The birth year on the headstone is incorrect. If it were correct, it would have made her approximately 13 years older than her husband, Washington Barlow Whitman, but she was about three years older than he. The alternative birth date found elsewhere is July 2, 1842.
Married to Washington Barlow Whitman on March 11, 1866.
Married to Washington Barlow Whitman on March 11, 1866.
The birth year on the headstone is incorrect. If it were correct, it would have made her approximately 13 years older than her husband, Washington Barlow Whitman, but she was about three years older than he. The alternative birth date found elsewhere is July 2, 1842.
Married to Washington Barlow Whitman on March 11, 1866.
Married to Washington Barlow Whitman on March 11, 1866.
Inscription
Lydia Hortense Abbott
Wife of
W. B. Whitman
July 2, 1832
June 13, 1918
Gravesite Details
The birth year on the headstone is incorrect. After research, my best guess is it should read, 1842.
