The Mississippi Genealogy & History web site has pictures and meaning of some of the old symbols that are shown on tombstones. Even though these symbols are in Mississippi, I would suspect that they would be valid in other states as well. Worth checking out.
Click on the link to view the symbols Tombstone Symbols.
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Tagged cemeteries, genealogy, Mississippi, resources, tombstones
As you research your family history, you will run across a wide variety of terms used many years ago and wonder what they mean. At the top of this page there is a tab called Terminology and there you will find definitions for old and archaic terms that were used in the past. This is by no means a complete list just some that I have complied and collected over 40 plus years of research.
The Terminology section contains definitions for:
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