Ever seen a headstone like this one?

[NNN0LHI]

When I first seen this headstone I thought it must have been for a New Age or a 70's Ecology minded person.





But when I got close enough to see the date I realized how wrong I was about the New Age and Ecology stuff.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That person was ahead of his/her time!

I love historic graveyards! Lucky you to have one you can stroll in...

[NNN0LHI]

4. Had a dark and gloomy day here today which meant no fishing so I went to the cemetery instead

You are right that it is nice to be able to stroll though an old graveyard. Usually bring my dog with me and she really likes it there too.

Art_from_Ark has posted some interesting information below.

Take care and see you later.



Don

[TheMadMonk]

9. That person COULD have been a logger too. /nt

[Art_from_Ark]

2. It looks like it could be a Modern Woodmen of America headstone

Modern Woodmen was founded in 1883 by Joseph Cullen Root.

Woodmen of the World, which was also founded by Root (in 1890), used a similar type of headstone until the 1920s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodmen_of_the_World

[NNN0LHI]

3. Thank you very much for that

Next time I am there I will look for any Woodmen insignia. It is a very intricate piece though. Looked like something a true craftsman had created. They even had it mounted on top of what looked like paver stones to prevent the ground from heaving up during winter and knocking it over. Still standing perfectly straight after all these years. And it stands about 5 or 6 feet tall. Amazing.

Again thank you for the information.

Don

[hobbit709]

6. There's one of those in the old East TX cemetary where Donna's family is buried.

Some of the graves go back to the 1840's.

I scattered some of Donna's ashes at her mother's grave like she wanted.

[baldguy]

5. "Theme" memorials were a thing in the late 19th & early 20th century

Look at some of these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdemichele/3363095334/in/set-72157615399622767/

[Curmudgeoness]

7. We have a cemetary with several in my town.

I am told that it was one of the styles of the time. They are all from a time period just a little later than this one. I have always found them fascinating.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Woodmen of the World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodmen_of_the_World

[raccoon]

13. Beat me to it....I've seen those in SC. Not many, though. nt

[femmocrat]

10. I have seen those in Pennsylvania.

They are unusual though.

[mulsh]

11. Mountian View Cemetary in Oakland, Ca has quite a few similar headstones.

They are mostly in the oldest section on the hill side behind "Millionaire's Row" facing Clarewood Drive. They mark Woodmen of the World graves, most were interned around the same time as the one in the photo. If you enter Clarewood Drive in Google Maps you can see the view of that part of the cemetery from the street, & my old grammar school too.

there are also a hand full of the same kind of markers inn the section opposite the Meese family plot (Yes, Edwin Meese's famly)

[HopeHoops]

12. With the asshole under the fork I thought MFM might have ordered ahead.

Oh, right. Never mind - he's immortal.

[BillStein]

14. There are several in the cemetery

where my great grandparents are buried in Camden NJ, dating from the early 20th century. My understanding was that they represented the Tree of Life, but that could be a myth.

[Bake]

15. Sonny Bono?

Bake

[geardaddy]

16. Yep, I've seen similar ones.

[MiddleFingerMom]

17. Frank "Stumpy" Ford was THE Champeen Mumbletypeg player of the 19th Century.

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Of course, mumbletypeg LOSERS weren't the ones havin' bit by incremental bit lopped off
due to bad knife-tosses.
Frank was pretty much down to a torso and a head by the end of his career.
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[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. I've seen a cabin in the old Denver pioneer cemetery.

The monument looks like a little log cabin, with a miner's shovel by the door. Pretty cool.
Probably about four feet cubed, very rustic looking.