Thomas Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery
Oral tradition suggests that four stones located outside the Thomas family burial ground represent a separate cemetery for enslaved individuals who died on this property.
This lesser-known cemetery holds considerable historical significance for visitors who venture here. Boston University archaeologists are conducting research at this location and have verified many gravesites here.
Early Life and Education
The cemetery is open daily from dawn to dusk and visitors are welcome to explore and appreciate its picturesque grounds and views. Additionally, there are memorial plots and columbaria available; contact the church office if interested in grave purchases and burials.
Thomas attended the University of Tennessee before continuing his studies in classic and modern languages at Berlin and Gottingen universities, becoming an instructor in sociology and anthropology before later moving to Chicago to become professor.
Although Thomas Pratt had long suspected that the dairy farmer in Cumberland might be related to him, genealogical research has demonstrated otherwise and demonstrated he was actually distantly related and therefore did not inherit any family land at Cumberland.
Professional Career
As a cemetery worker, Thomas has proven his strong administrative and customer service abilities by meeting deadlines while exceeding client expectations.
Thomas has worked at multiple locations nationwide and is an enthusiastic employee, boasting outstanding customer service and communication abilities as well as constantly looking for ways to optimize office operations.
Responsible for performing various administrative functions, including ledger and journal entries, customer inquiry tracking, activity reports preparation, sales calculating, verification of ownership rights and burial rights verification, ordering supplies and equipment and performing landscaping on cemetery grounds – such as mowing grass, trimming bushes and flowers as well as digging graves with foundation preparation for monument placement – as well as operating backhoes, dump trucks and tractors with mowing attachments.
Achievement and Honors
Cemetery includes Senators, Governors, military leaders from every war since the Revolution and Medal of Honor recipients as well as notable artists such as Piet Mondrian from 20th Century Holland or Junius B. Sterns who was commissioned by President Lincoln to create an official portrait of Constitutional Convention members.
Opus Sancti Thomae medals are awarded by the Academy to members of its alumni community who have made notable contributions to business, church, civic, or educational communities. Ricks pointed out a grave marked Unknown, explaining that it belonged to Commodore Elliott who died during the War of 1812 and is one of 21 Medal of Honor recipients whom the VA has not honored with gravestone markers.
Personal Life
The Thomas Cemetery is a new burial ground located on high ground with stunning views, providing the living with an ideal spot to honor their dead. Additionally, it’s only minutes from Chester and features many old and respected families nearby.
Notable gravestones here include some older stones that appear worn down from time. Some even lack letters! Most are associated with Thomas family burials dating back to the 1800’s.
If your ancestors lived in this region, visiting their final resting place can provide invaluable insight into their lives and why they chose this cemetery.
Net Worth
Cemetery Boys is an engaging read, as Thomas adeptly balances complex yet endearing characters with an exciting plotline. While narratives that depict trans characters often either instantly accept them or reject them outright, Cemetery Boys serves as an important reminder that family relationships can take many different forms and still be valid relationships.
Buswell and Schrade, each representing the Commissioner in his expert witness role as expert witnesses in valuing lots sold to Montrose by retail sales, ratable distribution of operating costs, discount for time required to sell them and profit calculations.
At Montrose Cemetery in 1913, all experts used values of $235,000 for both its unimproved and improved acreage; this represented its net value as of that date.