
"Stump" Grave Stones

In Indiana, stone quarries were the source of much of the Indiana marble used in various American public buildings. This produced a large supply of skilled stone carvers, who in their spare hours would often produce elaborate grave markers, many in the form of tree stumps.

in a cemetery North of Terre Haute







in cemetery near Lincoln's boyhood home

was a member of the Masonic Order

Similar Grave Markers in Illinois