Grave Inscriptions
These are inscriptions I copied and photographed during a trip to Indiana in 1994. The first set were from the old burying ground used by the Quakers in Camden (later changed to Pennville). It lies just east of town, overlooking the Salamonie River. Most of the grave markers are of the traditional Quaker style, very small and simply inscribed. Plain in life, they wanted to be plain in death as well. For an example, here is the stone for John Griest.
Grave Marker Inscriptions
Old Quaker (Hillside) Cemetery
Pennville, Jay County, Indiana
Recorded September 23, 1994
| JAMES D. SON OF B. B. & M. A. HOPKINS DIED Jan. 19, 1881 AGED 1 Y. 5 M. 19 D. Now he is with Jesus |
LYDIA E. DAU. OF P. & R. E. Confer DIED SEPT. 29, 1877 AGED 11 Mo. & 29 Ds. |
ANNIE Dau. of H. C. & H. M. GRIFFITH DIED June 26, 1870 AGED 2Y. 1M. 27D. |
| SAMUEL GRISELL DIED 8th Mo. 8th Day 1864 Aged 73Ys 11Mo & 16D |
ANN Wife of SAMUEL GRISELL DIED 10 mo. 12 d. 1869 AGED 76 ys 2 mo. 16 ds. |
GRISELL Amos 1817-1866 Elizabeth M. 1819-1891 Rachel A. their daughter 1842-1915 Erected by Margaret D. Allen |
| Lewis Grisell Born May 27, 1835 Died Jan 30, 1904 |
EDMUNDSON THOMAS 1774-1849 ELIZABETH MORSELL 1780-1859 Came from Maryland to Indiana 1837 view monument |
WILLIAM EDMUNDSON BORN 11th M. 21st D. 1812 DIED 3rd M. 1st D. 1894 AGED 81Y. 3M. 10D. |
| JOHN EDMUNDSON DIED AUG. 20, 1900 AGED 75Y. 4M. 3D. |
RACHEL A. WIFE OF J. EDMUNDSON DIED AUG 20, 1910 AGED 79Y. 1M. 7D. view monument |
ALBERT SON OF JOHN & RACHEL ANN EDMUNDSON BORN 10 M. 20 D. 1851 Departed This Life 7th M. 28 D. 1874 AGED 22Y. 7M 8D. |
| CYRUS Son of JOHN & RACHEL ANN EDMUNDSON BORN 2M. 21D. 1859 Departed This Life 8M. 21D. 1862 AGED 3Y. & 6M. |
THOMAS EDMUNDSON DIED 2M 2D 1879 |
IN MEMORY OFf SALATHIEL J. GRIEST DEPARTED THIS LIFE 1ST Mo. 15th Da. 1888. |
| JOHN GRIEST DIED 12M 26D 1874 |
HANNAH Wife of J. Griest Died 9m 16d 1873 Aged 66y 4m 14d |
LEANDER son of J. & H. Griest Died 3mo 28d 1872 Aged 22y 2m 14d |
| EMILY Dau of J. & H. Griest Died 12 Month 14 - 1862 Aged 20Y. 3M. 9D. |
Most of these inscriptions, and many more, can be found at the Find A Grave Web page for this cemetery.
Grave Marker Inscriptions
Fountain Park Cemetery
Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana
Recorded September 25-26, 1994
This set of inscriptions is from Randolph County, just south of Jay County. Rebecca Griest Hopkins was the wife of Benjamin Cavender Hopkins, who died in Winchester on Feb 1, 1892. I was unable to find his grave marker. It may well be that he had none.
| Theodore G. Hopkins December 30, 1861 June 4, 1904 (buried with Elmira Fraze) |
Elmira Hopkins Fraze 1864-1955 |
The following entries are from the Fountain Park Cemetery records, Winchester, Indiana.
| Rebecca G. Hopkins 67y 10m 14d Born Pennsylvania Died Winchester November 28, 1903 John Griest - Maryland ---- Edmunds, Pennsylvania Sec 8 N 1/2 Lot 83 |
Theodore G. Hopkins Age 42 Railroad Agent Born Indiana Died Winchester June 4, 1904 Buried with Elmira Fraze Sec 8 S 1/2 Lot 72 |
The Find A Grave Web site for this cemetery shows three of these inscriptions.
See also Contents: Quaker Records for more Quaker references.
This file was last updated on 2/20/2012.
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