Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2016.374.2137	Headstone for William Spurling	Object, Tombstone, Headstone	People Places, Cemetery	Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact.	Headstone for William Spurling Catalogue #: 2016.374.2137    Type: Object, Tombstone, Headstone Subject: People Places, Cemetery Date: 1839 Materials: Stone Size: 14" W x 11" H x 2" Thick Description: Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. [show more]

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