Some Mother's Son

Townspeople Joined to Buy a Grave Marker

By Todd Matthews, published Apr 04, 2007
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Near the Tent Girl is the grave where another unidentified body rests.

In it, during the spring of 1921, was buried the body of a young man found dead outside Georgetown, Kentucky.

Townspeople joined to buy a grave marker which reads, - Some Mother's Son -

His body was found on April 1st, 1921 and was buried on April 14th, 1921.

More than 80 years have passed since this boy was found. The most likely clues to his identity lie with the science of genealogy.

I have visited his grave now for almost 20 years. His stone so covered with moss that a clear image of the epitaph is impossible. I recently took and image of the grave, printed it out and touched up the lettering with a lead pencil so that it can be read.

Like the Tent Girl, my main reference to him was the 1969 issue of Master Detective. The article lead me right to his final resting place, the only evidence that he ever existed.

http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/masterdetective/

Some Mother's Son

His stone so covered with moss that a clear image of the epitaph is impossible. I recently took and image of the grave, printed it out and touched up the lettering with a lead pencil so that it can be read.

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I would like to find out from someone how to start volunteering my time and effort to helping the silenced. I read the article on Todd Mathews and how he works for the Doe Network and I would like to find out what sources are out there and how to input all the identifeying records and how to get started. I would appreciate any effort you might give by reaching me at my email with any information you may have. thanks, adaytoremberweddings@yahoo.com

Posted on 04/08/2008 at 10:04:22 PM

 
Just a thought--have you attempted to do a rubbing on the stone?

Posted on 04/09/2007 at 9:04:00 AM

 
I can't believe I haven't come across this story before. I love cemetery stories...I even have a website devoted to that. I will have to investigate this further...thanks

Posted on 04/09/2007 at 9:04:00 AM

 
What a good article. Thanks for sharing this sad story.

Posted on 04/06/2007 at 9:04:00 AM

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