Tag Archives: #Cemetery

Albert and Pearl (Reed) Cleage

Last week Megan and Jim Heyl were kind enough to do some cemetery sleuthing for me. In spite of the rude and unhelpful attitude of the office staff, they found the groundskeeper to be helpful. He located the sod covered headstones of my paternal grandparents.  The Heyls dug them out and replaced them on top of the sod so that they are now showing. More on Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery in the future.

1883 - Husband - 1957 Dr. Albert B. Cleage
My grandparents graves are left of center, front.
Pearl Doris Cleage 1889 In Loving Memory 1982

Louis/Lewis Cleage’s burial spot

Several weeks ago Megan Heyl took this photograph of my great grandfather Louis Cleage’s burial spot in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He doesn’t have a headstone and neither do the people buried around him.  I think it looks very peaceful.  So many of my ancestors do not have headstones.  I really appreciate Megan and her husband taking their time to photograph the burial spots for me.

Other posts concerning Louis Cleage

Louis Cleage’s Death Certificate

Lewis Cleage (Pronounced as if it were Kleg)

George Reed 1873 – 1945

George Reed was my grandmother Pearl Reed Cleage’s oldest brother. Their mother, Annie Ray Allen Reed, was a single mother for most of her life and George was the man of the house. His resting place in Crown Hill Cemetery looks very peaceful.

Thanks to Megan Heyl and her husband for taking this photograph.
Thanks to Megan Heyl and her husband for taking this photograph.

Last Will and Testament of George Reed

You can read about George Reed’s life at this post George A. Reed

George Reed Probate Record

Victor and Willie Lee Tulane and children

Victor and Willie Lee (Allen) Tulane are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama.  Two of their children who died in early childhood are buried next to them.  My daughter Ife and I visited the cemetery in 2009.  It was on a Sunday and we didn’t expect anyone would be there to help us find the graves but the sexton was there and he was very helpful.  We also found Dock and Eliza (Williams) Allen are also buried there, in the older part of the cemetery.  One day I will post those photos and tell the whole story.