Some old epitaphs.... - R. W. Hughes
Subject: Some old epitaphs....
From: R. W. Hughes
Date: May 29, 1998

These were extracted from LDS Film# 0022724, Item #15 which was titled
"Epitaphs from a few old graves at Hanging Rock Church" :

[1]  Sacred/to the memory of/John Trusdel/a native of County Down
Ireland/and resident of this neighborhood/For Eighty Years/Born the 14th
March 1769/Died the 16th January 1854./His Parents were Presbyterians/and
he always held/to that Persuasion/

[2]  Sacred/to the memory of Nancy/widow of John/Trusdel/and daughter
of/John McDonald/Born in Richmond County, N.C./the 22nd August
1780/Married to John Trusdel/the 1st June 1797/and died the 11th August
1851./

[3]  In memory of/the infant son of/Dr. W.C. and M.J. Cauthen/Born Oct
31st 1834 and died the same day/

[4]  In memory/of/Elvira J. Twitty/daughter of Thomas & Vivian
Cauthen/Who departed this life/The 24th October 1851/at the age of twenty
three/years, 9 months and 5 days./

[5]  In memory/of/Mrs. Nancy Cauthen/wife of/Thomas Cauthen sen/Born Dec.
1787/and died March 3rd 1849/She was a consistent member of the M.E.
Church/for upwards of 30 years/Distinguished for her/many virtues and
pious deportment/Her path was peaceful/"Far from this world of constant
strife/She's present with the Lord/The labor of her married life/closed
in a large reward"./

[6]  In memory/of/Miss Cynthia Cauthen/Daughter of/Thomas and Nancy
Cauthen/Born Aug. 25th 1818/and died/about the year 1832/The storm that
wreaks the wintry sky/no more disturbs thy deep repose/Then summer
evening's harvest signs/That shuts the rose".

Bill


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