I know there are some genealogists out there that read these occasional messes I attempt to pass off as blog posts. This is for them:
Have you ever tried to piece together a blog of photographs of your previous generations using only their gravestone photographs?
I’ll start with my grandparents, as Mother would not be happy if I started with her and Dad (because she hasn’t left yet).
GENERATION 3
The grey granite on the left is located in a very small church graveyard in Niagara Co, Ontario. The red granite to the right can be found in Ridgeway, Niagara Co, Ontario. Grace and James were my maternal grandparents.
GENERATION 4
This flat, grey granite is located in Hamilton, Wentworth Co, Ontario.
GENERATION 5
This stone is located in Hamilton, Wentworth Co, Ontario; same cemetery as above.
GENERATION 6
GENERATION 7
The red granite stone show two generations: John & Elizabeth on the obverse; and their son, Thomas and his wife Bethia on the reverse. The stone is located in St, Phillip’s Cemetery, in Weston, York County, Ontario.