Thank you, Donna   I was curious myself.   Jo === Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, Honorary --- On Thu, 7/16/09, Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: From: Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Unknown Headstone Emblem To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 10:21 PM Thanks Donna!  It is a big help! Elaine Donna Schulte Loth wrote: > Found this online: > > The "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." symbol on a headstone indicates that the person had > completed the crytic degrees of the York Rite and was a "Royal Arch Mason" > in the York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry. > > Hope it helps! > > > ----- 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? ------------------------------- 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