For this project I visited two totally opposite cemeteries, Friendship cemetery located in Columbus, MS and Memorial Gardens located in Columbus, MS off of highway 82. I went to both of these cemeteries on Sunday, November 1, 2015. An individual once said that cemeteries are like museums without walls (Marcus). I can relate to that statement when I visited Friendship cemetery, it was so interesting to me. Friendship gave me the feeling you get when you get a new book to read, and I could not wait to dive in! But on the other hand Memorial Gardens was exactly opposite of Friendship, it is very alike and structured. Memorial Gardens has better landscaping and upkeep, whereas Friendship did not. Friendship has fences on the ground that are no
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I recorded a total of twenty-seven female names and twenty-five male names between the two cemeteries I visited. There is definitely a cultural pattern going on with the females names. Several of the female names were popular in the past from hearing of people’s relatives and grandparents. I did come across the common standard names of John and Mary. I had one Mary recorded in my data, Mary Betts (1893-1976). But on the other hand in the male names I had a total of six John’s that I came across. So from just going off of my data, it is more common to see the standard name John more frequently versus Mary. There were several names that I came across that are still used today. Female names that are still used today consisted of Elizabeth (1878-1938), Emma (1868-1946), and Staci (1972-2002). Male names that I found to still be common today consists of William (1882-1964), but most people in today’s time that have that name tend to go by Will instead of the full name, James (1871-1956), Andrew (1907-1993), Austin (1900-2010), and Thomas (1859-1926). The most unusual names I came across was Trazzie (1915-1996), Zora (1920-2010), Geo (1879-1889), and Rayburn (1922-2011). I noticed that with the men if they were in the service or had their doctorate it was with their name on their tombstone. Such as, Dr. John Jr. Russell (1925-2012) and Captain Thomas Munger (1859-1926). The more descriptors there are within the tombstone, the easier it is to figure out the story of the
I recorded a total of twenty-seven female names and twenty-five male names between the two cemeteries I visited. There is definitely a cultural pattern going on with the females names. Several of the female names were popular in the past from hearing of people’s relatives and grandparents. I did come across the common standard names of John and Mary. I had one Mary recorded in my data, Mary Betts (1893-1976). But on the other hand in the male names I had a total of six John’s that I came across. So from just going off of my data, it is more common to see the standard name John more frequently versus Mary. There were several names that I came across that are still used today. Female names that are still used today consisted of Elizabeth (1878-1938), Emma (1868-1946), and Staci (1972-2002). Male names that I found to still be common today consists of William (1882-1964), but most people in today’s time that have that name tend to go by Will instead of the full name, James (1871-1956), Andrew (1907-1993), Austin (1900-2010), and Thomas (1859-1926). The most unusual names I came across was Trazzie (1915-1996), Zora (1920-2010), Geo (1879-1889), and Rayburn (1922-2011). I noticed that with the men if they were in the service or had their doctorate it was with their name on their tombstone. Such as, Dr. John Jr. Russell (1925-2012) and Captain Thomas Munger (1859-1926). The more descriptors there are within the tombstone, the easier it is to figure out the story of the