"Consort" in the 18th and 19th century was just another name for wife. Felicia -----Original Message----- From: Annetta Cole <thecoles@iamerica.net> To: HUNT-L@rootsweb.com <HUNT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [HUNT-L] Research Tutorials... >I had found information of a marriage and a child, both mother & child had died >at childbirth. When I found the gravestone, it gave the woman's name and said >"Consort of" >the man. This could be your answer to the gravestone reading the maiden name. > >Elwyn D. Draper wrote: > >> JoAnne, >> >> Nothing wrong with a novice question. >> >> Although people can put on a headstone whatever they wish, it would be >> highly irregular for a maiden name to be on a tombstone without the married >> surname also. Thus, the implication might be that your Hattie Hunt >> Holdsclaw was no longer married to Mr. Holdsclaw at the time of her death; >> or if he died earlier, she could have reverted back to her maiden name. Or >> it could be a mistake on her tombstone. Or her family perhaps never liked >> her husband! The possibilities are endless. A little more research into >> her background might give a clue. >> >> Regarding the plot number, the codes vary from cemetery to cemetery. >> However, my best guess is that the "45" is either a section number or a >> family plot number. Within the section or plot, each individual gravesite >> would get a letter (A,B,C, etc.). So it would seem that Hattie is perhaps >> buried in the 9th grave (letter "I") in the designated area. >> >> Again, these are not the only explanations, so be open to other information >> as it becomes available to you. >> >> Hope this helps. Perhaps others on the list have other ideas also. >> >> Elwyn D. Draper >> Visit the Draper-tree at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4302. >> >> ==== HUNT Mailing List ==== >> Perform an interactive search of the HUNT mail list archives >> <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> > > >==== HUNT Mailing List ==== >Review names and download HUNT gedcom files from Courtney Tompkins site ><http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/4813/ged1/gedlink.html> >