Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-08
Epitaphs in Salem Cemetery and
in Other Noted Burial Grounds

Erred Locklcy in Oregon Daily Journal)
! Some time ago spent Il leisure houl
wandering among the older graves in
the cemetery at Salem, Oregon. / stop.
ped at one grave covered with mass of
sweet bri0r and myrtle and with some
diftlculty read the dceply.carved let,
terng on the weather.wom oak head
board The inscription read: "Angel
ca Roe was born the year 1925. Died
February II, 1859. She was shameful.
" murdered by her husband"
Not far from the road was the grave
of DIR. W. IL. Wilson, one Of Oregon s
| wen known pioneers, who died in 1856.
Here, too, was the grave of Captain
Charles Bennett Beneath his name on
the stone is the following inscriptions:
Died December 7, 1855, aged A Years.
Captain Charles Bennett was the dis
coverer of gold in California and fell in
defense of his country at Walla Walla. ."
On a white marble shaft NOT far dis
tant the following inscription has been
craven by the iron pen that perpetuatcs
our names on stone. "'rhurston, erected
by the people of Oregon Here rests
oregon's first delegate A man of
genius and learning, lawyer and
statesman, His Christian virtues equal
led his wide philanthropy. His public
acts are his best eulogum Hon. Sam.
uel H. Thurston, born in Maine, April
~, 1915, Died off Acapulco, April o.
1851"
l have visited many of the old grave
yards and in my notebook find in.
scrlptions have copied from the an.
clent headstoncs in the cemeteries at
Portland, Maine; Salem and Boston,
Massachusetts; Philadelphia, the Trim.
ny church yard in New York city, Ar.
I4gton, New Orleans, as well as many
other southern grayeyards,
In the Copp's Hin burying ground in
Boston | found many quaint and old
fashioned rpitophs, On slab Of brown
stone two squares Of slate are inserted.
on which are chiselcd these words:
~ Ihe Reverend Doctors Increase, Cot
ton and Samuel Muthcr were inferred
IN this vault, |, Died Aug 27 1928. at
~; c. Died Bcb. IL, l727 at G5; $. Died
June 20 lS5 at 10" Not far distant
near the Snowhill street side is this in.
Scrlption: "lu memory Of Betsy, wife
OF David Darling, died March 90, 1909,
ut u" She was the mother Of II chill.
urch and around her lies IL of them
and two were lost at sea. Brother Sex.
tons, please leave a clear berth for me
near by this stone" Unfortunately
his request was not needed and no room
W,oss lcit to bury him near his wife and
children.
Nearby ig stone ON which is the
name Mrs, Ammey Hunt Died 1863,
ana beneath the name is this peculiar
verse;
"a sister of Sarah Lucas lieth here
Whom ! did love most dear;
ANA now her soul hath took its FLIGHT /.
ANA bid her spitcful foes good night, - /
Nearby is the grave Of Mary HGntlcy .
with this verse!
stop here my friends and east an eve
Ms you are now so once vas l.
AS ! um now go you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me-,
Ihe old sexton who was showing mo
ABOUT said that some irrcvcrent person
nag once written in chalk benenth II.
:, TO follow you IN not content.
Mess know which way you went ~
uc Hlso told me Of a minister who
noo lost his wife aud who had placed
ON her tombstone these words; .,Tbn
light of my life has gone out " A few
mouths later the minister led nnotbrr
hrdc to the altar When he went ,out
to visit the grave of his first vifc hr
round someone had scratched with n
nail beneath the inscription o'rhe Tobt
OF my life has gone out the following
Words But have struck another
THOSE who have made study of
,pltOphs have collected many strange
,,nSeriphons' In the graveyard Of nm
English work house is this tcrse in.
'vr'pl'oh' Fhorp's corpse" In the
grave yard at Augusta, Maine, is this