{"id":12096,"date":"2015-12-17T10:40:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T15:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2017-02-24T12:40:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T17:40:05","slug":"a-tale-of-4-early-obituaries-are-you-missing-their-clues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/a-tale-of-4-early-obituaries-are-you-missing-their-clues.html","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of 4 Early Obituaries: Are You Missing Their Clues?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog article, Mary shows how small references and brief mentions in obituaries can provide clues to help your family history research.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Obituaries are the stalwart basis for genealogy research \u2013 but many family historians miss clues that are crying out for follow-up searches. Let\u2019s look at some early obituaries from GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/gbnk\/newspapers\/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;s_referrer=social&amp;s_siteloc=blog&amp;s_trackval=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;kbid=69919&amp;pq=1&amp;prebuy=no&amp;intver=&amp;CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> and see what lessons we can learn from them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> When you find an obituary, read it differently to uncover its clues.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of just focusing on names and dates, look for associations \u2013 such as locations and organizations. Take what you observe and use it in follow-up queries.<\/p>\n<p>Take for example this 19<sup>th<\/sup> century obituary \u2013 really just a trio of early American death notices. It\u2019s fairly typical for the time period, when a person\u2019s entire existence seemed to be summarized in 1-3 lines.<\/p>\n<p>This obituary briefly mentions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Shepards (Julia Ann and T. W.)<\/li>\n<li>Abel Chapin<\/li>\n<li>the Taylors (James and his wife)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there\u2019s more to uncover for each one of the deceased listed here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12097\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A118E353D27729E18%40GB3NEWS-13B9998E72E89BA8%402390110-13B29FB2C3D51440%402-13BCE6DA63C38E6A%40No\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-1019-1831-death-notices.png\" alt=\"death notices, Hampshire Gazette newspaper article 19 October 1831\" width=\"765\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-1019-1831-death-notices.png 765w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-1019-1831-death-notices-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-1019-1831-death-notices-500x161.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Massachusetts), 19 October 1831, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>#1 Julia Ann Shepard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Ann Shepard\u2019s young passing was at one year old. We learn the location where she died and her father\u2019s name, albeit abbreviated.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with Findagrave, a search located her at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=89027833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memorial #89027833<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her Findagrave page had a small date error reporting that she passed in December rather than on October 15. So I did what many colleagues do, and sent the correction with a reason why the information was incorrect. It is now noted on the record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 T. W. Shepard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I thought Julia Ann\u2019s father might be Thomas W. Shepard. A search for Thomas or Thomas W. Shepard located little in GenealogyBank, so I resorted to the biggest clue of all: how he was named in the daughter\u2019s death notice.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out T. W. really did go by just his initials. This search found him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12099\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/genealogybank-1217-2015-shepard-search.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/genealogybank-1217-2015-shepard-search.png\" alt=\"screenshot of GenealogyBank's search box showing a search for T. W. Shepard\" width=\"483\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/genealogybank-1217-2015-shepard-search.png 483w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/genealogybank-1217-2015-shepard-search-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/genealogybank-1217-2015-shepard-search-375x300.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He turned out to be an interesting fellow.<\/p>\n<p>Among his many accomplishments was the inspiration for the <em>New England Farmer and Horticultural Journal<\/em>, published from 1822-1846.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12100\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A118E353D27729E18%40GB3NEWS-11956D8B74556660%402386673-11956D8B958AFFD8%401-11956D8BF43A6C20%40%255BT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0522-1822-shepard-journal.png\" alt=\"article about T. W. Shepard founding the &quot;New England Farmer&quot; journal, Hampshire Gazette newspaper article 22 May 1822\" width=\"456\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0522-1822-shepard-journal.png 456w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0522-1822-shepard-journal-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0522-1822-shepard-journal-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Massachusetts), 22 May 1822, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This journal is mentioned repeatedly in GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/gbnk\/newspapers\/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;s_referrer=social&amp;s_siteloc=blog&amp;s_trackval=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;kbid=69919&amp;pq=1&amp;prebuy=no&amp;intver=&amp;CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. As one of the earliest agricultural journals, it provides researchers with unparalleled insight into 19th century New England agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Another tidbit I unearthed about T. W. in the newspaper archives pertains to his religion. In 1821, he assisted in the publication of a sermon called \u201cThe Guilt and Danger of Religious Error.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12101\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A10BF3B91CEA83280%40GB3NEWS-10BF49A582953970%402386512-10BF49A671D4BE90%403-10BF49A921C0A000%40Recorder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampden-patriot-newspaper-1212-1821-lyman-shepard-sermon.png\" alt=\"article about a sermon delivered by Rev. Joseph Lyman, Hampden Patriot newspaper article 12 December 1821\" width=\"295\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampden-patriot-newspaper-1212-1821-lyman-shepard-sermon.png 295w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hampden-patriot-newspaper-1212-1821-lyman-shepard-sermon-151x300.png 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hampden Patriot (Springfield, Massachusetts), 12 December 1821, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What I wasn\u2019t able to locate was T. W. Shepard\u2019s obituary. Perhaps one of our readers will be able to find it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3 Col. Abel Chapin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most intriguing information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=63005403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Col. Abel Chapin<\/a> is his rank. Can GenealogyBank confirm his military rank and let us know more about him?<\/p>\n<p>A 1954 report from the Daughters of the American Revolution in GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/documents\/all\">Historical Documents<\/a> section reports that he served in Charles Chapin\u2019s regiment in Ticonderoga, New York, during the American Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12102\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves.png\" alt=\"a report of Revolutionary War soldiers' graves in Massachusetts produced by the Daughters of the American Revolution\" width=\"908\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves.png 908w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves-500x287.png 500w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/serial-set-1217-2015-dar-revolutionary-war-graves-900x516.