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Submitted: 8/18/09 • Approved: 8/18/09 • Last Updated: 3/31/18 • R31053-G0-S3
Family monument:
Large Gray granite obelisk mounted on a 2-tiered base. Inscribed on the 4 sides:
West side -
LEWIS A. EMERY
OCT. 7, 1837
AUG. 18, 1900
ELIZABETH J. RANCK
WIFE OF
L. A. EMERY
MAY 7, 1837
JULY 8, 1901
South side:
EMERY
East side:
COWELLS
North side:
King
Individual marker:
FATHER
Note: Buried on the Lewis and Elizabeth Emery side of the stone.
Section 3
Contributed on 8/18/09 by pasteffen99
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