We also found one of those circles with letters. It was on a crypt type stone out in the woods near Greenwood, North Texas. We photographed the headstone in 2001, and wondered about the circle, but didn't find out what the letters meant until this year. See page http://www.wisecountytexas.info/cemeteries/hart-howard.htm for pictures. The Wise County "list" got the following email in May 2009. This solved our mystery. > This is a very special designation and rare, as far as we know. This is > a designation that was given only to females of Mason members, popular > during the mid-1800's (death dates of approximately 1863-1929), in > southern states. The designation of FNDOZBTKC/AMRY, was a degree > conferred in the US on wives, daughters, sisters, or mothers of Masons > to secure them, by investing them in a peculiar mode of recognition, the > aid and assistance of the fraternity, along with a secret sign of > recognition. The mark was: AMRY encircled by FNDOZBTKC. As written in > John 12:15 - Fear Not Daughter Of Zion Behold The King Cometh, (and AMRY > being an anagram of Mary). More information can be found in Coil's > "Masonic Encyclopedia". We are aware of only 12 such markers, all in > southern states. > Patricia Welch Administrator The Association for Gravestone Studies Greenfield Corporate Center 101 Munson Street - Suite 108 Greenfield, MA 01301 (413)772-0836 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:03 PM Subject: [TXGEN] Unknown Headstone Emblem >I need help with another headstone emblem. This is a headstone that is > broken. The top portion with the unknown emblem is the part that is > broken off and is propped in front of the headstone. This is an old > stone as Abe Heath died in 1877. > > Best I can tell, it is a circle in the center with either a C or G, with > an outer circle with initials K S H T W S S T. (not sure where to > start/end reading those initials) Then above the circles is St John and > below the circles (top of broken marker) is No 60 > > Please see 2 photos. > http://www.txgenes.com/TxUpshur/art/Cemeteries/HeathAbe.jpg > http://www.txgenes.com/TxUpshur/art/Cemeteries/HeathAbe2.jpg > > Thanks for the help!!!! > > Elaine > > -- > How come it takes so little time for > a child who is afraid of the dark to > become a teenager who wants to stay > out all night? > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Thanks Sue! I have included this on our Emblems page in hopes it will help in the future. Elaine Sue Tackel wrote: > We also found one of those circles with letters. It was on a crypt type > stone out in the woods near Greenwood, North Texas. We photographed the > headstone in 2001, and wondered about the circle, but didn't find out what > the letters meant until this year. See page > http://www.wisecountytexas.info/cemeteries/hart-howard.htm for pictures. > The Wise County "list" got the following email in May 2009. This solved > our mystery. > > >> This is a very special designation and rare, as far as we know. This is >> a designation that was given only to females of Mason members, popular >> during the mid-1800's (death dates of approximately 1863-1929), in >> southern states. The designation of FNDOZBTKC/AMRY, was a degree >> conferred in the US on wives, daughters, sisters, or mothers of Masons >> to secure them, by investing them in a peculiar mode of recognition, the >> aid and assistance of the fraternity, along with a secret sign of >> recognition. The mark was: AMRY encircled by FNDOZBTKC. As written in >> John 12:15 - Fear Not Daughter Of Zion Behold The King Cometh, (and AMRY >> being an anagram of Mary). More information can be found in Coil's >> "Masonic Encyclopedia". We are aware of only 12 such markers, all in >> southern states. >> >> > Patricia Welch > Administrator > The Association for Gravestone Studies > Greenfield Corporate Center > 101 Munson Street - Suite 108 > Greenfield, MA 01301 > (413)772-0836 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> > To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:03 PM > Subject: [TXGEN] Unknown Headstone Emblem > > > >> I need help with another headstone emblem. This is a headstone that is >> broken. The top portion with the unknown emblem is the part that is >> broken off and is propped in front of the headstone. This is an old >> stone as Abe Heath died in 1877. >> >> Best I can tell, it is a circle in the center with either a C or G, with >> an outer circle with initials K S H T W S S T. (not sure where to >> start/end reading those initials) Then above the circles is St John and >> below the circles (top of broken marker) is No 60 >> >> Please see 2 photos. >> http://www.txgenes.com/TxUpshur/art/Cemeteries/HeathAbe.jpg >> http://www.txgenes.com/TxUpshur/art/Cemeteries/HeathAbe2.jpg >> >> Thanks for the help!!!! >> >> Elaine >> >> -- >> How come it takes so little time for >> a child who is afraid of the dark to >> become a teenager who wants to stay >> out all night? >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > -- How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?