Susan French - Edom Cemetery - Edom, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 22.431 W 095° 36.767
15S E 254178 N 3584877
A zinc headstone marks the final resting place of Susan French, in Edom Cemetery, Edom, TX.
Waymark Code: WMVQZ2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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This obelisk is about average in terms of size and its floral detail, with a shroud wrapping around the top. The main side has the family name, "French", with this inscription on the panel below:

Susan French,
Died Nov. 6, 1888,

Aged 52 Y'rs 8 Mo's

Side two has two angels, kneeling in prayer, with an epitaph:

Calm on the bosom of thy God,
Fair spirit rest thee now;
E'en while with ours thy footsteps trod
His seal was on they brow.

Side three features the figure of a woman, holding a book, hand raised, and below, on the panel, is a cross with a garland of roses.

Side four features a funeral bier with a psychopomp, and this epitaph:

Dust to its narrow house beneath,
Soul to its place on high;
They that have seen thy look in death
No more may fear to die.
Date of birth (optional): 06/06/1832

Date of death (optional): 11/06/1888

Website: [Web Link]

Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed

Headstone text (optional): Not listed

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