Old Cemeteries......

[bassman]

Old Cemeteries 
A truly Happy Person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.   And, one who can enjoy browsing old cemeteries   ... 
Some fascinating things on old tombstones!

Harry Edsel Smith of Albany , New York : 
Born 1903--Died 1942. 
Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the 
car was on the way down. It was. 
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In a Thurmont, Maryland , cemetery: 
Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up 
and no   place to go. 
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On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in 
East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: 
Here lies Ezekial Aikle, Age 102. 
Only the good die young. 
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In a London , England cemetery: 
Here lies Ann Mann, who lived an old maid 
but died an old Mann. Dec. 8, 1767 
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In a Ribbesford, England , cemetery: 
Anna Wallace 
The children of Israel wanted bread, 
And   the Lord sent them manna. 
Clark Wallace   wanted a wife, 
And the Devil sent him Anna. 
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In a Ruidoso, New Mexico , cemetery: 
Here lies Johnny Yeast. 
Pardon him   for not rising. 
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In a Uniontown, Pennsylvania , cemetery: 
Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake, 
Stepped on the gas instead of the brake. 
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In a Silver City , Nevada , cemetery: 
Here lays The Kid, 
We planted him raw. 
He was quick on the trigger, 
But slow on the draw. 
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A lawyer's epitaph in England : 
Sir John Strange. 
Here lies an honest lawyer, 
and that is Strange. 
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John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, 
England , cemetery: 
Reader, if cash thou art in want of any, 
Dig 6 feet deep and thou wilt find a Penny. 
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In a cemetery in Hartscombe , England : 
On the 22nd of June, Jonathan Fiddle went   out of tune.
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Anna Hopewell's grave in Enosburg Falls , 
Vermont : 
Here lies the body of our Anna, 
Done to death by a banana. 
It wasn't the fruit that laid her low, 
But the skin of the thing that made her go. 
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On a grave from the 1880s in Nantucket , 
Massachusetts : 
Under the sod and under the trees, 
Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. 
He is not here, there's only the pod, 
Pease shelled out and went to God. 
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THIS ONE IS EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN:-
In a cemetery in England : 
Remember man, as you walk by, 
As you are now, so once was I. 
As I am now, so shall you be, 
Remember this and follow me. 
To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone:
To follow you I'll not consent, 
Until I know which way you went.

[Patrick]

'I told you I was sick'



That seems fit for mine.

[czuch]

Here lies Lester Moore
He died from  two shots from a .44
No less, no more.

Tombstone Az.

[Gryphon Rider]

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On a grave from the 1880s in Nantucket , 
Massachusetts : 
Under the sod and under the trees, 
Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. 
He is not here, there's only the pod, 
Pease shelled out and went to God. 
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I wish I could remember which preacher told a story relating to this, but allow me to tell the gist:

An elderly lady was telling of an epitaph she had read, and was relating it to her group of friends in the church foyer after the service.
"It was hilarious," she said, "Under the sod and under the trees,  lies the body of Jonathan Pease.  He is not here, there's only the shell, 
Pease fell out and went to... ah... I think I got that wrong!".

[Hook#3287]

Those are funny, and I can't add any humor to the post.

I do have a "old cemetery", Valkyrie related story though, so it's not a hijack.

I was out cruising around central Connecticut one summer afternoon and stopped at an unassuming old cemetery I passed, while traveling down some back road.

I like to do that, walk around, smoke a stogie and try to read some of the really old head stones.

It's interesting figuring out how old the people were when they passed and some stones have interesting sayings and info.

I was attracted to a rather impressive stone monument, and became more so when I read the name, as it said "William Williams" on it.

Seeing as this gentleman went thru life with the same name twice and it was my name, I was intrigued.

Turns out, this man was a signer of "The Declaration of Independence" as a Delegate of the Continental Congress from Connecticut.  Wow.

Not only that, he married Mary Trumbull, daughter of the first Governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull.  Pretty cool find, I thought.

Then, I looked over this monument, and saw a bigger one, with the name "Trumbull" on it.

I'm thinking, "No way"

I walked over to it, and sure enough, there laid Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut, friend  of George Washington, first paymaster of the Continental Army, father of Joseph Trumbull, first Commissary General of the Continental Army, who is also buried there.

I walked around, smoked my cigar, checking out some more head stones, but I didn't find any other famous people.

All in all, I figure I did good on my checking out old cemeteries, that day.

I have yet to surpass that one anyways.

It was a good ride.

[hubcapsc]

Coming back from a ride to Savannah a few years ago I stopped at
this cemetery I passed by out in the country...





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-Mike

[Jess from VA]

[Patrick]

Those are funny, and I can't add any humor to the post.

I do have a "old cemetery", Valkyrie related story though, so it's not a hijack.

I was out cruising around central Connecticut one summer afternoon and stopped at an unassuming old cemetery I passed, while traveling down some back road.

I like to do that, walk around, smoke a stogie and try to read some of the really old head stones.

It's interesting figuring out how old the people were when they passed and some stones have interesting sayings and info.

I was attracted to a rather impressive stone monument, and became more so when I read the name, as it said "William Williams" on it.

Seeing as this gentleman went thru life with the same name twice and it was my name, I was intrigued.

Turns out, this man was a signer of "The Declaration of Independence" as a Delegate of the Continental Congress from Connecticut.  Wow.

Not only that, he married Mary Trumbull, daughter of the first Governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull.  Pretty cool find, I thought.

Then, I looked over this monument, and saw a bigger one, with the name "Trumbull" on it.

I'm thinking, "No way"

I walked over to it, and sure enough, there laid Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut, friend  of George Washington, first paymaster of the Continental Army, father of Joseph Trumbull, first Commissary General of the Continental Army, who is also buried there.

I walked around, smoked my cigar, checking out some more head stones, but I didn't find any other famous people.

All in all, I figure I did good on my checking out old cemeteries, that day.

I have yet to surpass that one anyways.

It was a good ride.

Thats a great story.
I enjoy rooting around old cemeteries myself, including abandoned family ones. It surprises me what is on some stones and especially interesting is just how old some of the folks were. Some folks in the late 1700s lived into the 90s. They had to be tough.

[Hoser]

How about an old abandoned cemetery and and church?  Hoser

[old2soon]

Out in the country SOMEWHERE north and west of Mountain Grove Mo we-P G R members-saw a grave from the mid 1700s and on the Stone it said he was an Indian fighter killed by Indians. I parked my M/C at a church as a few others did and rode in a pickup to that Cemetery. RIDE SAFE.