Note that much of the message was originally centered. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Gravestone inscriptions Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:35:41 -0500 From: "Marianne Ordway" <mordway@adelphia.net> To: <NewportRI@earthlink.net> Hi Susan, Just in case no one has contacted you with this information I wanted to let you know, and ask you to please post this on your Newport list. Neil Baker found this article and located the graves from an old Windsor Ledger Newspaper in North Carolina: The following news article was discovered by researcher/historian Neil Baker in the Windsor Ledger for April 6, 1899 ~ TOMBSTONES OF STRANGERS In the small skirt of woods just out of the corporate limits in what is known as "the park," there are two tombstones that mark the resting place of strangers who died in our county. We copy the inscriptions: In memory of Wm. S. Loenard, who was born in Bridgewater Mass. April 22, 1794. Died Aug. 15, 1825. Far from my native land My spirit wings its flight, To dwell at God's right hand, With angels fair and bright. The square and compasses cut on the stone indicate that Mr. Loenard was a member of the Masonic fraternity. The other tomb is marked as follows: Latham Thurston Born in Newport R.I. Sep. 22, 1795 Died Aug. 29, 1832 in the 37th year of his age. We have sent a marked copy of this article to the postmaster of each of these places and request them to communicate with the relatives of the persons who are buried here. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ With best regards, Marianne Ordway, Jefferson, MD