tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post5490815027042807669..comments2024-02-17T18:31:23.253-05:00Comments on Granite in My Blood: MarthaMidge Frazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-34548428761513930222011-10-15T00:43:38.546-04:002011-10-15T00:43:38.546-04:00Hi Again Midge, I really looked at this picture u...Hi Again Midge, I really looked at this picture under magnification and using different photo-editing tools. I think that there was a surname there on the stone at some point but it has worn off. I see what looks like an S as the first letter and maybe an a as the third letter. Could also be an h as the second letter but that is really "iffy". Sorry that I could not do better but I really worked at it. Hope your cemetery contact is of help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-3011679735941929112011-10-14T22:36:48.404-04:002011-10-14T22:36:48.404-04:00Hi Midge, It could be that Martha was a slave or ...Hi Midge, It could be that Martha was a slave or it also could be that the stone's inscription wore off. Who can say? Just my ideas and speculation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-8902727290141336282011-10-14T15:14:54.175-04:002011-10-14T15:14:54.175-04:00Hi Midge,
If we could pin down when the carver...Hi Midge, <br /> If we could pin down when the carver was working in this area it would help narrow down the time span of when she died. The carver's initials "J. O'C." are on the bottom left corner of the stone.I've tried to find him before but no luck. I found him listed on another stone in the burial ground as "J. O'Connor".<br /> MollyMollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-73749596664584407642011-10-14T10:21:14.911-04:002011-10-14T10:21:14.911-04:00It's sad but intimate at the same time. A &quo...It's sad but intimate at the same time. A "first name basis" sort of thing.<br /><br />Let us know if you discover Martha's full name!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.com