Wassell Memorial - Little Rock, Arkansas
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BruceS
N 34° 44.280 W 092° 16.743
15S E 565997 N 3844225
Marble grave marker statuary in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMBFHV
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2011
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The sculpture is a standing angel. The angel has large wings which extend nearly to her feet. The angel wears a gown fastened at the waist and flowing down to her feet. On the angels head is a five point star. She holds a scroll in her left hand and a trumpet in her right. The sculpture is on top of a multi-tiered base with inscriptions on all four sides.
The memorial is inscribed:
Front of plinth:
I Trust In The Lord
Front of base:
John Wassell
Born At
Kiddeminster
England
Feb. 15, 1813
Died
Jan. 29, 1881
Wassell
Side of base:
Margaret Spotts
Wife Of
John Wassell
Born At
Wilmington, Del
March 8, 1815
Died
Sept. 6 1895
Back of base:
Herbert Wassell
Born
Mary 22, 1859
Died
June 27, 1905
Aged 46 Years
Peace be unto thee Oh My Brother
Other side of base:
Mary Frances Wassell
Born At
Oakland Grove
Prairie Co Ark.
March 31, 1845
Died
Aug. 2, 1863
John Wassell was a lumberman and attorney. Following the Civil War he was appointed as Mayor of Little Rock by President Andrew Johnson during the Reconstruction era. He also was finishing contractor for Little Rock's Old State House.