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| Buried in Brown Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana |
It took two years to track down the connections, but yes, she was entirely correct, of course. I've now accounted for almost every person whose headstone is in those dozens of photos, and I'm grateful to have the names/dates shown. I'll be writing her another thank you note to say how much I appreciated her wisdom in anticipating that I would eventually figure out how these Larimers were related to each other and to my hubby.
Above, the photo of the final resting place of Cora Emma Leslie and Edson Franklin Larimer. Buried in the midst of many other Larimer relatives, Edson was hubby's 1st cousin, 3x removed, the son of Bartlett Larimer and Sarah Miller.
Although buried in Elkhart, Edson actually died in Dawson county, Montana. Because Edson's daughter Velma Ruth Larimer married Ralph James Thomas in Dawson county, Montana, I imagine that Edson was visiting Velma at the time of his death. But until I could track down Velma and her marriage cert from Dawson county, proving that Velma was Edson & Cora's daughter, I couldn't just assume a connection.
Genealogy is really a long-term hobby, isn't it?
Yes, Marian, it is very long term, generational. Sometimes we are continuing the search someone before us has begun. This cemetery had lots of information for you to add to the family story.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky I am that this genealogy enthusiast went beyond my request and photographed all the Larimer headstones! Then it was a matter of putting the puzzle together. And now the next generation will have a lot more info to build on as they continue the research.
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