lincecum The blue-eyed...

Latest up at #SouthernGraves is a twofer! (1) Death of General Otis "Ott" McDaniel in 1948, & (2) the Killing of Henry Mayberry in 1931 by Col. H. A. "Buffalo Bill" Lewis. One might connect to the other, but - full disclosure - I'm not sure. tinyurl.com/yz2k8mjx

#cemetery #genealogy #history

"I'm tired of this old sinful world. Meet me in heaven." -- Carrie Reece (1895-1924) Carrie Zona Penland was born in April 1895 at Gilmer County, Georgia to Thomas Young Penland (1850-1941) and Huldy Corline Orr (1859-1902). ...

A couple months before her 29th birthday, Carrie committed suicide. According to the Atlanta Constitution, "Mental disorder on account of a religious obsession is said to have been responsible for the act."

More information here - tinyurl.com/35ps2t7y

#SouthernGraves

Maddux Cemetery is located in Harrison Bay State Park.

Fifteen days shy of 100 years!

Minnie E. McDaniel
Oct 19, 1896
Oct 4, 1996

Maddux Cemetery
Harrison, Hamilton County, Tennessee

#cemetery #tennessee #southerngraves

Thomas Herald (c. 1816 - c. 1894): Southern Unionist in Tennessee's Lost County of James And that's all I know about him. As claimed in the previous post , Thomas Herald was the father of Sam Herald, who was the husband of Rachel...

Latest up at the Southern Graves blog - Thomas Herald (c1816-c1894): Southern Unionist in Tennessee's Lost County of James >> tinyurl.com/scua8syx

#cemetery #headstone #civilwar #tennessee #history #genealogy #southerngraves