From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Jul 9 16:30:45 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k69MUjjb031007; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:30:45 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k69MUg2k015033 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:30:42 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k69JrFFI019459 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:53:15 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k69JrEXT019458 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:53:14 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k69EdcFI018853 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 10:39:38 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k69HGtBQ027400 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:16:55 -0600 X-Envelope-From: Cdwalkered@aol.com Sun Jul 9 11:16:54 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k69HGsjb027389 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:16:54 -0600 Received: from imr-m04.mx.aol.com (imr-m04.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.202]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k69HGjqh003311 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:16:45 -0600 Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mail.aol.com [172.21.18.206]) by imr-m04.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN8-944b132562f5; Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:44:06 -0400 Received: from Cdwalkered@aol.com by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id e.278.cbcb13a (43932) for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:28:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Cdwalkered@aol.com Message-ID: <278.cbcb13a.31e288be@aol.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:28:46 EDT To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5319 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-AOL-IP: 172.21.18.206 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Need help with Masonic marker on gggrandfather's grave. My gg grandfather died in 1900. When I visited his grave this summer, all of the plants had been removed from the front of the stone, and there was an iron marker 9" by 9" half buried in the ground. I need help identifying the markings on the marker. The writing on the marker is as follows" Mount Olivet Commandery Zion. In the center of the marker is a cross with a crown around it. I can't read the Latin words, as they are worn down. The symbols on the outside of the marker are clockwise as follows: a cross, a hand, a heart or shield with nails through it, a dove or bird of some kind, a crossbones and skull, a zigzag that looks like a symbol for mountains with a figure at the top, a compass with a capital G (I'm told that is the Masonic symbol), and a snake. The cemetery people had no information on the marker. I copied the symbols and took it to a Mason, but he didn't know anything about the symbols. Also, any suggestions as to how to preserve it on the grave site? Thanks, Cindy Walker I would appreciate any help that anyone can give to me.