What would you conclude from this headstone?
James Alexander Hargreaves was married to Ellen G. - ok got it.
He died in 1950, she died in 1959. Ok got it.
So, that means that Ellen G. was buried with her husband 9 years after he died. Right? And James was her "beloved husband" when she died, right?
James Alexander Hargreaves was married to Ellen G. - ok got it.
He died in 1950, she died in 1959. Ok got it.
So, that means that Ellen G. was buried with her husband 9 years after he died. Right? And James was her "beloved husband" when she died, right?
I emailed the Union Cemetery management and asked for information regarding James Alexander Hargreaves. They sent the picture and the background information. Ellen G. Malcolm was buried with him. Malcolm? What happened to Ellen Hargreaves?
That information prompted me to research more. We found Ellen's death certificate. When she died, her husband Isaac W. Malcolm, signed the certificate.
Did any of the grandchildren know that their grandma was remarried about 6 years after James A. Hargreaves' death?
Do headstones lie? Maybe not lie. But mislead, yes.
Do headstones lie? Maybe not lie. But mislead, yes.
