It's all about Genealogy Books.» Tombstone http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog Me, my family history, and my books... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Military Tombstones http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/2010/07/01/military-tombstones/ http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/2010/07/01/military-tombstones/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:00:07 +0000 Debby http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/?p=298 Finding a grave site with a family tombstone and a military tombstone can provide a wealth of information.  Knowing a family member served in the military can open the door to various other record groups (pension records, military history and awards).  Surprises can arise when the dates on the tombstone do not match those of actual records.

I was researching a military record to find out that the date of birth on the enlistment papers did not match those of real birth date.  After a bit of checking, it was discovered that the person falsified their birth date to enlist with his brothers.

Using the regiment information on the tombstone, I was able to discover more information about a brickwall problem I was having with one of the brothers.

Not all military tombstone are full stone, but just a marker with a symbol representing the war the ancestor served in.  Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack has more information on military tombstones and markers.

]]> http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/2010/07/01/military-tombstones/feed/ 3 Where is the tombstone? http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/2010/05/01/where-is-the-tombstone/ http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/2010/05/01/where-is-the-tombstone/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 15:59:19 +0000 Debby http://www.littleknownpress.com/blog/?p=273 By reading a death record, I can sometimes find out where an individual is buried.  It is wonderful when the cemetery is listed on Find A Grave and the individual is listed as being buried in the cemetery.  Not so great when a volunteer offers to take a photo and can not find the tombstone.

On many cemetery websites there is notice similar to: As a result of years of neglect, many of the headstones/grave markers were ruined, lost, disappeared or destroyed.

To learn more how to help preserve cemeteries, check out Cemetery Projects and Preservation chapter in Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon  DeBartolo Carmack.

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