Job Cooper - St Martin's Parish Church - Talke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

Saint Martin's Church is situated on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke. It is and Anglican Church in the in the Diocese of Lichfield.
The building is Grade II listed and described as a Parish Church built in 1794 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. The full detailed description can be seen at the following link: (visit link)

Job Cooper was accidently killed aged 12 years, whilst working in the colliery owned by the North Stafford Coal & Iron Company.

The grave stone is still standing but weathered and the inscription is difficult to read in parts.

The inscription that can still be read is as follows;

IN
MEMORY
OF
JOB
SON OF
ISAAC AND SARAH COOPER
OF TALKE OTH HILL.
HE WAS ACCIDENTLEY KILLED IN THE MINES
BELONGING TO THE NORTH STAFFORD
COAL AND IRON COMPANY
JULY 23RD 1868,
AGED 12 YEARS.

SORROW NOT MY FRIENDS DEAR
ALL MY PAIN IS DONE ***
RAISED FROM EARTH *** ***
BLESSED AND *** ***
AND HAPPY *** ***

ALSO OF EPHRAIM BELOVED SON ****
JANUARY 14TH 1869 AGED 18 YEARS

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Type of Death Listed: Accident Cause of death inscription on headstone: Accidently killed in the North Stafford Coal & Iron Company Colliery Website (if available): Not listed

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