Kathi wrote:
Your confusion with the grave site is similar to mine. I found that in my
families' Indiana grave sections, they have graves (or at least stones) for
members in both Indiana and in Ohio (where they were born). I'm not sure how
to know where the actual grave is, but in one of my cases, the birthdates are
different from the Ohio site and Indiana site (only by days)!
If anyone can shed some light as to why family would put stones in two
cemeteries, I'd appreciate it! Also, is there a way to prove which one has
the body (not that it matters that much, but might give credibility to dates)?
One situation I've seen is when one spouse died, the stone was engraved
with the name of their partner, too. Then if the partner remarried or moved
elsewhere, the person was buried in a different place.
I figured this was a 20th century practice, but have seen this occur as
early as 1893.
Cindy Kimes