I am accumulating a longer list of hidden headstones at Myrtle Grove. Stones, photos of which have been requested by far-away family members in search of family. It's very frustrating to know that each time I claim a request through Find a Grave, there is little likelihood that I will actually find the stone. SO MANY that should be there just aren't. Or, they have sunk out of sight. In my continuing quest to uncover hidden graves at Myrtle Grove, along with the ever-lengthening list, I have added tools to my work bag. Recently, I added a probe in the form of a very long screwdriver.
As I poked to find the perimeter of the stone, I used my drywall saw to start cutting away at the sod, finally pushing my fingers through to the unmistakeable cold of granite. I found the stone of John O. Mowry, a 1st Lieutenant in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry, who died in 1884 at 60 years, 7 months and 17 days.
Welcome back, Lieutenant Mowry. I'm certain your wife, Emeline will enjoy having you seen next to her. And, by the way, thank you for your service.
Sadly, the stone of Harriet Edeline still evades me. Logic (and documents) would have her near her husband but she will require more searching and poking another day. For now, I'll tend to the enormous blister I developed from repeatedly pushing that screwdriver into the ground.
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In August, I'll be carrying my grandmother's ashes back to be buried with my grandfather in Idaho. It is where she was born and where her husband lays. It is where she wanted to be and it is 3 states away from her children and grandchildren. We won't visit her grave monthly or even yearly so I hope someone like you takes the time to brush off the dirt and the grass cuttings.
I am so impressed. You are clearly "a cut above the rest" as a Find-A-Graver. Wow! We should meet someday at the cemetery. I have a screwdriver.
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