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| Ulysses Finks Jollette Jan 26, 1883 - Jan 30, 1931 Janeiro S. Lamb Jollette July 7, 1880 - Feb 5, 1961 |
Even though Ulysses F. Jollette had lived in Baltimore
for several years, his family chose to bury him in Shenandoah, Virginia where
he and Sadie began their married life. Sadie joined him 30 years later. Forty
years later, daughter Vessie Steppe completed the picture of this little
Jollette family all buried in the Coverstone Cemetery (formerly the EUB Church Cemetery).
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| Vessie Jollette Steppe Aug 21, 1904 - Jan 28, 2001 |
Wendy
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His wife never remarried after being widowed so young. She lived through a lot of tough times on her own, but I would imagine had good family support.
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Yes, that was a long time to be alone. It seems men were quicker to remarry than women were.
DeleteWhere's Vessie's husband?
ReplyDeleteOh, I guess I could have shown his tombstone too. He is right there beside Vessie with a matching plate.
DeleteThirty years alone is a long time. I always have so many questions as I look at people's headstones wondering about all of the unrecorded events that occurred between their birth and death.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, my maternal grandmother was widowed almost 30 years without remarrying.
DeleteI'm always curious about people who choose to be buried far from the place they lived when they died. Especially in times when transport was more difficult and when their spouse isn't with them.
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