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7th Weekly Theme: Children's Graves

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Mr. Ducke is a group administrator Mr. Ducke  Pro User  says:

Hi Folks,

It's time to kick off a new theme. I'm sure most of us can contribute to this one, as it is a sad fact of life some walk this Earth for just a short time. In the past, death at a young age was perhaps more the norm than otherwise. And the artistry of the stonemason and sculptor have been exercised to the fullest to create memorials that do justice to the grief of those who've sustained such a loss - as well as expressing spiritual convictions of comfort and hope.
Share your finds here!
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Mr. Ducke is a group administrator Mr. Ducke  Pro User  says:

1 day...

Forever in Our Hearts

This one is a collage I was motivated to put together from a visit to Hillside Cemetery in Attleboro..

A Mother's Sorrow
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Random420  Pro User  says:

Laurel Hill

The Parrys - ten children buried here
The Parrys

It was rough being a kid in the 19th century
Old Cathedral Cemetery
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métrogirl  Pro User  says:

andrew's angel

resta qui...

Mount Carmel Cemetery has a section that is filled with fragrant white and pale purple lilac trees and tiny souls
under the age of 10 or so...
I call it the "Field of Angels".

There is a different miniature angel monument no higher than knee level (and I am short) on just about every grave, so when viewed from a distance, it is quite the sight…a flurry of little white-wings.

This "Field of Angels" also has an especially tender vibe to it, different from other sectors of this beautiful old Italian cemetery.

Perhaps it is the gentle perfume and aura of joy from the innocence of these sweet souls that pervade your own being with even the shortest of visits.

There is ONE exception, a 71 year old woman, Conchetta, is buried on the
corner of the "Field of baby-angels"...I am told that she was the cemetery guardian and caretaker of this section during her life...
and seems to remain so now… she is the only grave with TWO small angels.

angelis dei concetta

Because there is such an overwhelming gentle power here, it draws me back time and again...

vincenzo's angel

qui riposano il bambino
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johnmartine63  Pro User  says:

This is in Mt Carmel, alway one of my favorites
Ceramic Photo Angel

The next two are classics in Forest Home
Children


Wilhelmine Hellwig
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PunkUE is a group administrator PunkUE says:

Great shots everyone. I got a hold of my sisters digital so I can go out and shoot tomorrow, weather permitting.
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johnmartine63  Pro User  says:

Okay I got two more, I saw this on eyesterday morning, I really liked the bunny on it.
Child's marker with a bunny

This one is cool It's in Mountain View in Ca.

Kohler Mountain View Cemetery Oakland CA
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Mr. Ducke is a group administrator Mr. Ducke  Pro User  says:

Random, metrogirl & johnmartine, you have all posted some wonderful examples of this theme! PunkUE, look forward to your finds!
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He Who Must Be Named  Pro User  says:

You are right, there are always so many and it is so sad. Here are few I would like to share.
Everybody Loves Raymond
Sad gifts from the heart
Steel Wool
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Mr. Ducke is a group administrator Mr. Ducke  Pro User  says:

A doubly sad one..

Little Aggie
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jade19721 is a group administrator jade19721  Pro User  says:

These are so sad. In this particular cemetery, there is one whole section for the childrens graves. It is a really huge section. Here are a few:

Assumption Cemetery

Assumption Cemetery

Assumption Cemetery
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ratsal adsand  Pro User  says:

Stefania (If you want to see her birthday cake, it's next to this photo in my photostream)
Stefania Pawluk

Little Jim
Little Jim

I don't know what happened to this little guy, but his family's faith in his destiny is apparent.
Free
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johnmartine63  Pro User  says:

Yeah, another one. This one is in Laurel Hill, in Philadelphia.


Woman With two babies
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*wanderlust*  Pro User  says:

Some from Richmond, Va...

hollywood cemetery richmond va

Elsie Celeste Davis

Robert Lindsay
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Random420  Pro User  says:

by request - Helena Schaaff and her bebehs.
Helena Schaaf bwversion
Um, where is this Mount Carmel that smells of lilacs? I love lilacs and little angels.
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ratsal adsand  Pro User  says:

Random420, that's a great picture.

Here are some markers for families who lost more than one child.

