Epitaph

Photograph of a gravestone. Here's the image cleaned up so it's easier to read:



Looks like:

Waitsey Ann
Wife of
Orson B. Mead,
Died
June 23, 1852,
???

I tried to make the other one readable:


Best I can come up with is:

Greta/Gerta
Wife Of
..mer?
May,

A quick google search and...


Thanks Find A Grave.

Found in "The Soul Scar" by Arthur B. Reeve. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1919.

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2 comments:

  1. S.J.March 19, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    How interesting! I'd never heard of Find a Grave before, I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for posting this.

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  2. KatieMarch 20, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    I LOVE finding an uncommon name because it's so easy to find additional information! Here is family information from the 1850 census:


    Name:

    Waitsey A Hill



    Age:16



    Birth Year:abt 1834



    Birthplace:New York



    Home in 1850:Minerva, Essex, New York



    Gender:Female



    Family Number:7



    Household Members:


    Name

    Age



    Warren Hill

    40



    Jane Hill

    36



    Waitsey A Hill

    16



    Calantha Hill

    14



    Chauncey J Hill

    12



    Juliette Hill

    10



    Thomas Hill

    2



    Patric Warely

    21

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