Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: John W. and Sarah E. Jollett

Tombstone Tuesday is a daily prompt at Geneabloggers which asks bloggers to create a post including an image of a gravestone of one or more ancestors; it may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor.


The tombstone of John Wesley Jollett and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Smith is the most elaborate one in my family.  It reflects their important place in the community that admired them so much.  This prominent tombstone is the first one anyone notices upon entering the cemetery on the hill behind the Jollett United Methodist Church in Jollett Hollow, Page County, Virginia.

Tombstone of John W. and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Jollett


Sarah E. wife of
Rev. J. W. Jollett
Died Jan 30 1917
Aged 82 Yrs
8 M and 8 DS

Rev. J. W. Jollett
Died Oct 18 1916
Aged 84 yrs
6 M and 12 DS

Precious in the sight of the Lord is
the death of His saint

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3 comments:

  1. DanaFebruary 12, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    That is quite elaborate. I've never seen one like that before.

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  2. Debi AustenFebruary 12, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    Very nice. How great to know that your ancestors were so well known in the community.

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  3. MaryFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    Those Jollett cousins need to get out there and pressure wash that stone.

    Glad he was so well thought of and a good man.

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