Power Equipment Damage to Gravestones
Weedeaters, or weed whackers, can chew away at headstones and cause irreparable damage. Lawn mowers are the other big offender.
Biological Cleaners, Biocidal Cleaner for Headstones, Gravestones
D/2 Biological Solution™ is firmly entrenched as the “gold standard” when it comes to biological cleaning of headstones in the United States. It is used extensively by various government departments for cleaning veteran headstones, buildings, and monuments. Atlas Preservation is one of, if not the largest, distributor of D/2 Biological Solution™. It is undoubtedly an […]
Elizabeth Aiken McCall
Cleaned: 2 Sept 2023, 5 Oct 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress Wife of Robert McCall The circular lichen growth on the upper right of the stone was plainly visible in a 2006 photo! This unsightly blemish has finally met its match – by spring, we’ll know who won 🙂
Jacob Noah Clay
Cleaned: 2 Sept 2023, 5 Oct 2023Find a GraveStatus: In progress The photo on Find A Grave shows this stone in a much dirtier condition…evidently it was cleaned sometime after 2015. Update: October 5, 2023. The stone is looking really good. There are a few remaining stains on the top and sides. The back of […]
Pauline Church
Location: North Wilkesboro Town Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, NCCleaned: 4 Sept 2023, 22 Sept 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress Daughter of Thomas Washington Church and Julia Rebecca Forester. Thomas worked for Church Lumber Company in Ronda, NC. A sibling, Julian Forester Church, died in 1912 at the age of two. January 2024 Update: Very stubborn biological […]
Howard Morrison
Location: North Wilkesboro Town Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, NCCleaned: 4 Sept 2023, 22 Sept 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress January 2024 Update Very stubborn growth remains – will need to treat again in April 2023.
Robert McCall
Cleaned: 2 Sept 2023, 5 Oct 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress Born in Antrim County, Ireland, Robert came to America in 1775 along with his wife Elizabeth Aiken McCall and a daughter from his previous marriage, Margaret. They first settled in Pennsylvania and later lived in Henry County VA before finally moving to North Carolina. […]
Elizabeth McCall Tuttle
Cleaned: 2 Sept 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress This marble stone was 80% covered with grass and soil. Adjacent to her husband’s marker. Elizabeth’s parents were both born in Ireland and are also buried at Littlejohn UMC.
Andrew Hull Tuttle
Cleaned: 2 Sept 2023Find A GraveStatus: In progress This is the original marble headstone which has been on the ground for a number of years. It was vertical in the 1980’s however, based on a photo in Andrew Hull Tuttle, 1775-1845, His Ancestry and Descendants, by Joyce Bruner Whitman. The date of birth on the […]
Ellen Davis
Cleaned: 30 Sept 2023Status: In progressFind A Grave Daughter of W.F. Davis and Bettie Davis Ellen was the young daughter of William Franklin Davis (born 1861 in Wilkes County) and Betty Ashley Davis. William and Betty were married on May 5, 1891 in Wilkes County. A son, Gwyn Ashley Davis, was born in North Wilkesboro […]