Scott and Venus Andersen are continuing with their restoration work at the Dean Cemetery in South Salem, in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio.
Thanking Scott for sharing more interesting discoveries he and Venus have made about the gravestones that have been all but forgotten about at this small rural burying ground.
From Scott (October 8, 2013):
"I unearthed this stone
last Friday, while digging to straighten up Alexander Wallace's
headstone. It measures roughly 28"x16"x 2", and was about 4" below the
surface. About perfect dimensions for a headstone, but, when I did my
best to clean it off, I could find no evidence of writing on it. In
fact, the surface of both sides seem rather rough, not finished like a
headstone would be. After I got Alexander's stone straight, I buried
this other stone as I found it.
Have
you ever seen stones laid flat like this, between a regular headstone
and footstone? It sure seemed like I was digging up a fallen headstone
until I pulled it up, and it was rough on both sides, and not truly
rectangular either. Just trying to come up with some sort of
explanation for it being there."
(Unearthed stone below)
(Partial view of inscription on gravestone for Mary Dickey. Note the small "1868" etched in above the word "year")
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Also, from Scott:
"Look
at this. Found this just the other day on Mary Dickey's stone. 1868?
Graffitti??? She died in 1816, so was there a family member out
there, recording the year of their cemetery visit?"
Above, a full view of Mary Dickey's stone after cleaning the stone and around the gravesite.
For a view of this stone as it appeared in September, 2011 click here.
