[via Latin from Greek epitaphion, from epitaphios over a tomb, from epi- + taphos tomb]

These beautiful epitaphs were written 173 – 200 years ago and appear in Terra Vista Cemetery also known as:
Tinkers Creek Cemetery, Pilgerruh Rest (or cemetery) and Valley View Cemetery located in Valley View, Ohio ( incorporated in 1919) these graves are over a century older than the Village itself.    Many residents were early residents of neighboring Independence, OH and it is said that there are many unmarked graves of Irishmen who worked on the Ohio & Erie Canal in the cemetery (which runs along Canal Road in the valley just below the cemetery).

The first three photos below belong to the epitaphs above and the rest of the pics were taken the same day.   This cemetery is known for it’s high occult activity and thankfully we didn’t encounter any while there….although last week when my oldest and her friend visited…there was a group of  people performing a ceremony in a circle (around a grave) holding hands, which sent the girls running back down the hill…lol.

Fitch Comstock Died 1810

Sally Tuman died 1828

Adah Mann died 1837

Asaph Mann Died 1844

Beginning a very long walk, up a veryyyy steep hill.

Just waiting for someone scary to pop out and scare the bejesus out of us.

Oddly, on such a hot day...as we veered onto the path toward the cemetery....a very cold (like air conditioning cold) hit us. We all felt it. If you look closely, the cemetery is dead ahead.

Ruth Mann Died 1844

Interesting to note, he's from Youngstown...over an hour by car.

Children's side of the Campbell family marker

Broken stones make me sad.

And so do the one's now unreadable

Jeptha Moses died 1844

William Moses died 1822 or 1842 ?

Phoebe Moses