{"id":79481,"date":"2021-07-23T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=79481"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:50:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:50:57","slug":"genealogy-tip-what-a-gravestone-tells-us-grave-markers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-tip-what-a-gravestone-tells-us-grave-markers.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Tip: What a Gravestone Tells Us \u2013 Grave Markers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the family history information and clues grave markers provide. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As a genealogist, you\u2019ve seen lots of gravestones. My guess is that you don\u2019t pass many cemeteries as you drive through a city. Gravestones can provide vital information for our research, and if we are lucky, they provide us more than just a name and death date. They may include facts such as a birth date, family relationship, and even an occupation. In some cases, there may be more marking the burial than just the gravestone itself, such as a variety of grave markers.<\/p>\n

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Photo: American Legion grave marker. Credit: Gary W. Clark, PhotoTree.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grave Markers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The grave markers I am referring to are in addition to a gravestone. Made of metal or plastic, grave marker emblems may be attached to a rod that allows you to place it in the ground near the gravestone, or they may have an adhesive back that adheres to the gravestone itself. (1)<\/p>\n

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Photo: gravestone with a Spanish-American War grave marker. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grave markers provide information about the person that might include:<\/p>\n