Tombstone Tuesday - Samuel Browning Hoy and Emily Ellen McCarter

These are the tombstones of Samuel Browning Hoy and his wife, Emily Ellen McCarter.

Samuel was the son of John Hoy and Julia Ann Browning. He was born on 7 July 1848 in Harrison County, Ohio and died on 4 April 1931 in Flat Rock in Montgomery Township in Crawford County, Illinois.

Emily was the daughter of Samuel G. McCarter and Polly Ann Cannon. She was born on 5 July 1851 in Crawford County, Illinois and died on 2 Feb 1920 in Flat Rock. She and her husband are buried in the Robinson New Cemetery in Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois.

Samuel and Emily married in Crawford County on 11 Sept 1875.

More to come on Samuel -- he was an interesting man. In the meantime, his mother's case continues below......