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From the pictures that I have, the headstone that interests me the most is the one that says "JEAMSCARTER," just for the fact that you can tell it was hand-carved. The date has faded but from what I can make out the person may have died at 77? All in all, from what I could see, it would be a neat cemetery to check out, if you can make it out there when the gates are open. |