Headstone:
Sacred
to the memory of Thomas Jefferson Adkins
Twin
son of A & M Adkins
was
born the 15th day of Sept A.D. 1850
Died
on the 19th day of March 1851
By
A. Adkins
Footstone
(rounded)
T
J A
The following is a good example of how the elements can erase our ancestors; please read.
Crypt
cover (?) in many pieces, some missing, transcription taken from pieced
together fragments, supposed text in parentheses:
to
the _____ory of the _e_d_c_a'd (to the memory of the deceased)
Thomas
Jeff___on Adk_ns (Thomas Jefferson Adkins)
Weep
not mother through the ______
In
dark and ____ and __dred_____
My
Spirit free, a___d, oft___sh____
And
foundly we __her to _______
Weep
not mot____mother dear
for
soon ____ will be given ______
and
when ______ (heave?) bliss appear,
All?
kiss _________es of heaven.
By
__________Adkins
A
D 1853
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