Nathan CHAMPLIN and his wife Mary TUCKER are the names on the front of the CHAMPLIN monument.
Nathan Champlin
Aug. 16, 1830 - Jan. 8, 1901
Pvt. Co. G. 1st RI Lgt. Artillery
His wife
Mary A. Tucker
Oct. 28, 1841 - Nov. 22, 1933
The first and most obvious question answered is that Nathan is the Civil War veteran and hence the Flag Marker.
Imagine my excitement when I found this on his grave because it means he knew my 2nd great grandfather, James A. BARBER as not only did they live in the same town, they fought in the same unit! This brings my aunt's genealogy closer to mine.
Because he was the veteran, this may explain why his father and mother's inscription is on the side of the stone. Perhaps they chose this monument after Peleg and Hannah died and wanted to add their names so they wouldn't be forgotten.
Because of this connection to the Civil War, I looked Nathan up in Robert Grandchamp's new book, The Boys of Adam's Battery G, McFarland & Co. Publishers, North Carolina, 2009. Sure enoough he is mentioned as being the man who returned sick from the War to find out his wife was unfaithful and he subsequently divorced her (from his pension record). [p. 241]
With some digging, I find out she is NOT the wife listed on this gravestone! She was Jane M. CARD (1828-1895), daughter of William Henry Card and his wife Sarah Crandall. Jane bore him 5 children before he married (17 Nov 1866) Mary A. Tucker and their only child together was Peleg Everett Champlin.
Jane married (2) Dyer Kingsley and had one more child with him in 1869.
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Champlin Monument [front]
This lovely and sturdy four sided granite monument for the CHAMPLIN family tells us much about them. It also doesn't tell us the whole story. But, then, isn't that the fun of investigated gravestones as part of genealogy?
Let's look for a moment at what we know. This gravestone is located in Section 23 of River Bend Cemetery in Westerly, Rhode Island. The persons buried here are Christians and somebody is a veteran. This is clear from the clues on the gravestone.
It also looks as if they spelled their name CHAMPLIN consistently, not Champlain or Chapin.
It is possible that this gravestone was erected before some of the people passed away since one side has a missing death date.
I am thinking that the "owners" of the gravestone, that is the ones who paid for it, or where children or grandchildren who placed it here, inscribed their direct line ancestors on the front side where the family surname is carved. I look for this in this style of gravestone to give another piece of evidence about how the family is connected together.
This gravestone faces sideways (not toward the water) like the gravestone nearby which is my ancestor. It is on a slight hill. I noticed this when I walked around it before taking the photos. See the post for one side I have already blogged about)
With this gravestone, I needed both a photograph of the whole monument (to get the cross) and a closeup to try to read the part that is shaded by the top of the monument "roof". I have since purchased a digital voice recorder to record my thoughts and to read aloud the names and dates as I am going along photographing. I find transcribing at the gravesite annoyingly slow.
I took photos of this gravestone at a previous visit because I was trying to connect this family to my own. Remember these are my aunt's ancestors.
Going to my cemetery collection to see those previous photos...
Let's look for a moment at what we know. This gravestone is located in Section 23 of River Bend Cemetery in Westerly, Rhode Island. The persons buried here are Christians and somebody is a veteran. This is clear from the clues on the gravestone.
It also looks as if they spelled their name CHAMPLIN consistently, not Champlain or Chapin.
It is possible that this gravestone was erected before some of the people passed away since one side has a missing death date.
I am thinking that the "owners" of the gravestone, that is the ones who paid for it, or where children or grandchildren who placed it here, inscribed their direct line ancestors on the front side where the family surname is carved. I look for this in this style of gravestone to give another piece of evidence about how the family is connected together.
This gravestone faces sideways (not toward the water) like the gravestone nearby which is my ancestor. It is on a slight hill. I noticed this when I walked around it before taking the photos. See the post for one side I have already blogged about)
With this gravestone, I needed both a photograph of the whole monument (to get the cross) and a closeup to try to read the part that is shaded by the top of the monument "roof". I have since purchased a digital voice recorder to record my thoughts and to read aloud the names and dates as I am going along photographing. I find transcribing at the gravesite annoyingly slow.
I took photos of this gravestone at a previous visit because I was trying to connect this family to my own. Remember these are my aunt's ancestors.
Going to my cemetery collection to see those previous photos...
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