Tombstone Tuesday ~ McAlpins at Green-Wood Cemetery

In addition to my Pyle second great-grandparents plot at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, we also visited the plot of my McAlpin second great-grandparents.

This obelisk is eight-sided and five of the sides have inscriptions.

The front side above "McAlpin" at the base:

David H. McAlpin

Born

November 8, 1816,

Died

February 8, 1901.

Frances Adelaide

Wife of

David H. McAlpin

Died

November 28, 1870

Aged 41 years 3 months

(Unfortunately the inscription below is illegible.)

The next side to the right:

Joseph R. McAlpin
Son of

D.H. & F.A. McAlpin
Born

August 28, 1853,
Died

April 11, 1888

The next side to the right:

Jane Hunter McAlpin

Born

May 11, 1786

Died

November 28, 1875

The next side to the right is blank.

The next side to the right (directly behind David Hunter McAlpin's inscription):

Douglas P.
Died

September 4, 1847
Aged

1 year 3 months

David H.
Died

July 25, 1853
Aged

2 years 5 months

Children of

D.H. & F.A. McAlpin

The next side to the right is blank.

The next side to the right:

Adelia D. McAlpin

Nee Gardiner

Born

January 4, 1840,

Died January 31, 1891

J. Randolph McAlpin

Son of

D.H. & F.A. McAlpin

Born

June 23, 1870,

Died

May 28, 1893

The next side to the right (to the left of David Hunter McAlpin) is blank.

Although I had seen a photo of the obelisk (in the winter) at FindAGrave, it was lovely to see it in the summer.