Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday - Laura Arabella Beane Cyrus


"LAURA A.                 WILLIAM
    CYRUS                     PRESTON
JUNE 14, 1886              CYRUS
                                  FEB. 12, 1861
                                  NOV 20, 1919
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MOTHER                       FATHER"

Located at the Ellis Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia.

Laura Arabella Beane was the daughter of Archibald Marmaduke Beane and Margaret Dunbar Beane.
She married William Preston Cyrus [1861-1919] in 1881 in Putnam County, West Virginia.
She was the mother of Annie [1882-1956], Walter F. [1884-1940], Mary M. [1882-1974], Maude M. [1892-1989], Christina Adaline [1893-1976].

Laura Arabella Beane was my 1st Cousin 2x Removed.

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ANSWER TO MONDAY's MYSTERY ITEM:
 

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Post Medieval silver cosmetic set (16th –17th century, probably) comprising four tools secured at one end by a silver rivet with separate washer. The tools consist of an ear scoop; a nail pick with claw end with engraved ornament at the claw; a flat tool with the end shaped to form a pointed oval; and a point/flattened pick perhaps for use in parting the hair. The tools all have a flat rectangular cross-section. The hooked tool consists of a flat handle which expands on the right side to form a bulb before narrowing and then curving round to form the hook.


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