Lydia A. Shelley - Eugene Pioneer Cemetery - Eugene, OR
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N 44° 02.497 W 123° 04.592
10T E 493868 N 4876498
Lydia Shelley's zinc headstone resides here along with her husband's headstone, who was a Civil War veteran.
Waymark Code: WMN3K9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Residing within Eugene Pioneer Cemetery are a number of zinc headstones, one of which is of Lydia Shelley. Her headstone reads:

LYDIA A.
WIFE OF
J M SHELLEY.
BORN AUG. 18, 1852
DEPARTED THIS LIFE JULY 5, 1884.

IN THAT BETTER LAND NO BRIGHT
DREAM IS BROKEN, NO FLOWER
SHALL FADE IN BEAUTYS HAND.
AND NO FAREWELL BE SPOKEN.

Her husband James Monroe Shelley's military headstone resides next to hers. He was a Civil War veteran and prominent citizen of Eugene. You can view Lydia Shelley's page on FindaGrave.com here.

Date of birth (optional): 08/18/1852

Date of death (optional): 07/05/1884

Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed

Headstone text (optional): Not listed

Website: Not listed
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