danishwestindies gravesite – My Genealogical Journey:

Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix

Of all the children of George Anthony Bough; the Patriarch of the Bough Family of the USVI, only two were not buried in the Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix. Bough Family Record Names, date of birth, date of death, of the children of George Anthony Bough. (born 1806 and buried 1856 in St. Croix, DWI) 1.…… Continue reading Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix

Tombstone Tuesday-Amelia Marcus

The first time I was shown the grave-sites of my great-great grandmother Amelia Marcus, and my great-grandfather’s first wife, Mary Eliza, I was pleasantly surprised of the upkeep, and the poetry which was written on the tombstones. The lyrics told me about the love and dedication that my great-grandfather August Bough felt towards his mother,…… Continue reading Tombstone Tuesday-Amelia Marcus

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY When you’re on a genealogical journey, one thing is certain you can’t be afraid of spending time in the cemetery. The cemetery holds the facts, with its monuments, headstones and markers that assist you with not only name time and date but sometimes there is a story to be found on an ancestor. In…… Continue reading TOMBSTONE TUESDAY