Monuments of Tombs in Section A

Using the photo archive and information from paper transcription forms, Spirits Alive has created a set of tables presenting data about each of the marker stones in the Section A tombs area. Plot numbers correspond to the 1890 Plan of Eastern Cemetery map.

This table represents the 34 tombs in Eastern Cemetery that include a monument-style marker. Monument means large (usually) marker that is not a box or a flat ledger. they are often more tall than wide and are stacked with multiple layers of stone. One is sandstone, 28 are marble, and 5 are granite. There are 7 obelisks, and most are missing the top portion by evidence of a hole or an iron pin. Monuments almost always have bases except in the case of the large granite boulder of tomb 43 and the bench-style monument of tomb 80. Most of the rest are basic Images are available in the Section A Tombs album on Flickr.

Tombs with Monuments
Tomb Tombstone Name Monument Base Notes
2   Marble Granite Area includes marble military marker for Sabine Emery
5   Marble Granite Missing topper
8 J, JB, TM Haskell Marble Sandstone Missing topper
10 David Cammett Marble Granite Obelisk
11 Carter, Griffith, Shirley Granite None Headstone-style marker
12 Wright Sandstone Granite Obelisk
14   Marble Granite  
17   Marble Granite Marble base pinned to granite base inside curbing; headstone rests outside of curbing
21   Marble Granite Reassembled and cleaned in 2017 and area includes headstone for Abigail N. Gay Babcock
24 Clerygymen Second Parish Marble Granite  
26   Marble Marble Area includes marble ledger stone
27   Marble Granite Area includes headstone for Eunice Maria [Stevens]
29   Marble Granite Tombstone
34   Marble Marble Headstone with flat granite marker inscribed "Mary A. Kotschmar"
35   Marble Granite Missing topper
36   Marble Granite Obelisk with missing topper and area includes small marble stone inscribed "Husband H.C.H."
38   Granite Granite  
43   Granite None Large granite boulder with no base
48 Cutter & Mitchell Marble Granite Tombstone
50   Marble Granite Granite ledger stone over stairway area
56 McLellan Marble Granite Curbing around tomb area shared with tomb 57
57   Marble Granite Curbing around tomb area shared with tomb 56
64   Marble Marble Headstone inscribed with "Hall"
65 Preble Marble Granite  
66   Marble Granite  
69   Marble Granite Granite corner posts remain possibly for fence
72   Granite Granite, Marble Ledger on base also in this area
76 Willis Marble Granite Obelisk
78   Marble Granite Broken and repaired obelisk
80a   Marble None Modern bench marker with no base and area includes granite flat marker inscribed "Jordan Tomb"
83   Granite Granite Missing topper and area includes granite military marker for Kinicum Randall
87   Marble Granite Obelisk
88   Marble Sandstone Missing topper, dove and Christian cross embossed on sides
90   Marble Granite  

More data tables are available:

We still need to finalize transcriptions of each marker. Contact us if you’re interested in finishing this project. It would mean spending time in Section A reading markers to confirm or add to the existing transcription.

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