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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday - Silva-Symbolism

Location: Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery


MIS. SILVA
BORN IN
WESTERN ISLANDS
1847
DIED
SEPT. 18, 1893
AGED
46 Y'RS.
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REST IN PEACE

There is a cross and a crown at the top of the headstone symbolizing both victory and Christianity. Sometimes this symbol denotes a member of the York Rite Masons.





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