The center circle on top of the marker is carved with a lovely rosette. Stone lobes, each with its own simplistic “punched” rosette design, flank the central rosette.
But what really stands out is not the shape of the gravestone, but the inscribed cause of death of young Mr. Kempton.
son of J. & H. Kempton
Was killed by an icesickle
Dec. 29 1840:
Aged 19 yrs 8 mo & 27
days
Must have been some icesickle !
ReplyDeleteWow! Definately an unusual cause of death.
ReplyDeleteIt couldn't have been cheap to have that engraved. Makes you wonder why the family thought it necessary, important, worthwhile, whatever to put it on the gravestone.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Wendy. Finding cause of death on a gravestone around here is unusual, so they certainly didn't do it because it was the normal thing to do.
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