FAMILY LEGEND:
Mary Sunday’s grave is positioned opposite of all the others in the cemetery, so there has been much speculation as to why. Family legend has it that at the time of her death, nearing the end of the Civil War, the able bodied men of the community were away at war with the women left alone to tend to daily life (and death). When Mary died there were Union troops in the area, but the women attending her did not trust the “enemy” to give her a proper burial. Therefore, out of fear and mistrust, they took it upon themselves to bury her under cover of night. Supposedly, in the confusion of darkness, and with only the aid of lanterns, they dug her grave and buried her mistakenly in the wrong direction. The mistake was not recognized until days later when they could safely see their error. This is the story that has been passed down through multiple generations of her descendants.
Mary Sunday’s grave is positioned opposite of all the others in the cemetery, so there has been much speculation as to why. Family legend has it that at the time of her death, nearing the end of the Civil War, the able bodied men of the community were away at war with the women left alone to tend to daily life (and death). When Mary died there were Union troops in the area, but the women attending her did not trust the “enemy” to give her a proper burial. Therefore, out of fear and mistrust, they took it upon themselves to bury her under cover of night. Supposedly, in the confusion of darkness, and with only the aid of lanterns, they dug her grave and buried her mistakenly in the wrong direction. The mistake was not recognized until days later when they could safely see their error. This is the story that has been passed down through multiple generations of her descendants.
FAMILY LEGEND:
Mary Sunday’s grave is positioned opposite of all the others in the cemetery, so there has been much speculation as to why. Family legend has it that at the time of her death, nearing the end of the Civil War, the able bodied men of the community were away at war with the women left alone to tend to daily life (and death). When Mary died there were Union troops in the area, but the women attending her did not trust the “enemy” to give her a proper burial. Therefore, out of fear and mistrust, they took it upon themselves to bury her under cover of night. Supposedly, in the confusion of darkness, and with only the aid of lanterns, they dug her grave and buried her mistakenly in the wrong direction. The mistake was not recognized until days later when they could safely see their error. This is the story that has been passed down through multiple generations of her descendants.
Mary Sunday’s grave is positioned opposite of all the others in the cemetery, so there has been much speculation as to why. Family legend has it that at the time of her death, nearing the end of the Civil War, the able bodied men of the community were away at war with the women left alone to tend to daily life (and death). When Mary died there were Union troops in the area, but the women attending her did not trust the “enemy” to give her a proper burial. Therefore, out of fear and mistrust, they took it upon themselves to bury her under cover of night. Supposedly, in the confusion of darkness, and with only the aid of lanterns, they dug her grave and buried her mistakenly in the wrong direction. The mistake was not recognized until days later when they could safely see their error. This is the story that has been passed down through multiple generations of her descendants.
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