In a small, out-of-the-way cemetery in Tariffville near Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, there are two gravestones honoring Hezekiah Holcomb. The one on the right is for Captain Hezekiah Holcomb, who died in 1794 at the age of 69. On the left is a monument for a different Hezekiah Holcomb -- probably his son -- who died in 1820.
They must have been very close. Or their families must have been very cheap.
This post is linked to Taphophile Tragics. The photo is from November.
I didn't know the Taphophile thing was up and running again.
ReplyDeleteOr economical.
beautiful monuments but you made me laugh at your comment about them being either close or cheap lol
ReplyDeleteHa -- you're funny, Jack. Another possibility: perhaps the cemetery curator lacked a sense of space. Looks like an interesting graveyard (if you're going to visit one without ice cream names).
ReplyDeleteIndeed, these gravestones are very close, hmmm some mystery now! :)
ReplyDeleteLéia
Or...they have been ecologically minded, even way back when. :))
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen such close gravestones...must have been saving space!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine being named Hezekiah? What nickname would you get. Heck?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why these two tombstones are so close. Maybe one is buried on top of the other.
Questions like this are the death of me!
A close knit family!
ReplyDeleteI always like those questions graves create in our minds! This would be a good beginning for a writing class!
ReplyDeleteOr, if as in some parts of Europe where there is limited space, they are buried in the same grave on top of each other.... ? Fascinating situation.
ReplyDeleteI always like your cemeteries; our are cramped and quite awful, monumental ones apart...
ReplyDeleteCemeteries are always interesting as they tell stories of life and death. This one is especially interesting.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture but I had to chuckle at that...maybe they wanted to leave a tiny footprint:)
ReplyDeleteThe one on the right is in wonderful condition for its age. Probably ran out of space for the son.
ReplyDeleteThey'd unthinkingly filled the Capt's gravestone up by being wordy and found they'd left no space for the later Hez. What an amazing name!
ReplyDeleteWeird spacing... which you don't see in some of the stones in the background.
ReplyDeleteWhy would you want to name your son that if you'd already been saddled with a twenty five dollar handle like that?
Ah, I needed this laugh today! I like Hezzie! Probably more cheap than close and, of course, Daddy would get the biggest one! Made my day, Jack! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteFantastic find and what beautiful monuments.
ReplyDeleteBeneath Thy Feet
Beautiful, both of them!
ReplyDeleteNice! Call me weird but I enjoy poring over gravestone at the old cemetery here, piecing together what happened. PS yes I was experimenting with profile photos. Sorry I showed up incognito
ReplyDeleteExcellent caption!
ReplyDeleteMaybe close AND cheap.
ReplyDeleteI like the detail you have captured here along with the lighting and shadows.
ReplyDeleteThese Hezekiahs must have been very slender.
Bises,
Genie
Fancy.
ReplyDeleteYou've left us with another mystery Jack! If they were McStuart's I'd say they were Scottish and the latter theory would apply!!
ReplyDeleteWOW .... these are so cool -- and what a great find! Thanks for sharing on Taphophile Tragics!!
ReplyDelete