So have you ever been taking a nice leisurely walk through the woods, enjoying the fresh air, the sights, the sounds, and then boom you trip over something? And has that something ever been a tombstone? You can ask the gentleman that came in the other day because that’s exactly what happened to him. Needless to say, he was a little freaked out by the whole thing. During his walk it seems he stumbled across an old family graveyard. Some of the stones had broken while others were still in relatively good shape. He wrote down the information that was on the stones and came in to see if he could find out more about the people.
The stones were very old from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. He was able to locate the individuals in the Walter G. Tatnall tombstone collection as well as the Tombstones of Sussex County book. He used our probate records, orphan’s court records, and our deed records to find out more about the family.
To learn more about the tombstone records we have here view our clip on the states YouTube channel.
To see what other books on cemeteries we have to browse the Delaware Library Catalog.
Related Topics: Cemeteries, Death Records, Deed, Delaware Cemetery Records, Orphan's Court Records, Probate Records, Tombstone Records, Vital Record, Walter Tatnall Tombstone Collection
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