Wednesday’s child: Daniel H. Carpenter

The marker at the grave of Daniel H. Carpenter (d. 1812) is one of the oldest in Galena Cemetery.

A skinny willow (on the crude side) hangs over a small but lovely burial urn. Two button-sized flowers complete the design.

DANIEL. H. CARPENTER
Son of
Mr James & Mrs Elizabeth
Carpenter
Died Aug^t 21^ſt 1812
aged 5 Months.

As falls the bud cut down before its bloom
So ſleeps this infant in his early tomb.
This infant’s early tomb is next to his father’s. Their markers are so close, they nearly touch.

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Galena Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio