Tombstone Tuesday: John and Mary Martin

John was the brother of my paternal great, great grandmother Ursula Ann (Martin) Davis Burnette. His wife was Mary Martha Thompson, daughter of John and Sarah (Debord) Thompson. They were married in Pulaski Co., Kentucky on 17 Nov 1867.

Mary Martin b.  29 Oct 1844 d. 3 Nov 1907 - John Martin b. 1 Jan 1843 d. 7 Nov 1875
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky

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Tombstone Tuesday: Robert and Jane Whiteley

Robert Henry Whiteley:  21 Aug 1815 - 22 Jan 1894
Jane Whiteley: 6 Oct 1820 - 22 May 1896

Tombstone of Robert and Jane Whiteley
Circle Grove Cemetery - Spiceland, Indiana

Robert and Jane (Woollen) Whiteley were my maternal 3rd great grandparents. More information and photos may be found at the following links:

Quaker Roots: Robert Henry Whiteley 1815 - 1894 

Funeral Card Friday: Quaker Roots

Note: Surname is most commonly spelled "Whiteley". The second e is left off the tombstone.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Nancy Eliza (Martin) Brown

Nancy was the daughter of James Monroe and Susannah (Grabeel) Martin. She was the sister of my paternal great, great grandmother, Ursula Ann (Martin) Davis-Burnette. Nancy was born 10 Dec 1850 in Lee Co., Virginia. She married Pleasant H. Brown on 16 Oct 1868 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky and died a little over two years later.

Tombstone of Nancy E. Brown, Friendship Cemetery, Rockcastle Co., Kentucky

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Tombstone Tuesday: Ruth Darling 1899-1976

RUTH DARLING

1 Mar 1899 - 15 Nov 1976

Circle Grove Cemetry, Spiceland Township, Henry Co., Indiana

Ruth was the daughter of Elijah D. and Onedia C. (Morris) Darling, and the niece of my maternal 2nd great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Darling) Runyan. Ruth never married.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Francis A. Davis 1857-1882

FRAИCIƧ  A. DAVIƧ

18 Jan 1857 - 12 Feb 1882

Tombstone of Francis A. Davis
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky

Francis was the son of Forney J. and Mary Ann (Evans) Davis and brother to my paternal great, great grandfather, John Miller Davis. Francis married Mary E. Debord, daughter of Logan G. and Clarissa B. (Cummins) Debord, on 20 Jan 1880. His brother Leander, married Mary's sister Sarah one year later. Both brothers died in their mid-twenties, after a little more than two years of marriage, leaving widows with no children.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Quincy and Susan Darling

J. Quincy and Susan (Wilson) Darling
Glen Cove Cemetry, Knightstown, Indiana

John Quincy Darling was the son of Samuel and Beulah (Smith) Darling, my maternal great, great grandparents. Quincy married Susan A. Wilson on April 1, 1896 in Rush Co., Indiana. Susan was the daughter of John J. and Margaret (Sloan) Wilson. 

While their marriage was the first for Quincy, it was Susan's third marriage and the only one that did not end in divorce. She was first married to Jasper N. Kirkpatrick in 1877 with whom she had a daughter, Leila N. Kirkpatrick. Susan's second marriage was to Henry Theodore Schobert in 1885 with whom she had two sons, John William Schobert and Charles Oscar Schobert (Mayor of Hammond, Indiana 1930-1935).

Quincy and Susan were married 45 years before Susan died. They had no children together. Both are buried in Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown, Henry Co., Indiana.

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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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Tombstone Tuesday: Phoebe Maud Trowbridge

Phoebe Maud Trowbridge

24 Nov 1876 - 6 Jul 1891

Raysville Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Henry Co., Indiana
Photo taken by me in May of 1999

Phoebe Maud was the daughter of John Calvin and Phoebe (Cook) Trowbridge, and sister of my maternal great grandmother, Ida May Newby. Her birth is written in the Memorandum section of  Ida May's Bible. Her death is not mentioned. She was only 14 years old.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Leander Sizemore Davis

 18 Nov 1859 - 29 Dec 1883

Tombstone of Leander Sizemore Davis
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky

Inscription:
"May he rest in peace"

