tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post2730388122183977895..comments2024-01-30T09:51:10.118-05:00Comments on From Maine to Kentucky: Tombstone Tuesday ~ Greeley Plot Card at Graceland CemeteryElizabeth Handlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-84608438058020605692013-06-13T09:59:51.929-04:002013-06-13T09:59:51.929-04:00Before you contacted me I knew nothing of William ...Before you contacted me I knew nothing of William Stokes burial but I had discovered that Elizabeth Stokes was buried at Graceland. Barbara was going to go to Graceland one day and look for her grave and see if William was in the same grave. It's lucky you got in touch because Barbara would have gone all that way to see it, not realising the remains had been moved!Teresa Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868478036425205286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-9552092839090802142013-06-12T16:24:14.177-04:002013-06-12T16:24:14.177-04:00I am glad your family tree was on ancestry.com for...I am glad your family tree was on ancestry.com for me to find! And I thank you and your cousin for sharing additional information about my Greeley family.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-46029994131183061262013-06-12T16:22:20.659-04:002013-06-12T16:22:20.659-04:00Of course, Heather, as a genealogist, the mystery ...Of course, Heather, as a genealogist, the mystery is more than half the fun! I hope you were able to solve the mystery.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-46113715792871019032013-06-12T07:10:44.879-04:002013-06-12T07:10:44.879-04:00This is very interesting, and I am so glad you fou...This is very interesting, and I am so glad you found my family tree on ancestry.com. William Stokes's great granddaughter, my cousin Barbara, is sure that the Greeley family helped William's widow, Elizabeth Stokes, when William tragically died in 1874 - just two years after coming to America. (We still have a mystery, how and why did he die?) Their son Harry went back to Ireland with his mother Elizabeth when Harry was in his teens and he completed his education to be a civil engineer like his father and grandfather before him. (William's father Henry Stokes was County Surveyor of Kerry). Harry went back to America in 1894 to find work as a civil engineer and resided with the Greeley family then. When Harry had got settled, his mother Elizabeth then returned from Ireland to join him.Teresa Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868478036425205286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-78053896878523037002013-06-11T22:39:25.949-04:002013-06-11T22:39:25.949-04:00I also got a plot card from Graceland. It was grea...I also got a plot card from Graceland. It was great, even though it brought mystery with it!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-66859579637010858652013-06-11T19:27:35.137-04:002013-06-11T19:27:35.137-04:00Midge, I have found several cases of ancestors hav...Midge, I have found several cases of ancestors having been moved, as well as those who were buried in one place and have a memorial stone in another. I've got to start collecting more of these plot cards!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-60736447777829924292013-06-11T19:25:41.726-04:002013-06-11T19:25:41.726-04:00Yes, Heather, the $5 was so worth all the informat...Yes, Heather, the $5 was so worth all the information I got! And I still have more to share about the Stokes couple found in this plot.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-89941486769406856292013-06-11T18:27:37.392-04:002013-06-11T18:27:37.392-04:00Which is why I always tell folks, "the dead c...Which is why I always tell folks, "the dead can move" great post.Midge Frazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-16525508621636127452013-06-11T16:36:15.242-04:002013-06-11T16:36:15.242-04:00Wow! That was well worth a write up. You got you...Wow! That was well worth a write up. You got your money's worth out of this information! Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com