Southern Graves

Martha Jane Armstrong was born 12 August 1833 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.  She was a daughter of Martin W. Armstrong and Martha Jane Fincher, both of Georgia.  Daughter Martha married, less than a month after her nineteenth birthday, John L. Wisdom. Martha J. Wisdom died April 1922 in Buford, Gwinnett County.  Her death certificate gave her age at death as 88 years, 8 months, and 8 days.  The draped urn topped tombstone Martha shares with her husband, however, gives her date of death as 22 April 1922, turning those 8 days into 10. I'm no doctor, but I dare say "old age" was the simple cause of death for Martha Jane Wisdom.  Yet Local Registrar George L. Brogdon decided to explain it this way: There was no doctor in the case.  I have known this old lady for years and her health has been failing for some time.  And the family said she died in a few minutes after they discovered something unusual was wrong with her and they didn't have time to get a doct...

Here Lies All the Family Husband, Wife, and two Sons. Also Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong mother of Mrs. Keziah Ford ----------------- To the Memory of Hezekiah Ford who departed this life Nov 11th, 1838 In his 43rd year. He left a wife and two children to mourn their loss. The two children are now resting with th blessed and good. ------------------ To the Memory of Mrs. Keziah Ford who departed this life July 3rd, 1868 In her 73rd year. She leaves many friends and relatives to mourn her loss, but her memory will ever live in the hearts of those who loved her dearly. ------------------ It was God that called, and changed the storm of life to endless peace. Farewell thou loved one though thy dust sleeps silent till the resurrection morn, yet lives thy memory with the one alone.