At first I thought this one was an anvil, but after looking at it closer, I am not sure. And if it is, does it mean he was a blacksmith? http://www.txgenes.com/TXUpshur/art/Cemeteries/SimpsonvilleCem/BrownWR2.jpg Elaine -- If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Without the footstone balanced on top, it does appear to be an anvil. Perhaps he enjoyed being a blacksmith or ferrier for himself and his neighbors, but for several census years, he is listed as a farmer with no mention of a trade requiring an anvil. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net>wrote: > At first I thought this one was an anvil, but after looking at it > closer, I am not sure. And if it is, does it mean he was a blacksmith? > > http://www.txgenes.com/TXUpshur/art/Cemeteries/SimpsonvilleCem/BrownWR2.jpg > > Elaine > > -- > If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >