tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-06-11:913346 A never ending journey... dee_burris 2011-10-31T23:26:14Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-06-11:913346:100634 2011-10-31T23:26:14Z 2011-10-31T23:26:14Z public 3 You know how you are out taking photos at a cemetery, and a stone just grabs you?<br /><br />This one grabbed me.<br /><br />The photo was taken at Oakland Cemetery in Russellville, Pope Co., AR about 5 years ago.<br /><br />I know there's a story here.<hr /><center><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/cemetery%20art/?action=view&amp;current=Ayars.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/cemetery%20art/Ayars.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></img></a><br /><small>T H Ayars, 1830-1905 and Jennie Ayars, 1843-1905</small></center><hr />The only thing I have ever been able to find on the deaths of T H Ayars and his wife was this small snippet from the <i>Maryland Sun,</i> published on 30 Jan 1905.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/Family%20photos/Historic%20Documents/?action=view&amp;current=30Jan1905MarylandSunAyarscropped.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/Family%20photos/Historic%20Documents/30Jan1905MarylandSunAyarscropped.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></img></a></center><br /><br /><i><b>DIED.</b><br />AYARS - On January 28, 1905, in Russellville, Arkansas, Rev. T H AYARS, father of Mrs. F M Killis, No. 916 North Mount street.<br /><br />AYARS - On January 28, 1905, in Russellville, Arkansas, Mrs. JENNIE AYARS, wife of Rev. T H Ayars.</i><hr />This is an encore presentation of essentially the same post of 29 Nov 2010, because this one will probably always bug me...<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=dee_burris&ditemid=100634" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments