DixieIt’s odd enough that the Tucker brothers, Dixie and Charles, were both born in 1893 — one of them in April, the other in December — but…Nov 2Nov 2
Ila May’s Big BrotherIn Dallas’ Oakland Cemetery lie a man and a woman whose tombstone elegies speak of everlasting love and an unbreakable bond.Aug 62Aug 62
Out of BoundsThe Bounds family headstone in Dallas’s Oakland Cemetery tells a sad story: The small family — a mere trio at a time when families ran…May 201May 201
Madame IsabelleIsabelle “Belle” Young Niess claims to have been clairvoyant, having recognized in childhood that she had a gift for prophecy, something a…Apr 22Apr 22
RANSOM DESHA LOVEOn February 24, 1877, a column in the Daily Arkansas Gazette noted: “There is a gentleman living in Pope County, in this State, who answers…Dec 19, 20231Dec 19, 20231
Mr. WilburnMy twin brother and I started 4th grade in Schweinfurt, Germany, where our soldier-stepfather was stationed. With only a couple of months…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
The DoctorSome might find it creepy, but my family and friends have grown accustomed to my dragging them to cemeteries. Occasionally, I visit a loved…Nov 25, 20231Nov 25, 20231
The Widow AdkinsOn the evening of May 3, 1890, James Wiley Adkins, 31, left an Elm Street saloon called the Blue Front* and headed home to his family in…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Madame Alexandra of EstoniaThe grave stone suggests a genteel lady who never left home without gloves and hat, who retained a charming foreign accent and accepted a…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023