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>