Wood Obelisk -Van Buren, AR
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linkys
N 35° 26.502 W 094° 21.110
15S E 377306 N 3922867
One of several obelisks in Van Buren's historic Fairview Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMF258
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 7
Pure white marble obelisk that is a memorial marker for a woman with a most interesting first name and her husband who died 40 years before her. Inscription reads:
Sophronia Wood
wife of
J M wood
Jan 3, 1834
Oct 31, 1921
Sophronia Wood
wife of
J M wood
Jan 3, 1834
Oct 31, 1921
James Wood
Born
Nov 7, 1825
Died
Dec 15, 1881
Date Created/Placed: 1921
Height: 10 feet
Illuminated: no
Address: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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