Originally, buried in the Baptist Cemetery (also known as Main Street Cemetery and Wisner Cemetery) in Elmira, the transcription of her memorial appeared in the Elmira Daily Advertiser, October 20, 1875, in preparation for the removal of bodies from the cemetery to close the cemetery and create a park.
Originally, buried in the Baptist Cemetery (also known as Main Street Cemetery and Wisner Cemetery) in Elmira, the transcription of her memorial appeared in the Elmira Daily Advertiser, October 20, 1875, in preparation for the removal of bodies from the cemetery to close the cemetery and create a park.
Inscription
MARY ANN,
wife of
Wm. S. JOHNSON,
DIED
Feb. 18, 1839
Aged 21 years
5 Mo. & 4 Da.
Reader, Here reposes the remains
of the kindest and most exemplary of
wives, the best, the loveliest and the
most amiable of women. This tribute of
respect is erected to her memory by her
husband.
Gravesite Details
The transcription in 1875 recorded her age in months as 4, but the memorial is inscribed as 5 months.
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