Adam Shiel - Woodmere Cemetery - Dearborn, MI
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N 42° 17.914 W 083° 08.188
17T E 323888 N 4685136
The Shiel monument is on the other side of the hill from Governor Vernor's grave. It is the eighth stop on the zinc headstone tour of historic Woodmere Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMCXDP
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2011
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Woodmere Cemetery is a 220+ acre cemetery in Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest and oldest in the southeastern Michigan. It's no surprise that this gem of Detroit's golden era is home to 12 unique zinc memorials. Touring these 12 very distinct monuments is a beautiful and exhausting tour of this large campus.
On the front under the Ancient Order of United Workmen emblem:
SHIEL
ADAM SHIEL
DIED OCTOBER 29, 1881
AGED 48 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, & 21 DAYS
EVER WITH JESUS, DEAREST TIES ARE BREAKING-
LOVELY AND LOVING ONES HAVE LEFT OUR SIDE,
BUT THERE'S ONE BOND WHICH DEATH WILL NOT DISSEVER,
ONE FRIEND FROM WHOM THE GRAVE WILL NOT DIVIDE.
On the side:
SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN
AND FORBID THEM NOT
TO COME UNTO ME, FOR OF SUCH
IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
DAUGHTERS OF ADAM & JANE SHIEL
DOROTHY G.
DIED APRIL 19, 1874
AGED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH & 11 DAYS
ISABELLA
DIED DEC. 11, 1877
AGED 1 YEAR & 11 MONTHS
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