A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit with family in north Florida. While there, since just about everyone knows my love for cemeteries, I was directed to a small family graveyard in Lee, Madison County. According to FindAGrave , it is known as Hays (Hayes) Cemetery. J. E. & Gertrude Horton Whitty © 2012 S. Lincecum Upon entering the gate, the first few graves I came across were part of the WHITTY family. John Edward Whitty (1864-1938) married Gertrude Horton (1871-1928) and had several children. One, a son, was John Butler Whitty (1895-1976). Photo © 2012 S. Lincecum John Edward Whitty was a prominent citizen of Lee, Florida. In the early 1900s, he owned a drugstore with his sons. And, in 1923, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for Madison County. While googling around, I came across several photos of members of the J. E. Whitty family housed online at the Florida Memory Photographic Collection . Here are a couple of goodies: ...
Telling the Tales of Tombstones