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Elmwood Cemetery has many epitaphs. A practice common a half-century ago was adding a personal note to the epitaphs in the cemetery. The tribute might be self-composed or it might be a quotation from Scripture or from a non-sectarian source.
On another monument is this date: “Elizabeth McFarland, born 1855, died in 1890.” At the base is inscribed: “Just as the morning of her life was opening into day, the young and lovely spirit passed from earth and grief away.” A child of George and Elizabeth McFarland lies in an adjoining grave.The above expression may have been intended for this child. Many visitors of Elmwood Cemetery find great interest in reading the numerous epitaphs found on the tombstones throughout the cemetery.
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On a stone in Elmwood Cemetery where apparently John Morgan was buried appears this comment: “An honest man.” On another side of the monument there is inscribed: “Born in bondage, died in Freedom.” The name “Cynthia” is inscribed without comment or other data.