Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Carved by A. Pool

Finding a gravestone signed by the carver is always a treat. The gravestone for Phebe Tucker (d. 1848) is signed A. Pool, and although I have found a number of gravestones carved in this style, this is the first one that I have seen (well, that I recall) that is signed by Pool.

[Note to self: Must organize gravestone photos by cemetery, by surname, and by carver.]



PHEBE, WIFE,
of
STILLMAN
TUCKER, DIED AP,
24, 1848,
AGED, 32, YEARS.

Fare well ye friends whose tender care
Has long engaged my love,
Your fond embrace I now exchange,
For better friends above.

Cheerful I leave this vale of tears,
Where panes and sorrows grow,
Welcome the day that ends my toil,
And evry scene of woe.


Wait one minute. I have seen that epitaph before. It was the subject of one of my earliest blog posts. Did A. Pool carve the gravestone for Minerva Janes? Same gravestone style; same epitaph.

And is it a coincidence that another gravestone in the same style is for Joseph Pool?

I am now officially on the lookout for A. Pool gravestones.



Blendon Central Cemetery, Franklin County, Ohio

2 comments:

  1. I have found a number of signed stones. The thing I find sad is it so hard to find information on the carvers.

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  2. I'm going to need to do more digging to learn more about "A. Pool." Fascinated by the gravestone carvers!

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