The following was found in The Southern Democrat, 12 Jul 1900: Rosa Dots. Mrs. Uriah Smith, who died of flux Friday, was buried at the Daily graveyard Saturday night by torch light. Rev. F.M. Self conducted the burial services. It was a sad scene. I have rarely heard of someone being buried at night and by torchlight. Was there some sort of superstition, custom, or some other reason for this unusual interment? Mrs. Smith apparently has no monument.

If she was an Orthodox Jew, burial would have to be carried out before the Sabbath which begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. If she died late on Friday and services could not be arranged before sundown, burial would have occured as soon as the Sabbath was over. But, this doesn't sound as if she is Jewish. What church was Rev, F.M. Self connected to? Margaret Behel ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> To: <ALBLOUNT@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:38 PM Subject: [ALBLOUNT] Question to the Board about Burial Customs... > The following was found in The Southern Democrat, 12 Jul 1900: > > > Rosa Dots. Mrs. Uriah Smith, who died of flux Friday, was buried at the > Daily graveyard Saturday night by torch light. Rev. F.M. Self conducted > the burial services. It was a sad scene. > > > I have rarely heard of someone being buried at night and by torchlight. > Was there some sort of superstition, custom, or some other reason for this > unusual interment? Mrs. Smith apparently has no monument. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >