Tag: Owens (Nancy and Samuel)

  • Nancy and Samuel Owens Tombstones, Hiland Cemetery

    In
    memory
    of
    NANCY OWENS
    who departed this life
    july 31st 1824,
    aegd 19 years

    Two more works of the stonecutter we identify as the Master of the Erratic Centering, whose erratic centering and aversion to capitalization are both on display here. Both Nancy and Samuel died as young adults. Were they a young married couple, or were they brother and sister?

    In
    memory
    of
    SAMUEL OWENS
    who departed this life august 2nd
    1827 aged 28 years