tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post8673385677476900307..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: grave post #3VioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51486238731363750212012-01-20T06:21:27.723-05:002012-01-20T06:21:27.723-05:00Back then, many children died horribly young. Ho...Back then, many children died horribly young. Hot weather brought diarrhea and dehydration, plus all the usual infections, and cold weather must have been a struggle for the very young. No antibiotics, and probably very little real medical help - what chance did the poor little mites have?<br /><br />There are so many sad stories to be found in our churchyards and cemeteries. But I have to say that is one of the nicest headstones I have seen!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-4952548653454165992012-01-19T12:07:34.554-05:002012-01-19T12:07:34.554-05:00Old cemeteries tell like it really was back in the...Old cemeteries tell like it really was back in the good ole days.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-23027341057683240172012-01-19T11:36:03.665-05:002012-01-19T11:36:03.665-05:00So short a time they had with their children. But...So short a time they had with their children. But here they are united for eternity.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-92170718421102907292012-01-19T08:45:46.804-05:002012-01-19T08:45:46.804-05:00I was just looking back through, and especially li...I was just looking back through, and especially like the old graves. I'm a fan of old cemeteries - there is something so serene and a little mysterious about them.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-75805619966956185522012-01-18T23:59:45.463-05:002012-01-18T23:59:45.463-05:00Amelia... what she went through. I have trouble wi...Amelia... what she went through. I have trouble with cemeteries--the old ones. They make me cry. I think it's because I went a few times with a woman who did rubbings in very old cemeteries in New England. And so often we saw a tale like this on the stones.<br /><br />We take for granted the ability to withstand our winters. Our antibiotics. <br /><br />There is something beautiful in that marker...JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-4316241333990957262012-01-17T22:11:30.394-05:002012-01-17T22:11:30.394-05:00Old cemeteries are filled with the graves of child...Old cemeteries are filled with the graves of children and young people who died early. Modern medicine keeps the rest of us further from the scourges of death.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924547158802290714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-6135999237829628692012-01-17T05:50:38.969-05:002012-01-17T05:50:38.969-05:00That gravestone certainly tells a story. The loss ...That gravestone certainly tells a story. The loss of one is bad enough...I can't imagine how one could withstand the loss of so many.<br /><br />Hello, my friend.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-20215754867356653302012-01-17T05:09:07.917-05:002012-01-17T05:09:07.917-05:00My great grandparents lost their first two childre...My great grandparents lost their first two children as young children but the rest lived on many into their 90s. Even so those first two must have been a terrible loss ,,, just as the loss of this family must have been..Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-87433153598253875252012-01-17T04:36:50.513-05:002012-01-17T04:36:50.513-05:00We don't know what the weather was like for th...We don't know what the weather was like for those winter months - or where these people lived. Just getting through our winters today can be a struggle for some people but with no heating, no hot running water and outdoor toilets these tiny babies may not have had much of a chance against any infection.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-35501955844554648692012-01-17T03:50:12.171-05:002012-01-17T03:50:12.171-05:00I found it kind of creepy. And suspicious. That wo...I found it kind of creepy. And suspicious. That would surely raise eyebrows in the police community today. <br />Maybe the parents shared a gene that when combined gave the kids no chance.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18302921359021278672012-01-16T21:54:54.502-05:002012-01-16T21:54:54.502-05:00So sad. We often forget what hardships the early ...So sad. We often forget what hardships the early settlers had to endure and what stoic bravery they had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-89927611985367109222012-01-16T21:44:07.247-05:002012-01-16T21:44:07.247-05:00You not only learn about individuals but I've ...You not only learn about individuals but I've always thought that cemeterys (and city dumps) gave you a history of place.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-7312143135884477692012-01-16T21:20:53.622-05:002012-01-16T21:20:53.622-05:00I think what is mentioned about the non availabili...I think what is mentioned about the non availability of anitbiotics and the survival of childhood back then is true. We don't know how blessed we are now. Or maybe we do. We no longer die of influenza or the complications of the measles. We are lucky people indeed.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73042314616596141442012-01-16T17:34:48.884-05:002012-01-16T17:34:48.884-05:00I imagine a Toronto winter without much heating wo...I imagine a Toronto winter without much heating would be pretty devastating.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-89243313257380611822012-01-16T17:13:19.235-05:002012-01-16T17:13:19.235-05:00That's an interesting observation about them a...That's an interesting observation about them all dying in the winter - I guess they had to endure bitterly cold conditions which are almost unknown in our climate.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-77855137164639958132012-01-16T16:52:32.256-05:002012-01-16T16:52:32.256-05:00The older pioneer cemeteries have a sad sad tale t...The older pioneer cemeteries have a sad sad tale to tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-91459598349908388812012-01-16T16:39:48.791-05:002012-01-16T16:39:48.791-05:00The nineteenth century was the age before antibiot...The nineteenth century was the age before antibiotics, and any century prior to the mid-twentieth was prone as well to epidemics of influenza, yellow and scarlet fever, to name just a few. Germ theory was nonexistent, children were born everywhere but in a sterile place. <br /><br />Sometimes it's a wonder <i>anyone</i> survived.<br /><br />I mention this because it's often noted how 'life expectancy' has increased over the years. I think a better term might be 'childhood survivability'.Neil J Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852834659400991664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-25990583480429181372012-01-16T16:13:16.035-05:002012-01-16T16:13:16.035-05:00I am contemplating a stone for my mother and fathe...I am contemplating a stone for my mother and father and the words on these stones inspire me to engrave something special. Thanks.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-16764865961358762972012-01-16T16:11:05.150-05:002012-01-16T16:11:05.150-05:00It is so wonderful to be able to bring to life oth...It is so wonderful to be able to bring to life other lives that have struggled and appreciate what we have right now! This is a very touching post!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18312874907614887062012-01-16T16:09:28.163-05:002012-01-16T16:09:28.163-05:00Hah, I wondered what you were on about, Sanna, say...Hah, I wondered what you were on about, Sanna, saying this couple came from strong stock and lived to a good age ... until I walked around to the other side of the grave marker.<br /><br />How sobering. How very sobering. To lose them all, and so young. The son named for the father. But look at all those gorgeous girl names: Elma May, Edna Lillian, Hazel Irene, Helen Aileen. It is not surprising that someone by the name Amelia Jane should have those names for her offspring. I particularly like Hazel Irene and Helen Aileen.<br /><br />This is one of the comforting things about being a taphophile. We can breath metaphorical life into cold headstones, and acknowledge lives lived with forebearance, and lives hardly lived at all.<br /><br />A really good find.<br /><br />Thank you for contribuiting it to Taphophile Tragics. I hope others get as much fron your post today as I have done.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.com