Leander was the son of Forney J. and Mary Ann (Evans) Davis and brother to my paternal great, great grandfather, John Miller Davis. Leander married Sarah F. Debord, daughter of Logan G. and Clarissa B. (Cummins) Debord, on 27 Jan 1881. No children from this union.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Elijah and Onedia Darling

Elijah D. Darling   May 28, 1859 - July 8, 1915

Married August 11, 1884

Onedia C. Morris   May 1867 - 1923

Buried Circle Grove Cemetery, Spiceland Twp., Henry Co., Indiana

Elijah was the twin of my maternal great grandmother,
Mary Elizabeth (Darling) Runyan.
Elijah and Onedia had 10 known children, 2 daughters died in infancy.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Wilson and Melvina Mattingly

Joseph James Wilson Mattingly

son of James Edward and Cecelia Ann "Sally" (Cusick) Mattingly

JOSEPH W.

MATTINGLY

Born

Feb. 14, 1832

Died

Mar. 13, 1914

He was a kind

and loving father

*Note: Dates are incorrect on stone. Baptized Joseph James Wilson Mattingly, 8-17-1838, by Rev. Vitalis Giles at St. Charles Catholic Church. Age 9 months. Sponsor, Weekly Mattingly (aunt). Parents, James Mattingly & Sylby Cussik (Cusick). Death certificate gives birth as "January 1832" and a death date of "March 18, 1914". Most researchers agree that the correct date of birth is December 8, 1837.   

Susan Melvina (Tucker) Mattingly

daughter of William Raphael and Elizabeth Maria (Brady) Tucker

MELVINA

wife of

J. W. MATTINGLY

Born

Jul. 10, 1830

Died

Oct. 21, 1899

She was a tender mother

and an affectionate wife.

Wilson and Melvina are buried in Calvert City Cemetery in Calvert City, Marshall Co., Kentucky. They are the paternal great, great grandparents of my husband Mike.  

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Tombstone Tuesday: William and Sarah Flowers

William Flowers b. 4 Apr 1822 Maryland - d. 8 Oct 1906 Illinois
m. June 1, 1842 Bond Co., Illinois - at least 8 children
Sarah Patterson b. 31 Aug 1822 Pennsylvania - d. 18 Feb 1901 Illinois

Old Liberty Cemetery, Fayette Co., Illinois
photo take by me on May 31, 2011

Sarah was the oldest daughter of my paternal third great grandparents, Robert and Mary (Root) Patterson.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Samuel and Louisa Darling

McCray Cemetery
Wilkinson, Hancock Co., Indiana

Samuel Claude Darling was the son of Samuel S. and Mariah (Luthultz) Darling and the nephew of my great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Darling) Runyan. He married Louisa May Sullivan on January 23, 1909 in Henry Co., Indiana. They had two children: Wilbur Harold and Isabella Jane. Louisa was the daughter of Andrew and Isabelle (Johnson) Sullivan and was responsible for writing the lengthy obituary of my great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Robert Patterson 1802-1873

ROBERT PATTERSON

Died May 11, 1873

Aged 70 y. 7 m. 1 d.

Go home dear friends

And dry your tears,

I will arise 

when Christ appears.

My paternal 3rd great grandfather, husband of Mary Root
buried Old Liberty Cemetery, Fayette Co., Illinois
photos taken by me on May 31, 2011

Close up of Robert Patterson Tombstone

Old Liberty Cemetery, Fayette Co., Illinois

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Tombstone Tuesday: Clinton Allen and Pansy K. (Newby) Stevens

Pansy K. Newby b. 2 Jun 1889 - d. 7 May 1953
daughter of Strother and Flora (Lindamood) Newby
(raised from infancy by Truman and Mary (Lindamood) Goldsberry)
Clinton A. Stevens b. 18 Mar 1886 - d. 27 Jul 1946
son of Jasper and Josephine (Burns) Stevens

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
photo used with permission from FindAGrave.com volunteer BJJ

More about this couple at this link: 

Pansy: Daughter of Strother and Flora (Lindamood) Newby 

Pansy's obituary can be seen here: 

Sunday's Obituary: Pansy K. (Newby) Stevens.

Would love to hear from Pansy's descendants!