Three baby sons
Our sons

A sad amendment to a previously erected marker
Also Bessie

So many Claras
Two Claras
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drivebybiscuits1  Pro User  says:

Rose Hill (by drivebybiscuits1)

Charlie Sasnett (b Aug 25 1881 Died July 2 1883) (by drivebybiscuits1)

Mt. Zion Church (by drivebybiscuits1)
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drivebybiscuits1  Pro User  says:

Lily May Waddell (by drivebybiscuits1)
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amyc500 (FamilyTrees)  Pro User  says:

Both from Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus.
First, George Blount, who died from a fall in his father's hotel. Nearly life-size statue.
George Blount.
Jackie Allen Remaly. I love the angel carrying flowers.
Jackie Allen Remaly
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johnmartine63  Pro User  says:

Christopher Cook, aged 2 months Brompton Cemetery, London.

Child Welcomed to Heaven by an Angel
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drivebybiscuits1  Pro User  says:

HERBERT LEE (by drivebybiscuits1)
2 y/o
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drivebybiscuits1  Pro User  says:

BENNIE LEE (by drivebybiscuits1)
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micheleg34  Pro User  says:

These were taken yesterday at greenlawn cemetery in columbus oh....

A pair of booties on a grave too deteriorated to read

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Happy Birthday little one

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And this beautiful grave decorated with easter eggs

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ratsal adsand  Pro User  says:

I really like the sculpture and statuary posted above, but I also like the simple little photo of the baby micheleg34 posted.

A big heart for a small son
Infant son

Little Gary
Gary Walczak
Detail of his photo on my photostream next to this

Splendid small Lucy
Small Lucy from long ago
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Mr. Ducke is a group administrator Mr. Ducke  Pro User  says:

Superb posts. There are just so many beautiful stones here.
This is the children's section of Southampton Hollybrook Cemetery. Mrs. Ducke (Ruth) visited here during our journey and took this photo. A child of a good friend of hers is buried here..

Southampton Hollybrook Cemetery Children's Section
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richardr  Pro User  says:

The Skull Beneath The Skin
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infauxcus2001  Pro User  says:

Jacki
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Ms_congeniality  Pro User  says:

Ok, I managed to take a few photo's at the cemetery today;

child grave5
child grave4
child grave3
child grave2
child grave

I tried to be very discreet while taking these photos in the kids section of the cemetery. Not wanting to upset any mourners.
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schummi06514  Pro User  says:

Poor little Julia
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belindakelle  Pro User  says:

Teachings
I didn't shoot the bottom of the tombstone, since the top was so much interesting.
Sisters
This is the graves of my sisters who were both 3
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itsjenjen  Pro User  says:

I found this one this evening and fell in love with it, mainly because of the photo that was on the stone. This was in Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Harrisburg, Illinois.

Eugene Kish

Eugene Kish
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danni_m  Pro User  says:

I found this in a tiny cemetery in New Brunwick, Canada. I don't know where exactly it was pretty much in the middle of nowhere...

I love this one... The skull on the hour glass makes it a bit creepy too...
Sillery, Quebec
The original baby's death
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Schumata  Pro User  says:

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100_0202

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Glenwood_Cemetery-11


Born and Died on my Birthday

This one year old was born and died on my birthday.
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itsjenjen  Pro User  says:

Jerod Scott Field
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danni_m  Pro User  says:

Oh hey I just discovered this one in my collection too!

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ams26  Pro User  says:

Guardian Angel 1

War Babies Guardian Angel at Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, TX.

Guardian Angel 2
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danni_m  Pro User  says:


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thereggy  Pro User  says:

Aberfan - the lost Generation.

Aberfan - The lost Generation
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Dollymae Dagger  Pro User  says:

I have never understood this one:
Our Darling
The little girl with an old man's face. It has continued to haunt me for years.
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britcat2  Pro User  says:

Mountain View, Oakland

No info except her name
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amazingranda  Pro User  says:

Corinne

Corinne

Corinne at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago.

Artie and Willie

Artie and Willie at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, IL.

Josie

Josie at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston.

Our Baby

at Calvary Cemetery in Milwaukee, WI.

Charles Conrad

Charles Conrad at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.

