Founders Cemetery

Blessed with another sunny afternoon, I found myself back to Founder's Cemetery yesterday. I cannot explain what the draw is for me, but I can tell you that I haven't been able to forget the unmarked grave sites. I knew that this time, I needed to say a prayer for those souls that had no one to grieve over their resting place.

This head stone was badly worn and I was unable to read the markings other than "In Memory of". Notice at the bottom of the photo are a trio of little trinkets.

The addition of the trio of trinkets tells me that someone of this generation placed them there as a tribute to their family member.
This monument was placed in honor of Roswell King's family members. Roswell King went into business with a man named James Stephens Bulloch. Bulloch was the grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt and great-grandfather of Eleanor Roosevelt. A fact that I was surprised to read about.

A side note: Not many people know that Franklin D. Roosevelt considered Warm Springs, Georgia his retreat while in the White House. His modest house was the only home he ever owned. I digressed...sorry.
A closer look at the headstone tells his life story. Sadly, he lost both wives and all but two of his children. A scarlet fever outbreak was to blame. Tiny graves flank both sides of Roswell's monument.

My visit to Founder's Cemetery left me feeling more at peace. Perhaps the prayers helped.