Ballard - Rader Cemetery - Kaufman County, TX
N 32° 36.544 W 096° 08.435
14S E 768333 N 3611559
A zinc headstone marks the final resting places of Josephine Ballard, Araminta A. Ballard, Mary L. Long, and the infant daughter of Mary L. Long, in Rader Cemetery, on FM 428 in rural Kaufman County, TX.
Waymark Code: WMPFWP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2015
Views: 5
The main panel has the family name, "Ballard", on the plinth in a ribbon, and the floral detail common to zinc monuments is seen throughout. The inscription is:
Josephine Ballard,
and daughters
Mary L. Long,
And Araminta A.
Ballard
and infant daugh-
ter of
Mary L. Long,
All represented
By this monument.
The second panel has a set of clasped hands inside a ribbon on the plinth, along with this inscription:
Josephine
Ballard
Born
Oct. 28, 1841,
Died
April 11, 1864.
Dear mother, in earth's
thorny paths,
How long thy feet have
trod!
To find at last this
peaceful rest,
safe in the arms of God.
The third panel features a dove inside a ribbon on the plinth, along with a lamb and this inscription:
Araminta
A.
Ballard,
Born Sep. 28, 1862
Died Mar. 18, 1863.
Baby Long,
Born Apr. 18, 1876,
Died Apr. 18, 1876.
The fourth panel features a set of clasped hands inside a ribbon on the plinth, with this inscription:
Mary L.
Long,
Born Dec. 31,
1857,
Died Dec. 27,
1881.
Asleep in Jesus,
blessed sleep,
from which none
ever wake to weep.
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