M.J. Trolinder - Mountain Park Cemetery - Saint Jo, TX - Homemade Tombstones on Waymarking.com

This stone marker is in the shape of a standard headstone, and it appears that there were a couple of guiding lines carved to help its creator in producing the text, which is:

M.J. Trolinder
Aged 68

The first line starts out with large letters and then gets progressively smaller, while the bottom line appears to be OK. Doing a little bit of cross-checking with Findagrave, this appears to be the grave of Malinda Jane Colley Trolinder. (visit link) The personal dates provided jibe with an age of 68 years, although if they are correct, she missed 68 by just a few days. It's also possible that the person who created the headstone knew something we don't, or believed her to be 68. Next to her in the same plot is a metal marker for J.N. Trolinder, born March 28, 1849, died December 10, 1933. Findagrave identifies him as Jasper Newton Trolinder, but the provided death certificate simply lists him as a widower. (visit link) Malinda Jane could have been his wife, she could have been an in-law, we don't know.

Date of Birth: 4/17/1851 Date of Death: 4/9/1919 Material: Stone Web Site: Not listed

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