The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-07

"Olh was tith SusPChueN ahoii 4ich"Ny
mornin. last, when it was resumed. Since
that time the following have been taken up
and re- buried in the cemetery:
We give the names in the o der in which
they lie as re-buried in the cemetery, and
name, etc, Us inscribed on the stones.
Alsey Harding, who died November 81,
1885, aged fl years.
Zebulon Hollingsworth, died August s,
1868; aged 81 years
Zebulon Hollingsworth, died March 81,
1872; aged II years.
Mary Hollingsworth, died August !, 1907;
aged 81 years.
Ruth, wife of Jacob Hollingsworth, died
April Is, 1917; aged ~ years.
An unknown grown person.
Stephen H., son of Zebulon and Ann Hol-
lincsworth. died November $, 174O; aged 10
years.
A. II. Deceased November Is, 11iO.
ID. H., son of H. and II. H., departed this
life July Is, 1915: aged 20 years, II months
and days.
Six unknown persons
Jane, relict of Colonel Henry Holdings
worth, departed this life September 81, a.
d. 1886: aged 81 years.
William Hollingsworth, departed this life
April 10, 1877; aged "A years.
Sarah, wife of Henry Holinssworth, de-
parted this life, with her infant, December
-, 1913: aged % years. Upon this stone,
which is gray and faded by age, is inscribed
the following verse:
When pains alarmed the Lord removed
My dangers and my fears;
When death approached, the Lori secured
My soul, and dryed my tears.
Colonel Henry Hollingsworth departed
this life September 90, 1909; aged Ct years.
This makes up one row upon this lot In
the second are buried
Colonel Henry Partridge, son of James
and Hannah II. Partridge, born January
~, 1913, died February -, ISL. On the
top of his slab is inscribed "our Brother. ="
Hannah H. Partridge, wife Of James
Partridge, and daughter of Henry and
Jane Hollingsworth, born March %, 1882,
died January 20, 1874. ON the top of this
is cut "Our Mother
At the end of this row have been placed
two brick tombs, covered with large marble
slabs On the first is inscribed:
Samuel Hollingsworth, died May 20, 1867
in the 9th year of his age.
On the other-Ellen NJ, wife of Samuel
HollingSworth, born August 4, 1871, died
February TO- 1861, in the Gath year Of her
age.
Between these tombs is the grave of an
unknown person, supposed to be child of
the two last named.
Next adjoining the tomb of Ellen Hol-
lingsworth is the grave of Jacob, son of
Samuel and Ellen HollingI departed
this life 2Sth of May, 1922: aged year and
p days.
An unknown, thought to be a child of
Jacob and Mary Hollingsworth.
Susan, daughter of Samuel and Ellen
NJ. Hollingsworth.
Jacob Hollingsworth, who departed March
/, 1903, in the Goth year of his age.
Mary Holingsworth, departed this life
April Is, 1914; aged II years.
The remains of the young lady, Ann
Price, "A daughter of the late James Il. Price,
of this town, were reinterred in the GENE
terry, by the side of her father.
The remains Of the members of the Ru-
dulph family, reposins in this ground, were
taken to the Presbyterian Cemetery for re-
burial The inscriptions upon the stones
were as follow:
Tobias Rudulph, son of Tobias and Martha,
born Sth of December, 1877, and departed
this life the 18th Of September, 1923, in the
41St year of his age.
This was the father of the present Tobias
Rudulph BY the side of the last named
grave was one supposed to contain the re-
mains of the grandfather of the present
Tobias, and father of the one removed, but
this was not positively known to be a fact,
| AZ no inscription was found upon the stone
marking the grave.
| In the old graveyard are tH be seen many
things of interest. The old, time-marketl
stones, very different from those of the
| present time; the quaint lettering upon the
slabs, and many other things indicative OF
the manners Of Il hundred years ago. On
the large slab at the head of one grave is
the following inscription: "Rebecca G.
May, wife of Robert May. died July 30, A
ID. 1889; aged ~ years." followed by the fol
owing verse:
While Ger this Ton,b Connuhal sorrow>
flow:
| . II.
The happy spirit freed from bonds of clay,
| Mounts the confines of eternal day.
| The charities which soothed woes weary
head;
And wip'd in love the tears affection shed;
The patient sweetness which endearins
| Stroye;
To bless in offices of kindred love.
The faith which taught her hopes to rest Oh
high;
| In the bright views of L,niOrtdlitu.
These rise; memorials of the path, She trod;
And gained the applauding Fiat of her God
The remains of Charles Sewell, Il son OF
James NJ. Sewell, deceased, and grandson
of the late General Sewell, which repose in
these grounds will be removed to the
Sewell family vault ut Holly Hall.
The oldest grave in the ground, with any
mark to designate its occupant, is that OF
Stephen Hollinssworth, who died Novem.
Der s, l74O; aged 10 years.
In the grave of woman removed, was
found but slight remains Of the skeleton
while her lair and back comb were well
preserved \ coffin which had been in the
ground for one hundred and two years was
in L good state of preservation, and was
taken out entire. In another was found the
skeleton of q young girl, clothed AS it was
laid out, the material of the dress being well
preserved. The shoes upon the feshless
feet were in a remarkably good condition.
On Thursday the following were taken
up and rein tered
Eliz lbeth Catherine, daughter of Jacot
and Sarah Ash, departed this life April 10
1877; aged 6 months and 8 days.
Martha, daughter of Jacob and Saral
Ash, died August -, 1915; aged months
Nicholas Ash, departed this life January
y, 1910, aged 81 years.
Archibald McConkle Moore, son 9