Beneath the shade of aging trees in Lucasville Cemetery, a uniquely preserved monument quietly honors a man who stood at the birth of a nation. Captain William Lucas Sr., born in 1742 in Frederick County, Virginia, answered the call for liberty during the American Revolution — and in death, he Continue Reading
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Reading the Headstone of Margaret Burris
At Friendship Cemetery in Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio, stands a weathered siltstone marker—its hand-carved inscription a fading testament to a woman named Margaret Burris. She died on May 1, 1843, in her 60th year. Born Margaret Rankins, she was the daughter of Moses Rankins. In 1802, she married Ignatius Continue Reading
“This Languishen Hed Is at Rest”: A Child’s Epitaph from Young’s Station
In a quiet patch of trees along the former railroad line in Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio, stands a gravestone that has weathered nearly two centuries. It marks the grave of Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac and Nancy McCan, who died on August 22, 1852, at the age of Continue Reading
Words Left Behind: The Monument of Hannah Spangler Waring
In Brick Union Cemetery in Lloyd, Greenup County, Kentucky, not far from the banks of the Ohio River, rests Hannah E. Spangler Waring. She was born April 26, 1833, to Christian Spangler and Cassandra Rigg, and later married James Lawrence Waring. Hannah died on July 8, 1865, at just 32 Continue Reading
A Debt to Nature
Death is a debt to nature due,Which we have paid & so must you.
Portsmouth Ghost Story Revived by the Finding of an Old Tombstone
“The workmen engaged in demolishing the old Kerr residence on East Second street made a curious discovery this morning. They came across an old tombstone that had evidently been put there when the house was built and used as a hearthstone.” “On the outside the, the tombstone was lettered as Continue Reading
