A member of The Association of Graveyard Rabbits~~~~
As I say in my Find a Grave profile,
"There is a story under every stone".
While photographing graves for Find A Grave or genealogy research, I have come across many interesting stories about the people buried under those tombstones. In this blog I will share some of the most interesting of these stories with you. Why? So these people will not be forgotten.
~~~~~Jim Craig - Evanston, Illinois USA - Contact me at: jwcraig1100@gmail.com
Friday, July 25, 2014
HIS EMPLOYEES FURNISHED HIS TOMBSTONE - Thomas H. Jewell
I am Thomas and Jemima Jewell's great grandson. Thank you for posting this information. I was aware of the family history but had never seen his gravestone and did not know his employees paid for it. From all accounts, he must have been a very interesting man. His father died when he was 8 years old and living in Cornwall, England with his mother. His mother, Sarah Jewell, brought him to Troy, New York but she and his brother died from cholera soon after they landed.
He was featured in an advertisement for International Correspondence School in Popular Mechanics in December 1910. You can see it on Google Books.
I am Thomas and Jemima Jewell's great grandson. Thank you for posting this information. I was aware of the family history but had never seen his gravestone and did not know his employees paid for it. From all accounts, he must have been a very interesting man. His father died when he was 8 years old and living in Cornwall, England with his mother. His mother, Sarah Jewell, brought him to Troy, New York but she and his brother died from cholera soon after they landed.
ReplyDeleteHe was featured in an advertisement for International Correspondence School in Popular Mechanics in December 1910. You can see it on Google Books.