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Submitted: 11/11/10 • Approved: 11/11/10 • Last Updated: 4/18/18 • R36652-G36652-S3
Headstone:
Broken in 2 pieces. Top half is wedged between the bottom half and the headstone beside it. All that can be made out on the top half is the word MOTHER. Bottom half:
WIFE OF
E. VIRGIL
BORN
OCT. 11, 1801.
DIED.
NOV. 1, 1884
Headstone:
OUR
FATHER
ELON VIRGIL
DIED
JAN. 10, 1862
AGED
67 yr's. 7 mo's. 6 d's.
Note: There is a faint line of inscription at the bottom of Elon's stone but it is too worn to read.
Contributed on 11/11/10 by pasteffen99
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