John Rutledge Monument

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Title

John Rutledge Monument

Subject

Rutledge, Mary Ann, 1787-1878
Rutledge, John, 1810-1879
Sepulchral monuments
Cemeteries
Iowa--Van Buren County

Description

A photograph shows the monument dedicated to Mary Ann Rutledge in Bethel Cemetery in Van Buren County, Iowa, leaning to one side.

Photo caption: "Inscription on opposite side of monument erected to the memory of Mary Ann Rutledge and John Rutledge her son. John Rutledge died May 17, 1879, aged 68 years, 5 mos, 18 days. Hard is it from thee to part, Though it rend my aching heart, Since an heir to Glory's gone, Let the will of God be done."

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

404923
Rutledge Graves Collection

Original Format

commercial print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

26 x 21 cm