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Tombstone Tuesday: Family of Leonidas P. Newby

Leonidas Perry Newby was the son of Jacob N. and Levina (Leonard) Newby and the brother of my maternal great, great grandfather, John A. Newby. He married Mary Elizabeth Breckenridge in 1876 and they had two children: Florence "Floss" Newby who married (and divorced) Marsh P. Cooper, and Floyd J. Newby who married Mary H. Lewis. Floyd was attorney for the sale of the farmhouse owned by my maternal great grandparents, Charles Lee and Ida May (Trowbridge) Newby, in Spiceland Township, Henry Co., Indiana. and also the attorney signing the will of Millie (Trowbridge) McMullen, Ida May Newby's sister. I have in my possession a copy of the complete title abstract for the farmhouse from the earliest date to the 1970s, and an original copy of Millie's will.

All five Newbys below are buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry Co., Indiana
(These photos were all taken by me in 1998)

Leonidas Perry Newby b. 9 Apr 1855 - d. 25 Oct 1945

Mary Elizabeth (Breckenridge) Newby b. 1857 - d. 17 Feb 1950

Florence "Floss" (Newby) Cooper b. 3 May 1877 - d. 17 Nov 1948

Floyd J. Newby b. 9 Jan 1879 - d. 14 Jan 1962

Mary H. (Lewis) Newby b. 26 Aug 1882 - d. 1 Jan 1978

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Tombstone Tuesday: Silas Jefferson Metcalf

S. J. METCALF

CO. D.

37 KY. INF.

Riverview Cemetery, Nelson Co., Kentucky

Maternal great, great grandfather of my husband Mike, father of Edna Metcalf Melvin and approximately 19 others by three wives. See more at this link: Amanuensis Monday: The Will of Silas J. Metcalf.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Euna Ellen (Wallen) Norton

ELLA WALLEN

Wife of John Norton

born Sept. 25, 1883* - died July 28, 1907

Skaggs Creek Baptist Cemetery, Rockcastle Co., Kentucky

*Tombstone birth year is an error.

Euna Ellen "Ella" Wallen was born September 25, 1881. Her sister Lucy was born August 15, 1883. From the diary of Ella's brother, my great grandfather Oliver:

February 17, 1905 - "...Jess, Ella and I are all that is left of Mamma's children. Ella lives in Rockcastle Co., Ky. Jess is here with me. O. M. Wallen Born July 12, 1870. Jessee Uriah Wallen Born Oct. 17, 1878. Euna Ellen Wallen Born Sep. 25, 1881..."


The name "Euna" was a name used often in my family. The first I know of was Euna (Delaney) Sutton, Ella's maternal grandmother. Ella's maternal aunt was Euna Ann (Sutton) Lawrence, her grandmother's sister Isabel (Delaney) Reynolds named a daughter Euna Ellen and another sister, Mary Ann (Delaney) Lindsay, named a daughter Mary Euna and I think there are others. It is also one of the most misspelled names: Una, Unah, Uny, Unice, Eunice, etc. The quote from Oliver's diary shown above is the first I found it correctly spelled and, much later, after following Euna Ann Lawrence out west, I found it spelled correctly in her death records.

Ella died just 6 months after her brother Oliver and Jess died 10 years later. Their father outlived them all by 5 more years. Their mother and all 9 of her children died of TB in one form or another.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Mary "Polly" (Price) Gollaher

Mary, wife of B. A. Gollaher 1804-1873
Photos take by me in 1998

Original tombstone, broken in pieces

Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Larue Co., Kentucky 1998

Newer, double tombstone of Mary and her husband Austin Gollaher

Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Larue Co., Kentucky 1998


Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

White City, Larue Co., Kentucky 1998

Austin and Mary were the maternal 3rd great grandparents of my husband Mike. Mike descends from their daughter Elizabeth (Gollaher) Melvin, wife of Nathan L. R. Melvin. While these photos were taken in 1998, we were there again earlier this year photographing mostly Melvin tombstones that I did not yet have in my collection from this cemetery.

This is the fifth in a series of six daily blog posts I am doing on Benjamin Austin Gollaher, the maternal 3rd great grandfather of my husband Mike. Previous posts on Gollaher (done before this series) can be seen at the links below:

Boy Hero Saves Life of Young Abe Lincoln

The Reconstruction of Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace

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