Vaughan Boys - Goodnight Cemetery - Goodnight, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 35° 02.805 W 101° 10.488
14S E 301642 N 3880389
Two sons of Shaeffer Hearne and Sarah Jane Vaughan drowned on July 20, 1901.
Waymark Code: WMPPJT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Tuena
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A zinc monument stands at their gravesites:

Jay Dee,

Born
Jan. 25, 1884,
Drowned
July 20, 1901,

Age
17 Years, 5 Mo's,
25 Days.

Guy
Raymond

Born
Aug. 25, 1886,
Drowned
July 20, 1901,

Age
14 Years, 10 Mo's,
25 days.

On the reverse, each has an epitaph. For Guy Raymond, there is:

Death is certain,
the hour unseen.

Gone from our
home but not from
our hearts.

For Jay Dee, there is:

Take them, O Father,
in thine arms,
And may they hence-
forth be
A messenger of
peace between
Our human hearts
and thee.

There is also a shared footstone with a psychopomp.
Type of Death Listed: Accident

Website (if available): Not listed

Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed

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