Hugh McRae - Newnansville Cemetery - Alachua, FL
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N 29° 48.337 W 082° 28.589
17R E 357311 N 3298160
Hugh McRae's zinc headstone is located in the Newnansville Cemetery in Alachua, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMBY61
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 3

Close-up of front of zinc headstone:

Close-up of back side of zinc headstone:

ABOUT THE CEMETERY:

The Newnansville Cemetery was established in 1820 and includes the grave of Samuel Pyles, who was born on March 4, 1788 and has the oldest date of birth of any person buried in the county. There's also a stone marker in the cemetery for the former site of the Newnansville Methodist Church, which was founded in 1822.

Date of birth (optional): 09/20/1884

Date of death (optional): 12/28/1884

Headstone text (optional):
FRONT: Sacred to the memory of Hugh, infant son of Rev. J.H.D. & S.J. McRae, Born September 20, 1884, Died December 28, 1884. BACK: Happy infant, early blest; rest in peaceful slumbers, rest. A happier lot than ours, and larger light surrounds thee there.


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