Early Grave Stone Carvers in or Near Greene County, Alabama
The following gravestone carvers were identified by their signature on graves in
cemeteries in or near Greene County, Alabama. Please
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regarding these carvers or additional carvers in or near Greene
County.
| A. Herd, Eutaw, Alabama
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Tombstone of Anderson Greenwood signed by
Alexander Herd in Mesopotamia Cemetery, Eutaw, Greene County,
Alabama |
| Herd & Bros |
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This signature was found in Old Bethany Cemetery, in
Pickens County, Alabama. Five Herd brothers emigrated from Scotland:
George, Alexander, David, John and Thomas.
George, David and John resided in
the Sylacauga "Marble Belt" in Talladega County. Alexander
made his home in Eutaw where the present Greene County
Historic Society resides in the Vaughn house. Thomas settled
in Coosa County and eventually returned to Scotland. The
Herd brothers were the first to quarry marble in Alabama. |
| G. Herd, Alabama |
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This signature was found in St. Clair Co.,
Alabama in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. It is believed to be that
of Alexander Herd's brother George. |
| R. Miller, or R & C Miller, Columbus,
Mississippi |
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Signature found in Pleasant Hill Cemetery,
Greene Co., Ala
The R & C Miller signature is on the tombstone of Mary Dunlap
in Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw. Richard and Cornelius Miller
were brothers that emigrated from Scotland in the 1830s.
Richard co-owned a marble quarry in Talladega County, Alabama
with George Herd. Richard moved to Columbus, Mississippi in
1846. |
| Thomas H. Holt, Birmingham, Alabama
Born 1833, died 1896 |
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Thomas Holt's signature has been found in
Greene, Pickens and Jefferson Counties. |
| B. J. Hughes, Vienna, Alabama |
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This signature was found in Old Bethany Cemetery in Pickens County,
Alabama |
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