Names on tombstones from 1800s

RedCardinal

My FB friend just went to OBX and posted some names/pics she ran across in an old cemetery and I thought it was neat. Here is the list, I'll post fn,mn (if they have a mn listed):::

Luther (1882-1943)

Josephine (1882-1964)

Hilda Inez (fn,mn) (1932-2005)

John Thomas (fn,mn)

Charlotte (1841-1929)

Sparrow (male) (1897-1965) US Coast Guard World War I

Alma (May 1921-June 1921)

Missouri (female, 1900-1901)

Wesley (Jan 1918-Mar 1918)

Julius (1906-1908)

Carlina (1876-1897)

Lillian and Lettia (1885-1885)

Mary (1836-1902)

Watson (1822-1872)

Julia (1875-1931)

 

 

miababy

That's really cool.  It's sad how many babies there were!

RedCardinal

I thought it was neat. You can barely read some of the names too, most of the middle names were just listed as an initial.

HouseSpouse

I really like Alma and Josephine. I could get behind Sparrow, thought I don't think I'd ever use it.

TheNextWest

I noticed all the babies too

Some pretty interesting names! Thanks for sharing.

queenbone

My dad used to do genealogy and discovered a Missouri Jane and Tennessee Mary

RedCardinal

queenbone:

My dad used to do genealogy and discovered a Missouri Jane and Tennessee Mary

Neat, I knew a Tennyson in HS, a male.

silliestbunny

Interesting. 

I have a Mary (Mary Jane).  And Charlotte and Josephine are on our short list. 
I guess we are a retro 1800s family!

tct1219

Cool, thanks for sharing! I'm a little surprised by Sparrow, I hadn't heard it before Nicole Richie used it.

RedCardinal

tct1219:

Cool, thanks for sharing! I'm a little surprised by Sparrow, I hadn't heard it before Nicole Richie used it.

I know very fascinating. Here is the picture of the tombstone. So cool.

ycristina84

So cool! We need more posts like this! I guess I should start hanging out in old cemeteries? 

jlhook0

Hilda Inez is lovely. I wouldn't use it myself, because it has too much ethnic flare to be suitable, but it's gorgeous.

Love Sparrow. Guilty pleasure name of mine!

Wesley is nice, but I have a cousin with this name.

Lillian and Lettia are cute for twins. Nice flow, but not overly matchy.

Julia is always a nice choice.

Overall- folks in the ol' days really had some nice names!

austenreader85

ycristina84:

So cool! We need more posts like this! I guess I should start hanging out in old cemeteries? 

Oooh, I like this idea!  DH loves genealogy and there are several local cemeteries with his ancestors in it (been in this area for 300 years) but I usually feel left out since I know nothing about my own genealogy.  All of his grandparents died long before we met, so I don't have any memories of them either, it's hard to get excited about.  But, if I'm going name hunting, well, that I can get behind!  

RedCardinal

ycristina84:

So cool! We need more posts like this! I guess I should start hanging out in old cemeteries? 

I agree !!

eeyore3838

This is really cool.  Thanks for sharing!