Hancock County, Indiana Tombstone Inscriptions: One Hundred Years, 1833-1933 Tapa blanda - 2009

Heritage Books Inc, 2009-05-01. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Hancock County, Indiana Tombstone Inscriptions: One Hundred Years, 1833-1933.

Heritage Books Inc.. New. 2009. Paperback. 620 pages. Indiana was a stopping-off place for countless pioneers on their way west to Illinois, Iowa, Kansas or Oregon. Some travelers paused only long enough to tend the sick and to bury their dead before hurrying westward while others, who could not stand the thought of burying and leaving their loved ones in strange territory, decided to stay and became the core of Hancock County's early settlements. In this book of tombstone inscriptions, 92 cemeteries are included, most of which are of the family, church and neighborhood variety; many family relationships are carved into these stones. They run the gamut in size from one lonely stone in a field to thousands of stones in the larger cemeteries still in use today. Ten sources were researched and countless persons interviewed to locate and collect information for the included brief histories written about neighborhoods, cemeteries and adjacent church congregations which went down. Current… Leer más

Heritage Books, Inc.. Paperback. New. Indiana was a stopping-off place for countless pioneers on their way west to Illinois, Iowa, Kansas or Oregon Some travelers paused only long enough to tend the sick and to bury their dead before hurrying westward while others, who could not stand the thought of burying and leaving their loved ones in strange territory, decided to stay and became the core of Hancock County's early settlementsIn this book of tombstone inscriptions, 92 cemeteries are included, most of which are of the family, church and neighborhood variety; many family relationships are carved into these stones They run the gamut in size from one lonely stone in a field to thousands of stones in the larger cemeteries still in use today Ten sources were researched and countless persons interviewed to locate and collect information for the included brief histories written about neighborhoods, cemeteries and adjacent church congregations which ""went down""Current maps show the exact location of all… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Heritage Books, Inc, 2019-12-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!