There is now no idea who is buried where there. :(
Too bad there hadn't been a census taken of the graveyard previously,
and kept at some local history library.... at least the knowledge would
have been preserved to some extent...
The funeral home, probably.... but the local family and town cemetaries
were happening long before that... I've seen stones with dates in the
1600s and 1700s.... If you are talking about the large city cemeteries,
then that could be true, though....
And may also have followed from the vigils, sitting with the person as
the life ebbed away...
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 08-23-19 06:11 <=-
There is now no idea who is buried where there. :(Too bad there hadn't been a census taken of the graveyard previously,
and kept at some local history library.... at least the knowledge would
have been preserved to some extent...
It was just an oral history. SFIK. If anything were recorded its
been lost with the family dying off/ moving, papers tossed, etc.
The funeral home, probably.... but the local family and town cemetaries
were happening long before that... I've seen stones with dates in the
1600s and 1700s.... If you are talking about the large city cemeteries,
then that could be true, though....
At one time most burials were around the village church. But over
time that property became full.
I have read how over years old graves were opened, the skeletons
removed and new occupant placed there. Over time where the bones were moved to is forgotten.
The ones who usually stayed in place were notable people, not the
common ordinary riff raff.
Large city cemetery's, like today, are mostly from the Victorian era
when the dead were better respected and the modern funeral home, etc began.
And may also have followed from the vigils, sitting with the person as
the life ebbed away...
Very true.
I sat vigil with my mom her last nigh
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 08-27-19 04:25 <=-
I sat vigil with my mom her last night
It was good the family was there and the passing was peaceful.
And not dying in some sterile hospital setting with the family
outside a closed door...
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