Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Tombstone Tuesday ~ McAlpins at Green-Wood Cemetery

In addition to my Pyle second great-grandparents plot at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, we also visited the plot of my McAlpin second great-grandparents.


This obelisk is eight-sided and five of the sides have inscriptions.

The front side above "McAlpin" at the base:


David H. McAlpin
Born
November 8, 1816,
Died
February 8, 1901.
Frances Adelaide
Wife of
David H. McAlpin
Died
November 28, 1870
Aged 41 years 3 months
(Unfortunately the inscription below is illegible.)

The next side to the right:


Joseph R. McAlpin
Son of
D.H. & F.A. McAlpin
Born
August 28, 1853,
Died
April 11, 1888

The next side to the right:


Jane Hunter McAlpin
Born
May 11, 1786
Died
November 28, 1875

The next side to the right is blank.

The next side to the right (directly behind David Hunter McAlpin's inscription):


Douglas P.
Died
September 4, 1847
Aged
1 year 3 months

David H.
Died
July 25, 1853
Aged
2 years 5 months

Children of
D.H. & F.A. McAlpin

The next side to the right is blank.

The next side to the right:


Adelia D. McAlpin
Nee Gardiner
Born
January 4, 1840,
Died January 31, 1891

J. Randolph McAlpin
Son of
D.H. & F.A. McAlpin
Born
June 23, 1870,
Died
May 28, 1893

The next side to the right (to the left of David Hunter McAlpin) is blank.

Although I had seen a photo of the obelisk (in the winter) at FindAGrave, it was lovely to see it in the summer.

2 comments:

  1. Even the oldest inscriptions are still quite readable. How lucky!

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    1. I'm glad I got these photos and transcribed the inscriptions while they are still readable!

      Thanks for reading and commenting.

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