tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post6569622165904797571..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Tombstone Tuesday: Mary Jarrell RuckerWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81547837344480123062013-02-06T12:20:04.391-05:002013-02-06T12:20:04.391-05:00That is an old headstone! My Mom and Aunties have...That is an old headstone! My Mom and Aunties have made some out of concrete for those headstones that have been lost or destroyed for some of our ancestors.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-31408816864032417002013-02-05T16:17:13.935-05:002013-02-05T16:17:13.935-05:00No doubt it was the best they could do. I wonder w...No doubt it was the best they could do. I wonder what kind of tool they used to scratch through the rock. It's amazing to me that it's still readable 142 years later. I've seen newer tombstones that aren't as easy to decipher. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-57425062487140556042013-02-05T16:14:56.686-05:002013-02-05T16:14:56.686-05:00It does sound like something Wordsworth or Brownin...It does sound like something Wordsworth or Browning would have written about. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-42108080028158734702013-02-05T16:13:47.694-05:002013-02-05T16:13:47.694-05:00Since someone managed to just scratch through the ...Since someone managed to just scratch through the rock, you're not likely to see another one like it. It's not a "real" tombstone like we ordinarily think of.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53925154602657326592013-02-05T16:12:31.436-05:002013-02-05T16:12:31.436-05:00Yeah, I guess you could stand in the field and jus...Yeah, I guess you could stand in the field and just KNOW your ancestor is there. The stone was probably just a rock. It's certainly not a genuine tombstone.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54570258343214778592013-02-05T15:12:43.240-05:002013-02-05T15:12:43.240-05:00Oh wow! My first reaction on seeing this was a bi...Oh wow! My first reaction on seeing this was a bit of sadness because of the rustic nature of this grave marker. It's just a stone in a field. But somehow this is also sweet. Perhaps this rustic grave marker was the best they could do at the time to honor their loved one.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74791794840126811962013-02-05T10:13:52.004-05:002013-02-05T10:13:52.004-05:00Interesting photograph. I presume they used the s...Interesting photograph. I presume they used the stones that were lying in the fields. I think it is quite poetic that the cows use the same field and scatter the stones. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18410125298837016432013-02-05T09:30:57.464-05:002013-02-05T09:30:57.464-05:00Wow, that's an old stone! I've never seen ...Wow, that's an old stone! I've never seen one like that either. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15720546140853027012013-02-05T08:34:07.650-05:002013-02-05T08:34:07.650-05:00That's interesting. I've never seen a grav...That's interesting. I've never seen a grave marker like this before. And I guess since things have been scattered, there's no real telling who is where. hmmm After all this time, I suppose that's probably no such a big issue though...but then again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com