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HCS 1/20/2020

Remembrance of a Child
By Chaun Mortier

As the Archivist and Recorder for the Truckee Cemetery District, one of my goals is to research and update historical information for our families.  It can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time.  I never know where or when I will find what I am looking for and sometimes I don’t see it.  We have had an upsurge in descendants looking for their relatives and to our joy, we have added new headstones to our pioneer section.

Because of a 2011 article in the Sierra Sun, Mr. Jed G. Booth has been reunited with his family who had lost track of him decades ago.  Another story of connection was having been contacted by a lovely lady whom I have known for a very long time.  She told me that her mother had informed her she had a great aunt in the Truckee Cemetery.  Using what information she provided me, I was able to confirm the aunt (who by the way was only listed as a Mrs., with no other information).  With the advance in technology and older records becoming increasingly available online, it is becoming easier to complete the histories of the families in our Pioneer Cemeteries.  Along those lines, I was contacted regarding a mother and three children that rest in our cemetery.  Their family was going to be in the area and wanted to see where they were buried.

I researched the records to find the sites and was saddened to see that none of them had first names - not the mother, nor any of the children.  This happened frequently due to record keeping procedures of the time. Even in newspapers, I will find an entry that simply states, “wife of” or “child of”.

In this case, the family brought a timeline with them and gave us a copy for our records. The TARRY family now has names.  Mom:  Agnes J. Tarry (nee Abbott); children:  Echo Nevada, 6 years; Freddie, 6 mos. and Edith Irene, 6 mos.  The family is looking into getting memorials installed and on the one for Echo Nevada they want to recreate what was originally on a wooden headstone.

In Loving Remembrance of Our Little Treasure.
Echo Nevada Tarry, Died October 31, 1892. Age 6 yrs. 3 mos. 29 Days.

Oh, we miss you Echo Darling and we’ll miss you more & more
For we know that you have left us Left us, yes forever more.
Ye, we miss you Echo Darling when we see your little chair
Where you use to sit & sing You were so pure and fair.
But again, we hope to meet you, In that Bright & Happy home,
Where your Angel Feet will tread Around the bright Celestral Throne.
“O birdie I am tired now” Papa and Mama.

If you are searching for family or just interested in history I recommend you take a look at this site: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc (California Digital Newspaper Collection.)
You never know who you will find.

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