A brief study of one early Ohio grave marker's date inscription

Sharing this photo of the 1823 gravestone for Mary "Polly" Linnabary Strong posted on Find A Grave.  

Please take a moment to enjoy viewing the beautifully carved inscriptions that look almost as crisp and clear as probably the day that they were carved almost 200 years ago!  

Take note of her age that appears after the Æ - At first glance does the number look like a 37? Or a 57? 
Keep in mind the inscription notes that two infant sons were buried in the same coffin! 

Also, look at the other numbers.

She died in 1823 on Oct. 3^d 

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Thus, her age was 37 !

The font is a "flat top" 3 !

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Sharing this story: "Little-known law: In Ohio, localities must pay for indigent burials"

Sharing this story titled.:

"Little-known law: In Ohio, localities must pay for indigent burials"

by

Conor Morris

April 15, 2020

from "The Athens News"

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Pedigo Cemetery, in York Township, Athens County, Ohio is mentioned in this story.  

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Pedigo is a small cemetery.  

There are 106 memorials posted for the Pedigo Cemetery on "Find A Grave."

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A link to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) that applies to the subject of indigent burials quoted in this article.:

9.15 Burial or cremation of body at expense of township or municipal corporation.

That Day Jesus Appeared in Covington’s Linden Grove Cemetery - Cincinnati Magazine

That Day Jesus Appeared in Covington’s Linden Grove Cemetery - Cincinnati Magazine: 

"In 1914, William C. Weidling took a photo of tree limbs in Covington's Linden Grove Cemetery. When he developed the film, he realized he photographed Jesus."