Showing posts with label Milam-Hobbs Cemetery. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday: Jacob Grabeel 1784 - 1861



Tombstone of Jacob Grabeel, Milam-Hobbs Cemetery
Hagan, Lee Co., Virginia


Inscription:


In memory of
Jacob Grabeel
Died
July 23, 1861
in the 77th Yr.
of his age.

Milam-Hobbs Cemetery on State Route 621, Hagan, Virginia
via Google Earth

Jacob Grabeel was my paternal fourth great grandfather. He was born in Pennsylvania to German parents, John and Catherine Grabeel. He and his first wife Mary were the parents of my third great grandmother, Susannah, wife of James Monroe Martin. Jacob died in Lee Co., Virginia and is buried in the Milan-Hobbs Cemetery in Hagan.

Tombstone photos used with permission from FindAGrave.com volunteer, Phil Cheek.

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