Children of Owen and Bdelia McDermott (Wednesday's Child x 13)

A single monument in the Revolutionary War Cemetery at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia stands for the memories of thirteen children born to Owen and Bdelia McDermott. Owen was born in County Sligo, Ireland 9 March 1806 and died 27 January 1877. Owen's wife Bdelia lived less than a decade more. Of those memorialized, and I probably have some of these dates wrong since they were difficult to read, it appears only a few made it to adulthood.

Daniel

Born Novr 1827

Died Augt 1829

Mary Ann

Born May 1829

Died Sept 1832

Michael

Born Novr 4th 1830

Died Sept 1834

Susan

Born May 10th 1831

Died Sept 3rd 1839

William

Born Augt 4th 1833

Died Sept 4th 1839

Joseph

Born Augt 1835

Died Novr 1839

Eliza

Born May 9th 1837

Died Novr 1844

George

Born May 14th 1839

Died Novr 1855

Julia

Born July 1841

Died Jany 1844

Andrew

Born May 9th 1843

Died Mch 14th 1873 [1878?]

James

Born Augt 20th 1845

Died Augt 22nd 1863 [1862?]

Louisa Martha

Born Feby 22nd 1847

Died July 28th 1868 [1862?]

Charles

Born Mch 25th 1849

Died Augt 7th 1862

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The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

So I answered, "O Lord God, You know."

Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!' Thus says the Lord God to these bones: 'Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live...'" (Ezekiel 37:1-5, NKJV)

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