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Laird Cemetery

Little Creek · historic Monie (modern Venton) · 1877 Atlas map: Dames Quarter District No. 2

Cemetery No. 911-N-23-Northwest

Location and Site Information

1877 Atlas Dames Quarter District No. 2, Monie area
1877 Atlas — Dames Quarter District No. 2 (Monie area). Click to enlarge.

A family burying ground in the Little Creek area. The original field notes state that the exact coordinates were not recorded because the GPS batteries failed during the visit; the maps and site photographs in the contributor files show the approximate location.

  • 1877 Atlas map Dames Quarter District No. 2
  • Modern map locality Venton (historic Monie)

Transcription note: The wording, spellings, uncertain readings, and bracketed field notes below are retained from the contributor record. Obvious formatting artifacts from the old word-processing file have been removed, but uncertain text has not been silently corrected.

Graves Recorded

Gravestone of Benjamin W. Laird
Benjamin W. Laird. Click photograph to enlarge.
Gravestone of Benjamin W. Laird
Benjamin W. Laird — additional view. Click photograph to enlarge.

Benjamin W. Laird

Transcription

[Weeping willow]
Benjamin W. Laird
Died March 7, 1875
Aged 24 years & 1 month

Old and young as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
Tomorrow so you will be,
[damage] and follow me.

Footstone: B.W.L.

Gravestone of Elisha J. Duncan
Elisha J. Duncan. Click photograph to enlarge.
Gravestone of Elisha J. Duncan
Elisha J. Duncan — additional view. Click photograph to enlarge.
Gravestone of Elisha J. Duncan
Elisha J. Duncan — additional view. Click photograph to enlarge.

Elisha J. Duncan

Transcription

[Weeping willow]
Elisha J. Duncan
Departed this life December 26, 1868
Aged 27 years, 8 months & 21 days

Gravestone of Nancy E. Laird
Nancy E. Laird. Click photograph to enlarge.
Gravestone of Nancy E. Laird
Nancy E. Laird — additional view. Click photograph to enlarge.

Nancy E. Laird

Transcription

Nancy E., daughter of Benjamin & Leah Laird
Born July 26, 1841
Died May 29, 1868
Footstone recorded as A.E.L. in the field notes

Gravestone of Thomas Shores
Thomas Shores. Click photograph to enlarge.
Gravestone of Thomas Shores
Thomas Shores — additional view. Click photograph to enlarge.

Thomas Shores

Transcription

In Memory of Thomas Shores
Died October 5, 1875
Aged about 51 years

A few years of care and pain,
Which soon will fleet away;
Then, Father dear, we'll meet again
In Heaven's full noontide ray.

Contributor Photographs and Maps

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Laird site
Laird site

Contributor Notes

Listed Saturday, January 26, 2002 by Becky Miller, Aaron Horner, Bob and Carolyn Fitzgerald, and Bob Shores. Philip L. Goldsborough noted that he did not participate in this field visit.