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Stephanie 🍁🍂🦃
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Baker by day, genealogy and tombstone blogger by night.
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🪦 In the #Victorian Era (1837–1901), child mortality was heartbreakingly common. This Trunnell family gravestone, carved in bas‑relief with cherubs and flowers, memorializes three young siblings — symbols of innocence, grief, and the hope of heavenly peace. 👼

Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cochran, Georgia
Entire gravestone for the Trunnell children. The top of the arch of the tablet features a carving of a floral spray. Below that are three cherubs, representing each of the three siblings. The center cherub is playing the harp and sitting on a cloud. And below that is the full inscription: Hanson b. July 13, 1878 d. Aug 25, 1878 Jemmie b. Aug 30, 1879 d. March 24, 1883 Carter b. July 8, 1882 d. April 26, 1883 Children of J. W. & S. C. Trunnell Closer view of the three cherubs. Close-up of two cherubs taken from the left. Close-up of two cherubs taken from the right.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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3 little #lambs.

Children of Dr. Thomas Frank & Nancy Williams Walker.

Cedar Hill #Cemetery in Cochran, Bleckley County, #Georgia.

#littlelamb #sufferthelittlechildren #cemeteryphotography #southerngraves
3 headstones for the children of Dr. T. F. & N. W. Walker. The inscriptions are largely unreadable, but each has an engraving of a lying lamb. Cemetery background, including a few trees, and even a few buildings farther in the distance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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M. W. Rogers
b. Apr 2, 1853
d. Mar 9, 1885

What to me is life without thee
Darkness and despair alone
When with sighs I seek to find thee
This #tomb proclaims that thou art gone

Cedar Hill #Cemetery in Cochran, Bleckley County, #Georgia

#epitaph #cemeteryphotography #fingerpointingup
Portrait of a headstone. Top portion is engraved with a mostly closed hand, except a single finger pointing up. Cemetery background.
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This box is way cooler than the stuff it came with. Cozy, too. 🤗

Happy #Caturday, y'all. 🐈‍⬛

#catsofbluesky #cozykitty #thegrinchismyteddybear
A tabby kitten is curled up inside a box. A small grinch-in-a-Santa-hat toy is just inside, as well—bookshelf/office background.
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Raindrops cling to the velvet white #magnolia.

Image taken at Greensboro City #Cemetery in Greene County, #Georgia.

#cemeteryphotography #magnoliabloom #nature #flower
Large, open-petaled white magnolia bloom with large tree leaves in the background.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I didn't know Basil or Virgie, but the ceramic photo on their #mausoleum marker is downright adorable. (Cedar Hill #Cemetery in Cochran, Bleckley County, #Georgia)

#ceramicphoto #porcelainpicture #cemeteryphotography
Mausoleum marker for Basil Linton Barber (1 Dec 1917 - 19 Apr 1997) and Virgie Wrye Barber (18 Nov 1919 - 25 Feb 2007). The focal point is the center, where an oval ceramic photo of a very young Virgie and Basil sits.
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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James William Evans
Jun 22, 1885 - Jul 2, 1961

The Lord Is My Strength & Song,
& He Is Become My Salvation:
He Is My God, & I Will Exalt Him. Ex 15:2

Mary Coplan Evans
Jul 8, 1887 - Apr 3, 1969

Like As The Hart Desireth The Water Brooks,
So Longeth My Soul After Thee, O God. Ps 42:1

#bibleverse
Back of the gravestones placed for James and Mary. Here are the Bible verses inscribed in all capital letters -- cemetery background, including a tree in the center. Front of the gravestones for James and Mary. Each bears an outline of a cross, with a flower, including leaves and a stem, filling it in, with grave curbing in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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A Good Man
A Devoted Husband
A Loving Father

He Served His Country In Combat
Territory During World War II

In Sacred Memory Of
Edward Copelan Evans
April 1, 1913 - February 9, 1948

Greensboro City #Cemetery, Greene County, #Georgia

(Parents to follow.)

