Following info from Jon McConnel; Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde --
The document notes that his family added an 'L' to their last name about 1900, which explains why his wife's headstone has the 2nd 'L'.
Bio.: Sarah was born to John and Isabel (Carter) Stephenson in Maryland. She married John McConnel on February 26, 1842 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. They had six children: Levi, Henry, Isabel, Annie, Wesley, and Fannie.
Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde
Thank you,
Jon McConnel
The document notes that his family added an 'L' to their last name about 1900, which explains why his wife's headstone has the 2nd 'L'.
Bio.: Sarah was born to John and Isabel (Carter) Stephenson in Maryland. She married John McConnel on February 26, 1842 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. They had six children: Levi, Henry, Isabel, Annie, Wesley, and Fannie.
Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde
Thank you,
Jon McConnel
Following info from Jon McConnel; Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde --
The document notes that his family added an 'L' to their last name about 1900, which explains why his wife's headstone has the 2nd 'L'.
Bio.: Sarah was born to John and Isabel (Carter) Stephenson in Maryland. She married John McConnel on February 26, 1842 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. They had six children: Levi, Henry, Isabel, Annie, Wesley, and Fannie.
Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde
Thank you,
Jon McConnel
The document notes that his family added an 'L' to their last name about 1900, which explains why his wife's headstone has the 2nd 'L'.
Bio.: Sarah was born to John and Isabel (Carter) Stephenson in Maryland. She married John McConnel on February 26, 1842 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. They had six children: Levi, Henry, Isabel, Annie, Wesley, and Fannie.
Source: McConnel family history document by Lorena Estlow Hyde
Thank you,
Jon McConnel
Inscription
Wife of John
The inscription on Sarah Stephenson McConnell's headstone appears to read:
He giveth His beloved, sleep.
From a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning entitled "The Sleep."
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