John, Do you happen to have any pictures of the stones? I would be interested in seeing them. Bill PLack and I did a series of Tombstone Carver Pages, that were featured in the Westmoreland County Historical Society Magazine last year. The web pages can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/tscarvers/tombstone-carvers.htm Ellis Michaels Co-coordinator Pennsylvania USGenWeb Tombstone Project [email protected] "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac) > [Original Message] > From: John Tarr <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 6/9/2008 9:49:04 PM > Subject: [PAWESTMO] tombstone carver James Gemmell > > I have ancestors buried in Zion Lutheran cemetery whose tombstones were > carved by James Gemmell. He did carve his name in corner of the tombstones. > > I just learned another interesting thing. He carved skull and crossbones on > some of the tombstones that look like they were later chiseled off. I'd be > grateful if anyone has information about James Gemmell. > > John Tarr > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message