We reveal the history of the community through the stories of its dead
individual record

id
first
middle
last
dob
dod
cod
180EdwardJ.Thompson8/12/1848

veteran
exhumed
purchaser
cemetery
FALSEAdams Street

lot
plot
R4 G6, small solidly attached marker on large, stable, rectangular base flush with ground. Inscription faces west.
relations

comments
Edward was born c1843. He died in August 1848 at the age of 5 years and 5 months. The marker was located in 2007. The rectangular base appears to cover the whole area of the child's burial. The white marble marker is now dirty and covered with lichens, but still clearly reads "EDWARD J. THOMPSON" in arched relief. Below it, almost illegible "Died Aug. 12, 1848." The inscription was read in 1904 as "Edward J. Thompson, d. Aug. 1848, ae 5 yrs, 5 mo." Edward J. Thompson had a tablet on base tombstone that was made from marble. The tombstone was in sound condition, had eroded, and was covered in moss and lichen. The tombstone had been damaged due to vegetation and weathering. There had been a previous repair to the tombstone with cement and there was no enclosure around the tombstone. The tombstone had a complete inscribed inscription: "Edward J. Thompson Died Aug. 12, 1848 Aged 5 Yrs. 5 Mos." In 2009, the tombstone had the natural material cleaned off and was cleaned with D2 and water. The tombstone was 20 1/4 inches high, 11 3/4 inches wide, and 3 3/4 inches thick. The base of the tombstone was 11 3/4 inches wide, 52 1/4 inches thick. He was born in May and died on August 12, 1848. He was 5 years and 5 months old.

sources
Gould, D.T. and E.S. Loomis. "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904; Adams St Cemetery folder, Berea Historical Society Edward J. Thompson tombstone photograph, Jeremy Feador, 2006. Sample Survey Sheet for Individual Burial Markers, J. Orlando, 22 July 2009.