#epitaph #cemeteryphotography #WorldWarII
Upright gravestone for Edward Cpelan Evans. In top center is carved an outline of a cross, with a flower with leaves and a stem filling it in. Name and dates below—cemetery background. Back of the marker for Edward. It bears the epitaph beyond name and dates, in all capital letters—cemetery background.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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You ask me to conform to your life, your sleep schedule, then you get me up at this ungodly hour. ⏰ Why, lady, why? 🥱🐈🐾

🎶Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr🎶

#catsofbluesky #softkitty #sleepykitty
Portrait of a tabby kitten sitting upright with her eyes closed—office background. Tabby kitten sitting with her head hanging against an office background. Close-up of a tabby kitte sitting upright with her head slightly tilted to one side and eyes closed—office background.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Gravestones for Martha (l) & son Robert Goodlow Harper (r), who d. at age 2 yrs & 10 mos. Robert's stone bears a caterpillar on a leaf below a butterfly: he was a caterpillar on earth, but transformed to a butterfly in heaven (my interpretation). -- Greensboro City #Cemetery, Greene County, Georgia.
Two typical tablet style gravestones inside a block wall. Tall grass surrounds them, and a healthy vine is growing up one.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Nothing to see here. Just garlic being garlic in a warm-ish November. At least I know the cloves I planted are alive and well! 👩‍🌾

#fallgardening #mothernature #realfoodcomesdirty
A single sprout of garlic in a leaf-mulched raised bed.
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Here is the #headstone for two grandsons of the aforementioned James B. Nickelson -- James Ogilby and Henry Blake, sons of Ann O. and Rev. William C. Bass. Both little boys died in 1864.

Greensboro City #Cemetery, Greene County, #Georgia

#littlelamb #doubleheadstone #sufferthelittlechildren
Double headstones for James and Henry Bass. Each side has a lamb engraved at the top, with inscription for each below: James Ogilby Born April 13, 1858 Died Oct 4, 1864 Henry Blake Born April 6, 1862 Died July 24, 1864 Final portion of inscription centered at bottom: Children of W. C. & A. O. Bass This double headstone is not upright. Instead, it's lying across its base and grave curbing. Behind the gravestone, you can see a portion of an iron fence. Newspaper death notice: DIED, In Macon, Ga., on Sunday, July 24th, HENRY BLAKE, second son of Rev. W. C. and Mrs. A. O. BASS, aged 2 years, 8 months and 18 days.
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I couldn't go to sleep 💤 without saying Happy #Caturday, y'all. Night, night! 🌚

#catsofbluesky
Tabitha the cat laying in a fluffy, light gray bed. Office scene behind.
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Julia Eveline
Wife of Dr. John T. Dickinson of Albany, GA
Died Aug 6th, 1867
Aged 35 years

Greensboro City #Cemetery, Greene County, #Georgia

#cross #wreath #obituary #cemeteryresearch #cemeteryphotography #genealogy #familyhistory
November 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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In Memory of
John E. Jackson
b. Nov 4, 1807
d. Feb 16, 1887

A sinner saved by grace.

Greensboro City #Cemetery, Greene County, #Georgia

#epitaph #savedbygrace #headstone
Tombstone placed for John E. Jackson (1807-1887). The tablet is pointed at the top, and an open book (presumably a Bible) is carved there. Inscription is below that.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Happy #WhiskersWednesday from a very drowsy Tabitha.

#catsofbluesky
Close-up of a tabby cat's whiskers. She's curled up and trying hard to keep her eyes open.
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Image and caption by my grandfather, dated 1957: Martyrs' #Cemetery, also known as Sidi Al Khattab Cemetery, is situated near the Kasbah in Rabat, #Morocco, overlooking the #Atlantic #Ocean. Grandpa was stationed near there in the mid-1950s.

