Wednesday’s child: Lorain M. Andrews

The small tablet marker for Lorain M. Andrews (d. 1863) bears a nice carving of a broken rosebud, symbolic of a young life prematurely ended.

LORAIN M.
Son of
W. H. & M. N. Andrews
DIED
Sept. 19, 1863.
Æ. 1yr. 7mo 7d’s
The hot sun must have addled my brain when I stood at the grave because I failed to notice the epitaph hiding at the bottom. All I can read in the photo is Asleep in. The full epitaph may be Asleep in Jesus. Confirmation will have to wait for my next trip to Mill Creek Cemetery.

Mill Creek Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio