The written record night be similar to the form below. It was adapted from a form in Strangstad (see Written Resources) and reflects the variable found in this 19th century rural graveyard. The entries seem to be self explanatory or soon will be as you begin looking over a project and begin reading mortuary literature. You might develop a form more suited to the types of markers found in the yard you are studying.
McCortney Graveyard Inventory of Markers
Date of Record
Cataloger(s)
Marker Number
Marker Type: 1. Headstone 2. Footstone 3. Tablet stone 4. Column
5. Fieldstone
Tablet type: Square Top Rounded Top Segmented Top Indented Circle
Column Type: Square, Gabled Obelisk
Evidence of: Mussel Shell Pottery
Material: Marble Sandstone Granite
Carved Surfaces: 1. Front 2. Back 3. Top 4. Side Panels 5. End Panels
Carving motif: 1. Dove 2. Lamb 3. Hand pointing up 4. Lettering
only
5. Other (specify)
Condition of Marker: 1. Sound 2. Chipped 3. Cracked 4. Crumbled
5. Eroded
6. Broken 7. Tilted 8. Sunken 9. Discolored/stained
10. Moss/lichen 11. Other
Condition of Inscription: 1. Mint 2. Clear but worn 3. Mostly
decipherable
4. Traces 5. Illegible or destroyed 6. Underground
Dimensions of marker: Height Width Thickness
Length of grave (head to foot, if any):
Direction marker faces: N S E W NE SE NW SW
Inscription (as engraved):
Epitaph:
Cataloger's Remarks:
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