Ida M. Marks and infant son Bertie - IOOF Cemetery - Crawfordsville, IN
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White bronze munument for Ida M. Marks, and her infant son, Bertie, at the IOOF Cemetery, in Crawfordsville, IN.
Waymark Code: WMKYJN
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2014
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White bronze monument for Ida M. Marks, and her infant son, Bertie, at the IOOF Cemetery, in Crawfordsville, IN.
Monument Text:-
Ida M.
Wife of C.K. Marks,
Born Dec. 2, 1859,
Died Dec. 22, 1881,
Aged 22 Yrs. & 20 Days.
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Bertie C.
Son of C.K. & I.M. Marks,
Born Nov. 19, 1881,
Died Jan 28, 1882,
Aged 2 Months & 9 Days.
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One of five zinc or white bronze monuments in this cemetery.
The IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cemetery, was established in 1824, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to Find A Grave (
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The cemetery is situated on a wooded hill, between two sets of houses, just off of Grant Avenue, in Crawfordsville. This is in a nice peaceful location, all you can hear are birds, and the occasional lawn mower from the neighboring houses. It is just north west of the Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery site, and south of the Wabash College campus.
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According to the name sign, at the entrance, it contains veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War and World War 1.
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Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is home to Wabash College, which was ranked by Forbes as #12 in the United States for undergraduate studies in 2008. Wikipedia (
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