#familyhistory
Sidi Al Khattab Cemetery in 1957. The Atlantic Ocean is in the background—an already crowded graveyard with a few larger white buildings closer to the beach. Caption handwritten in red: "Graveyard by the sea at Rabat. The white buildings are tombs."
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Neoma McCamish d. at age 17, & Pulmonary Tuberculosis was the cause. Hers is at least the 4th case I've found while researching the names & dates on the stones at Maddux Cemetery in Tennessee's Harrison Bay State Park. TB was the # 1 cause of death in TN in 1923. By 1943, it had only fallen to # 3.
Flat granite grave marker for Neoma McCamish (1916-1934). Surrounded by brown leaves.
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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#31DaysofGraves 30: Color

Often erroniously transcribed as M. Argent Davis, it's actually Mrs. Argent Davis (1830-1872). Might be a bit easier to see with colors inverted?

The landscape image also features colors, all from Locust Grove City #Cemetery in Henry County, #Georgia.
Landscape of Locust Grove City Cemetery with an American flag centered in the background, behind a fall-colored treeline. Gravestones of granite and marble, along with colorful flowers on many of them, are in the foreground. Broken tablet gravestone for Mrs. Argent Davis -- a kind friend and devoted mother. The top half with the inscription is on the ground, leaning against the bottom half. The top half is "typical" stone color, while the bottom half is an orange, "Georgia clay" color. Close-up image of the "MRS." portion of the inscription. Colors are inverted, so the engraved letters are now largely lighter than the background.
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It's #WhiskersWednesday, and Tabitha is hard at work -- napping, but with one paw on the laptop at all times. 🐈‍⬛🐾💻
Close-up of the face of a sleeping kitten. One of her front paws is resting on my laptop computer.
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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#31DaysofGraves 29: Occupation

Franklin Green Adamson (1875-1922) was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, "North America’s oldest rail labor union."

Pics taken back in 2009 at Rose Hill #Cemetery in Macon, Bibb County, #Georgia.

#blet #graveledger #ledgergravemarker
Upper portion of a granite grave ledger. Transcription: Franklin Green Adamson BLE Sept 4, 1875 May 1, 1922 He Loved to Make Others Happy Close-up of the BLE logo.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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#31DaysofGraves 28: Column

Stately monuments with columns at the corners for 3 members of the Lanier #family: Richard (1830-1907), Mary (1832-1917), and their daughter Cassa (1856-1916). Pic taken on a rainy February day in 2013 at Rosemary Church #Cemetery in Metter, Candler County, #Georgia.
Cemetery scene focusing on two significant, stately monuments to members of the Lanier family. Each has a large cap with a decorative piece underneath. The inscription portion (die, tablet) is solid, bordered by columns on each corner, front and back. All on a 2-step base.
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Second is a scene from Evergreen #Cemetery in Perry, Houston County, #Georgia. Taken back in the early #Spring of 2008, the #trees were just drenched in #moss. I found it beautiful, though that much might've indicated poor tree health? (Not an #arborist.) / 2 of 2

#cemeteryphotography #mossytrees
A landscape scene of a cemetery with two large trees covered in moss.
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#31DaysofGraves 27: #Tree

This one I absolutely had to do 2 ways -- I adore #trees.

First is a delightful #weeping #willow with #ivy climbing up its trunk -- symbols of immortality. Found on an obelisk in an old, small family cemetery surrounded by a rock wall in Bleckley County, Georgia. / 1 of 2
Close-up of a weeping willow with very detailed hanging leaves and ivy climbing up the trunk.
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#31DaysofGraves 26: Figure

A female #mourning figure tops the #gravestone for Mattie (1877-1911), wife of B. F. Sheppard, at Sunnyside #Cemetery in Cordele, Crisp County, #Georgia.

#cemeteryphotography #mourningfigure #southerngraves
Full view of female mourning figure atop the gravestone for Mattie Sheppard (1877-1911). She has shoulder-length hair, holds a long-stemmed flower in her left hand, and stands next to a planter or large vase. Close-up of the female mourning figure's left hand and long-stemmed flower. Close-up of upper portion of the mourning figure. Behind her is a blue sky with white, wispy clouds. Close-up of the mourning figure's face, with the blue sky as a background.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM