Holyoke, Mass

Tombstone Tuesday — Elmwood Cemetery

by Laurel | September 16th, 2014

A random tombstone from Elmwood Cemetery. Click through to see a larger version of the images.

Nellie Dickinson McClellan Hartnett,
Side 1

Nellie Dickinson McClellan Hartnett
Side 2

Formerly
Miss Nellie Josephine
Dickinson
Born Sept 13, 1861
Died March 27, 1952
Married to
Mr. George G. McClellan
Nov 9, 1892
Married to
Mr. Dennis Edward Hartnett
October 24, 1914

Easthampton, March 27, 1952 — Mrs. Nellie (Dickinson) McClellan Hartnett, 90, of Mineral Road, Loudville, died at her home this morning after a short illness. Born in Monroe, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late John and Lucy (Torrey) Dickinson and had lived in Loudville 57 years. She was married in 1892 to George McClellan, who died in 1913. In 1914 she married Dennis Hartnett, who died in 1946,. She was a member of the Springfield chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Plymouth Church of Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York.

Obituary adapted from The Springfield Republican.

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