F.M. Sevier - Pleasant Grove Cemetery - Combine, TX, USA
N 32° 34.258 W 096° 30.058
14S E 734604 N 3606480
A Dove of Peace bearing an olive branch appears on the marble Woodmen of the World monument marking the final resting place of F.M. Sevier in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Combine, TX.
Waymark Code: WM13CEW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2020
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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 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. The dove is perched on the inscription scroll, which reads:
F.M. Sevier
Born
Mar. 11, 1859
Died
May 18, 1907.
How desolate our home
bereft of thee.
Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch
Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)
Address:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Eubanks and Lanier Roads
Combine, TX
75159
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