Tombstone Tuesday: Foreign Language Gravestones

Adolph SOMSKY
Originally uploaded by midgefrazel

Taken in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in NY by my friend Kathy Schrock is this interesting gravestone. A fellow genealogist used a Czech dictionary to translate some of the words.

"He was happy to set foot with the Lord (or in English - He happily walked with God)
(Name)
Born on July 18 in the year 1892.
Died on October 30th of ...the year 1919.
He is peaceful/tranquil in his dust (peaceful in the grave)."

Notice that it was easy to find his name, the dates of birth and death and that he was a Christian. I was surprised to see how the other words fit into a New England/New York style of gravestone words.

I found his draft card at Ancestry.com but otherwise, not much about him.

Tombstone Tuesday: Washington IRVING

Washington IRVING
Originally uploaded by midgefrazel

In case you didn't read Sunday's post:

"Gravestones this week are brought to you from the camera of my friend Kathy Schrock. She went to speak at at conference held in Tarrytown, NY and found a nearby famous cemetery."

She has applied a Creative Commons license to them so I would add them to my Flickr photos and use them to blog with. She is not a genealogist but she is an expert in technology. Anyone can enjoy a great cemetery. That's my motto.."

For a special Halloween treat, this is the gravestone of Washington Irving. Perhaps you've heard of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Read it for free at Google Books.