Inez

Inez at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
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Doctor Beef  Pro User  says:

I've got a few of the same graves as amazingranda, but I'm going to post them anyhow. :)

Inez Clarke at Graceland in Chicago:
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

At Rosehill in Chicago:
Sassy Laddy

Josie at Calvary in Evanston, IL (did you hear any weird sounds near
him, amazingranda?):
Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, IL

Olive & Sophie Scharringhausen at Elk Grove Cemetery, Elk Grove Village, IL:
Elk Grove Cemetery, Elk Grove Village, IL

Joseph Sabatka at Bohemian National, Chicago:
Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

From a little baby section at Bohemian National, Chicago:
Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Francesco Salerno at Mt. Carmel, Hillside, IL:
Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

Thomas Haddaway at Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, England:
Thomas VIII
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kaysue  Pro User  says:

Bolivar Ohio

Big Spring Cemetary  Atwood Lake Ohio
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Doctor Beef  Pro User  says:

At Montrose Cemetery, Chicago, IL:
Montrose Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Infant Daughter at Bachelors Grove, Midlothian, IL:
Bachelors Grove, Midlothian, IL
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rubey_kay  Pro User  says:

At the New Ulm Cemetary, Minnesota:
The Statue of Allie

Our Darling Allie
Our Darling Allie
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toddland  Pro User  says:

Little Girl Lost.jpg

Appears to be a section of children from an epidemic in the early 1900s in St. Phillips, Indiana. Still has toys placed on her grave.
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psmphotography  Pro User  says:

Found in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill. The grave of a boy named Josie Lyons who died at the age of 9. I have never seen a statue such as this one which is encased in a granite dome.

Josie Lyons Monument #1
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NiteTripper  Pro User  says:

A small child's grave in Barnett Chapel African American Cemetery in Lyon County, Kentucky.

Barnett Chapel African American Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky
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NiteTripper  Pro User  says:

This is a close up photo of the child's photo on the headstone in the previous post. Barnett Chapel African American Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky.

Barnett Chapel African American Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky
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NiteTripper  Pro User  says:

Grave of Ollie May Holland (1883-1884) in the Kansas African American Cemetery in Lyon County, Kentucky.

Kansas African American Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky
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As Seen Through Hazel Eyes / Nelo  Pro User  says:

Cemetery Voyage Fairview - 6 (by As Seen Through Hazel Eyes / Nelo)
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applegreensea  Pro User  says:

Little Laura's gravestone
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applegreensea  Pro User  says:

This is the back side of the marker.

Our Dear Baby
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iawildflwr  Pro User  says:

IMG_2857
IMG_2855
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NiteTripper  Pro User  says:

In memory of "Little Corky" in Fairview Cemetery in Superior, Arizona.
Little Gorky
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amazingranda  Pro User  says:

Isabel E. Moenke

Edna Miriam Paul

Marjorie E. Janke

@ St Luke Cemetery in Chicago
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MeltCupid  Pro User  says:

This is one i took awhile ago.

Luigi
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Dollymae Dagger  Pro User  says:

Just a little babe
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Dollymae Dagger  Pro User  says:

Photo Ceramic 4

Another photo ceramic.... but from quite a different era
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spookyfoto says:

Soul Gathering...
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NatalieMaynor  Pro User  says:



The following is from the Natchez City Cemetery website:

"Ten-year-old Florence died of yellow fever.

"During her short life she was extremely frightened of storms and whenever one occurred she would rush to her mother to find comfort.

"Upon her death her mother was so struck with grief that she had Florence's casket constructed with a glass window at the child’s head. The grave was dug to provide an area, the same depth of the coffin, at the child’s head, but this area had steps that would allow the mother to descend to her daughter’s level so she could comfort Florence during storms. To shelter the mother during storms, hinged metal trap doors were installed over the area the mother would occupy while at her child’s grave.
...
"In the mid 1950s a concrete wall was erected at the bottom of the stairway covering the glass window of Florence’s coffin to prevent vandalism."
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NiteTripper  Pro User  says:

This is in Fairview Cemetery in the town of Superior in Gila County, Arizona.
Rita
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Schumata  Pro User  says:

Galveston-223

No Respect

Galveston-128
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christopherlevy  Pro User  says:

Abney Park Cemetery, London

Abney Park Cemetery, London

Abney Park Cemetery, London.
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uDopeyDog  Pro User  says:

Both from Green Cemetery in Woodbury, NJ

BABY

Kids
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midgefrazel  Pro User  says:

The children of Bathsheba and Avery D. Noyes buried together at Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, CT next to their parents.

The Little Ones, children of Avery & Bathsheba NOYES
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D.O'Brien  Pro User  says:

couple of the ones I love
Jaguar Headstone
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Angel with Broken Wings
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fantazma41  Pro User  says:

this was taken at the carquinez cemetery in Vallejo, Calif.
David Walker b. 1840 d. Dec 5 1854 accidently shot at age 14 yrs Can anyone please tell me what it says underneath the date of death

Carquinez Cemetery in Vallejo
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