tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post8726043581180659608..comments2024-03-29T10:44:00.400-04:00Comments on Life's Funny Like That: SadDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-14097086938150534212022-10-01T17:22:57.257-04:002022-10-01T17:22:57.257-04:00Oh gosh.... That is incredibly sad.Oh gosh.... That is incredibly sad.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-74327742500360491102022-09-30T02:55:36.316-04:002022-09-30T02:55:36.316-04:00That's really sad, the plot with the four babi...That's really sad, the plot with the four babies. I like the idea of the family all buried in a circle around a central monument though.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-68207409953216392642022-09-29T10:02:23.189-04:002022-09-29T10:02:23.189-04:00When I was young, my Dad would take my siblings an...When I was young, my Dad would take my siblings and I on long drives into the country. We always stopped at old cemeteries and would see who could find the oldest grave. We learned a lot about the old days and how rough things were for people then...<br />I never see an old cemetery now without thinking of my Dad. :)Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-26822132692401326062022-09-28T16:59:10.344-04:002022-09-28T16:59:10.344-04:00Perhaps it is location but here in the Midwest, it...Perhaps it is location but here in the Midwest, it was quite common for a central marker in the middle of family plots. A lot of the tombstones surrounding the central marker even contain descriptions like "Mother" or "Father" or just first names like "George" or "Elizabeth". They will then etch full names and dates around the central marker. <br /><br />But those seemed to have fallen out of favor in the early 1900's. It isn't unusual still to see several in a row all related to each other but no central markers. I have always suspected it goes back to the mobility of our society. As we have become more mobile, we don't have enough people die in one place to make it worth buying up a group of plots. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-50270653876318901842022-09-28T15:10:30.950-04:002022-09-28T15:10:30.950-04:00Well that's even sadder. They outlived all th...Well that's even sadder. They outlived all their children! My paternal grandmother outlived her three boys (she also had three girls). One died as a toddler, one in middle age, and one fairly old. She said it wasn't natural. Kellyhttp://ksrgmck.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-23475151562892369902022-09-28T14:39:39.514-04:002022-09-28T14:39:39.514-04:00So many dead babies in old cemeteries. Mum lost f...So many dead babies in old cemeteries. Mum lost five babies between me and my sisters, I can't imagine. Neither of my parents ended up in cemeteries, their ashes were scattered, as will be mine. There's something comforting though about being able to go look at a headstone and know that you were connected to that person.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-30261030642585639292022-09-28T13:17:56.762-04:002022-09-28T13:17:56.762-04:00I screwed up. For some reason I read Linda's c...I screwed up. For some reason I read Linda's comment as she hoped he survived his parents. He did not. They outlived him by 30 years.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-57990842855668410242022-09-28T12:13:24.091-04:002022-09-28T12:13:24.091-04:00If the 16-yr old survived the parents, I wonder wh...If the 16-yr old survived the parents, I wonder who he was living with when he died? Or if he was on his own?! Flu would be my guess for that date, as well.Kellyhttp://ksrgmck.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-62528493671288869392022-09-28T10:13:54.428-04:002022-09-28T10:13:54.428-04:00I'm not sure what time period your cemetery is...I'm not sure what time period your cemetery is from, but babies had a terrible time in the days before antibiotics. (Stating the obvious, there.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-58114043249550238012022-09-28T08:06:07.712-04:002022-09-28T08:06:07.712-04:00What caused the population explosion at home and a...What caused the population explosion at home and abroad was the decline in infant mortality. People had the same size families as previously, but most of the kids survived. Those extra children then went on to repeat the process. Eventually, people reduce the numbers of children that they have.<br /><br />Sorry about the demography lesson. It’s where my mind went. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-28563898276015446942022-09-28T07:40:08.712-04:002022-09-28T07:40:08.712-04:00Flu. My gosh.Flu. My gosh.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-80837685608296772822022-09-28T07:39:31.547-04:002022-09-28T07:39:31.547-04:00He did not. The stone was in place for the babies....He did not. The stone was in place for the babies. I imagine the parents had their names carved into the stone then, while they were still alive. The sixteen year old,s information was carved into the marble base, below and between his parents. He died in 1920. I wondered about the flew epidemic.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-13345591988208257522022-09-28T03:23:26.006-04:002022-09-28T03:23:26.006-04:00A lot of the gravestones in our little churchyard ...A lot of the gravestones in our little churchyard are for babies and toddlers. Poor little mites.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-14000151800999317222022-09-28T03:08:07.431-04:002022-09-28T03:08:07.431-04:00Cemeteries are sad places, easy enough to brood on...Cemeteries are sad places, easy enough to brood on the passing of life but they are also wild life sanctuaries as well.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-57950607530130789432022-09-28T02:20:02.335-04:002022-09-28T02:20:02.335-04:00I hope the 16 year old didn't die before eithe...I hope the 16 year old didn't die before either parent. Medical care and diseases were rough back then. Some still are. Linda in KansasDrumMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679737233239733492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-41807386771052129912022-09-27T22:54:32.716-04:002022-09-27T22:54:32.716-04:00You always find history in the cemeteries. Like th...You always find history in the cemeteries. Like these some are very sad. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-87938182843744433272022-09-27T21:41:19.483-04:002022-09-27T21:41:19.483-04:00As sad as that is, I always greatly admire the peo...As sad as that is, I always greatly admire the people who bury and give headstones to the youngest of babies. It's such a show of respect to life.ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.com