April Scavenger Hunt: Find a Grave of Someone Born in April

"Find a grave of someone born in April."

As a matter of fact -- this tombstone is shared by two people born in April.

Uncle Sid was born on April 5th, 1885, and Aunt Mamie was born on April 4th, 1890.
Let's talk about them a bit so you can get to know these two people. My Mom actually had the pleasure of meeting Aunt Mamie when she was younger. She told me she was a very kind woman, and quite funny.

Sidney Thomas Nally was the fourth child of Henry Oliver Nally and Vandalia Delia Gibson. Sid and Mamie married on February 3rd, 1911, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. They had five children together: James Dorris Nally, twins May & Ray who died on the day they were born, Raymond Nally, and Morrison Phillip Nally who died at just shy of a month old.

Uncle Sid died at just 41 years young of erysipelas. If you're a Downton Abbey fan, you'll recognize erysipelas from season one - it's what Mrs. Crawley believes Mr. Molesley has, when instead, it's a rue allergy. Unfortunately for Uncle Sid, as of November 15th, 1926, when he passed -- there was no cure for erysipelas... only management.

Now to talk about Aunt Mamie -- she was the sixth child of Conrad Herman Phillips and Mary Belle Royster. (They are buried in Royster Cemetery.)

Uncle Sid was her first marriage, and unfortunately, it ended in him passing young. Sometime around 1928, she re-married to John Eblen Denton. He was a widower - his first wife, Allie Liles, having died in 1925. He, too, passed before Aunt Mamie in just 1932 at the age of 64 of organic heart disease. (He's buried in Denton Cemetery.) Their union resulted in no children.

Some time later - Aunt Mamie married for the third time to Uncle Sid's brother, Uncle Bud -- he was born Henry Oliver Nally (technically Jr.) I believe they married sometime in the 1940's and remained married through Uncle Bud's passing in 1972 at 80 years of age. (He's buried in Fairmont Cemetery.)

Uncle Bud had been married two previous times - Eula May Duncan (she, too, is buried in Gibson Cemetery as she died very young in 1920) and his second wife, Ruth Lee Hall, who died in 1939. Uncle Bud and Ruth had one son: Edward Lee Nally.

Aunt Mamie herself made it to the ripe old age of 96 - passing away on September 30th, 1986. She and Uncle Sid reside in the Gibson Cemetery in Corydon, KY. Their tombstone, in my opinion, is one of the biggest in the cemetery and their descendants keep it nice with a saddle of flowers.

Uncle Sid and Uncle Bud were brothers of my Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Janella (Nally) Thompson.

I leave you with their tombstone photograph and the only photograph in existence of Uncle Sid -- it was probably taken around his marriage to Aunt Mamie, so circa 1911 (he'd have been 25 years of age.) I enhanced it a bit with the Remini app and also colorized it. He was a very, very handsome young man.

Their tombstone will take quite a bit of effort to clean up - but I'd love to get the discoloration off of it at some point. It'll take quite a bit of product but I sure do know Uncle Sid and Aunt Mamie are more than worth the money, time, and effort.

If you get out to the Gibson Cemetery any time soon... say hello to them. I'm sure they'd be happy to make your acquaintance.