LONE STONE
A lone stone stands in the center of a field on the Kate Logsdon farm in Northeast quarter of Section 5, Versailles Township.
The inscription reads:
Harriett, wife of H. F. Davis died July 10, 1848, aged 31 yrs. 22 days.
This woman is supposed to have died with cholera on the way west and was buried at the side of road at that time. The road has since been put on township line so the stone is in a field. It is in good condition.
From Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois 1825-1972
Harriet was the oldest child of James & Lovey (Tolle) Tolle. She married Howell F. Davis on October 30, 1841, in in Brown County, Illinois. The couple had a least three children: William H., Paulina J and Sarah F. Davis.
Howell Davis died June 29, 1864, and is buried in Gilbirds Cemetery, Elkhorn, Brown County, Illinois.
LONE STONE
A lone stone stands in the center of a field on the Kate Logsdon farm in Northeast quarter of Section 5, Versailles Township.
The inscription reads:
Harriett, wife of H. F. Davis died July 10, 1848, aged 31 yrs. 22 days.
This woman is supposed to have died with cholera on the way west and was buried at the side of road at that time. The road has since been put on township line so the stone is in a field. It is in good condition.
From Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois 1825-1972
Harriet was the oldest child of James & Lovey (Tolle) Tolle. She married Howell F. Davis on October 30, 1841, in in Brown County, Illinois. The couple had a least three children: William H., Paulina J and Sarah F. Davis.
Howell Davis died June 29, 1864, and is buried in Gilbirds Cemetery, Elkhorn, Brown County, Illinois.
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