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His Findagrave memorial notes that he was also in the War of 1812 and Shay\u2019s Rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>Old Massachusetts newspapers are sprinkled with various tidbits about Col. Abel Chapin. One fact I found amusing concerned his oxen. His largest ox weighed 3,028 pounds!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12103\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A109E4222622D11B8%40GB3NEWS-10B7B74625BEDF50%402386433-10B7B74679EE9CB8%401-10B7B747895B2C10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/boston-commercial-gazette-newspaper-0924-1821-chapin-ox.png\" alt=\"article about Col. Abel Chapin and his oxen, Boston Commercial Gazette newspaper article 24 September 1821\" width=\"638\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/boston-commercial-gazette-newspaper-0924-1821-chapin-ox.png 638w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/boston-commercial-gazette-newspaper-0924-1821-chapin-ox-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/boston-commercial-gazette-newspaper-0924-1821-chapin-ox-500x94.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, Massachusetts), 24 September 1821, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a Google search quoting <em>Tiller\u2019s International<\/em>: \u201cDepending on the breed, an ox can weigh anywhere from about 500 to 3,000 pounds,\u201d so Chapin\u2019s ox was a mighty large animal \u2013 even by today\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4 Rev. James Taylor and wife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the death notice, the Rev. James Taylor and his unnamed wife died within five days of each other, on 11October and 16 October, 1831.<\/p>\n<p>However, curiosity makes one wonder if the close proximity of their deaths was a coincidence? Did she die of a broken heart or was there another cause?<\/p>\n<p>Their online Findagrave memorials at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=104266426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riverside Cemetery<\/a> report her name was Elizabeth Terry and they both died of typhoid fever. A quick check of similar obituaries shows that typhus was prevalent in the area during this time period.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12104\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-1217-2015-findagrave-james-taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-1217-2015-findagrave-james-taylor.png\" alt=\"Findagrave memorial for Rev. James Taylor\" width=\"633\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-1217-2015-findagrave-james-taylor.png 633w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-1217-2015-findagrave-james-taylor-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-1217-2015-findagrave-james-taylor-329x300.png 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Findagrave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I noticed that their Findagrave memorial does not show the exact date of death, so I submitted a correction which will hopefully be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Searching in GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/gbnk\/newspapers\/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;s_referrer=social&amp;s_siteloc=blog&amp;s_trackval=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;kbid=69919&amp;pq=1&amp;prebuy=no&amp;intver=&amp;CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> produced a few more items about this family, such as this report of a church service in which Rev. Taylor gave the sermon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12105\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A109E8D4710E09E20%40GB3NEWS-11AE1DDEF21AB0D0%402386464-11AE1DDF1A9F75D0%403-11AE1DDF9BD57148%40Installation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/weekly-messenger-newspaper-1025-1821-rev.-wright.png\" alt=\"article about the installation of Rev. Joel Wright, Weekly Messenger newspaper article 25 October 1821\" width=\"410\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/weekly-messenger-newspaper-1025-1821-rev.-wright.png 410w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/weekly-messenger-newspaper-1025-1821-rev.-wright-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Messenger (Boston, Massachusetts), 25 October 1821, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In some newspaper articles he was referred to as James Taylor, but others simply referred to him by his initials. Several newspaper notices report that he officiated at other ordinations.<\/p>\n<p>I even found an 1807 newspaper article about his own ordination. How cool is that!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12106\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A10CCFEB450E77420%40GB3NEWS-10EF8389ECD56EA8%402381271-10EF838A4E2A6760%402-10EF838B8C07E908%40Ordained\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vermont-precursor-newspaper-0807-1807-rev.-james-taylor.png\" alt=\"article about the ordination of Rev. James Taylor, Vermont Precursor newspaper article 7 August 1807\" width=\"551\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vermont-precursor-newspaper-0807-1807-rev.-james-taylor.png 551w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vermont-precursor-newspaper-0807-1807-rev.-james-taylor-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vermont-precursor-newspaper-0807-1807-rev.-james-taylor-500x142.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vermont Precursor (Montpelier, Vermont), 7 August 1807, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So there you have it: a virtual tale of four obituary discoveries, starting with the briefest of mentions in a death notice that led to follow-up searches uncovering more of their stories. Please share in the comments section how obituary clues have led you to other genealogical discoveries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> FamilySearch International (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FamilySearch.org<\/a>) and GenealogyBank are partnering to make over a billion records from recent and historical obituaries searchable online. The tremendous undertaking will make a billion records from over 100 million U.S. newspaper obituaries readily searchable online. The newspapers are from all 50 states and cover the period 1730 to the present.\u00a0 Find out more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/family-search\/\">https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/family-search\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Obituary Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/massive-online-u-s-obituaries-project-will-make-it-easier-to-find-your-ancestors.html\">Massive Online U.S. Obituaries Project Will Make It Easier to Find Your Ancestors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/researching-recent-obituaries-to-extend-my-family-tree.html\">Researching Recent Obituaries to Extend My Family Tree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/peculiar-unusual-and-stranger-than-fiction-obituaries.html\">Peculiar, Unusual, and Stranger-than-Fiction Obituaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/pearls-of-life-wisdom-from-pink-mullaneys-obituary.html\">Pearls of Life Wisdom from Pink Mullaney\u2019s Obituary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/truly-personal-obituaries.html\">Truly Personal Obituaries from the Recent Obituary Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shows how small references and brief mentions in obituaries can provide clues to help your family history research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12713],"tags":[12,2719,2020,1084],"class_list":["post-12096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-research-tips","tag-genealogy","tag-genealogy-search-tips","tag-newspaper-archives","tag-obituaries"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photo-0810-2016-cemetery.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}