Louis H. Hyde - Fairview Cemetery - Denison, TX, USA
N 33° 46.419 W 096° 33.501
14S E 726103 N 3739738
A Dove of Peace bearing an olive branch appears in the Woodmen of the World emblem on the monument that marks the final resting place of Louis H. Hyde in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, TX.
Waymark Code: WM12D5P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2020
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The Woodmen of the World are known today as WoodmenLife, a fraternal society that provides insurance to its members. Visitors to older cemeteries can frequently spot the tree trunk monuments that they placed at the graves of their members, although not every tree trunk monument out there was placed by the Woodmen of the World: It was common in the late 19th century to use a log to note that a person had died young, and many infants have such grave markers. Eventually, those tree trunk monuments became too expensive to produce, and headstones would be marked with a Woodmen of the World emblem of some kind. Earlier ones, like this one, featured a dove of peace with an olive branch in its beak, flying over a fallen log where the tools of the woodmen's trade -- hatchet, mallet, and wedge -- can be seen. Later ones would show a simple tree stump instead.
This monument is made of gray granite. The family name,"Hyde", is on the plinth, and below the organizational emblem is this inscription:
Louis H. Hyde
Born
Apr. 23, 1855,
Died
Apr. 7, 1901.
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Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch
Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)
Address:
Fairview Cemetery
1501 North TX 91
Denison, TX USA
75020
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