Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“The Tilden Family”
English
| Timothy Tilden Jr. Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New Hampshire, United States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
Timothy Tilden Jr. died September 22nd, 1870. Inscribed below his surname on the Tilden headstone is his full name and his epitaph, as well as the name of his wife, Marcia A. She died April 29th, 1896. Also buried in the Tilden plot is Geo E. Lewis, and his wife, Annie H. Dudley. There is no epitaph associated with their names.
Contextual Data
The Tilden epitaph is not a bible verse, and appears to be a generic phrase. Who gave the epitaph to Tilden and why is unknown.
Text
“Died in hope.”
| Edward Feist, 21 11 Crimson Oak Ct, Niskayuna, NY Hinman Box 0459, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Russian 13 Fall of 2017 |
