Christian Hackenyos - Wildey Cemetery - Washington, MO USA
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YoSam.
N 38° 32.922 W 091° 01.810
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Only one in this huge cemetery. Not many WOW tombstone up here, not like down in Texas. A dove and a log with a axe ae at the top.
Waymark Code: WM157JV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2021
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County of tombstone: Franklin County
Location of tombstone: Wildey Way & Clay St., Wildey Cemetery, Washington
This dove, with olive branch is flying atop this WOW tombstone, and hovering over a axe embedded in a log.
This marble stone, only WOW I found in this whole city area, is about 150 years old
Tombstone Text:
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
[WOW seal]
CHRISTIAN
HACKENYOS
BORN
JAN. 22, 1854
DIED
Sept. 18, 1895
We leave Dear Papa With
God to Rest
Erected by the Woodmen
of the World
His Find-A-Grave Listing.
"The dove is the most frequently seen animal symbol in the cemetery. It is portrayed in a number of poses, but most frequently it is seen holding an olive branch, a reference to the dove sent out by Noah to search for land, and explained in Genesis 8: 10-11
"The dove became the symbol of purity and peace because God had made peace with man. It also became a powerful symbol of the Holy Ghost, as illustrated in John I: 31-33" ~ Stories in Stone a Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism, by Douglas Keister, 2004,