I recently made a trip to Guide Rock to finally locate the burial place of my Great-Gr-Grandmother Constance Mathilda (Briggs) Sarratt. Family stories indicated that her son, Joseph Sarratt, had carved her headstone because the family couldn't afford a formal stone. I held out no hope that the headstone would still be standing or legible...but lo and behold! It was there! It's a red sandstone, roughly cut like a Biblical tablet, and laid in concrete at her grave. It reads: Mother Sarratt, born June 30, 1844, died 1916. He also carved a roughly drawn flower pot and two sprigs of vine. I was truly moved by finding it. Constance died July 27, 1916, and Charles moved back to his home place in Brown Co., Illinois where he died. Constance is the only Sarratt buried in Guide Rock. I have ancestors buried in Belvidere, NE. While I was there, I also recorded a few surrounding headstones, (always the genealogist!!), and thought someone might find them useful: 1. Leonard Lamb, Apr 7, 1877 - Dec 4, 1885, 8 yr 7 m 27 d. 2. Mary Lamb, Mother, 1858-1932. 3. Hale H. Lamb, Father, 1854-1930. 4. Albert Lathrop, Co L, 24 NY Cav, Oct 14, 1847 - Jan 5, 1910. 5. Cyntha R. Lathrop, wife of A.L., May 1, 1850 - June 18, 1883. 6. Annette Lathrop, daughter, May 9, 1883 - May 9, 1883. 7. S.J. Watt, Co C, 1st IL Cav. 8. John Watt, d. Dec 9, 1880, 29 yrs. 9. Gilbert Gophlen, d. Feb 1, 1898, aged 57 y 5 m 7 d. 10. Mary Gophlen, d. April 18, 1901, aged 61 y 5 m 18 d. 11. Melville Stickle, d. Aug 12, 1879, aged 6 mo 26 d. 12. Wife of Casper Matzener, b. Aug 21, 1821, d. Dec 26, 1889. 13. Jane Mosher, d. Oct 28, 1886, aged 92 yrs 6 m. I hope these help someone. Best regards, Mona Sarratt Knight