Tombstone Tuesday

In case you were wondering...no, I can't claim credit for the alliterative blog titles like "Maritime Monday" and "Tombstone Tuesday"! As a way to jump-start my writing, I've subscribed to GeneaBloggers, a database of...you guessed it...other genealogy bloggers. GB is super-wonderful at networking blogger-to-blogger, promoting writing prompts, and sharing truly helpful research information. You'll notice their logo in my sidebar ========>

Each day, a wonderful list of writing prompts is posted. LOTS of ideas. Some weeks I'll do the posts - some weeks I'll let the writing spirit move me. Either way, it's so helpful for generating ideas!

For today's tombstone, I present Isaac Trevett (and wife Elizabeth (Charles) Trevett). Isaac is my husband's 3rd great-grandfather, who was born in Broadmayne, Dorchester, UK in 1805[1] and died in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa in 1893[2].

[1] Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England, accessed January 2013, Ancestry.com.

[2] Find-A-Grave.com, Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IA. Readable Joint Stone Photo - "Trevett, Isaac 1805-1893, Eliza Trevett 1806-1896".

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