Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Newspaper Clipping - Loenard and Thurston

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Windsor Ledger   April 6, 1899

TOMBSTONES OF STRANGERS
In the small skirt of woods just out of the corporate limits in
what is known as "the park" there are two tombstones that mark the
resting place of strangers who died in our county.  We copy the
inscriptions:

"In memory of Wm S. Loenard who was born in Bridgewater, Mass
April 22,1794. Died Aug 15, 1825

Far from my native land
My spirit wings its flight
To dwell at God's right hand
With angels fair and bright

The square and compasses cut on the stone indicate that Mr. Loenard
was a member of the masonic fraternity.

The other tomb is marked as follows:

Latham Thurston
Born in Newport R.I. Sept 22, 1795
Died Aug 29, 1832 in the 37th year of his age.
We have sent a marked copy of this article to the postmaster of
each of these places and request them to communicate with the
relatives of the persons who are buried here.

NOTE:
Are these the Tombstones that are located on the
waterfront between  the Cashie River bridge and the
old train station/pickle plant? Haven't seen them in
years, but there are two graves somewhere in this
vacinity.  Lou Craig