The pointing hand, the message above it, and the short epitaph deliver a consistent message: Mary Ann has died, but her soul is not lost.
Daughter of
JOHN & M. B. Ferson
DIED
Oct. 3, 1848,
Æ 24 y’rs & 8 mo’s
Earth has her dust,
Her friends have her memory,
And Christ has her spirit.
Africa Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio
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