Fort Wright Cemetery & so many "unknown child" markers

I take Tika and go walking often by the Fort Wright Cemetery. I always shed tears to see about ten or so grave markers like the one above. So very, very sad. HOW? WHY? 

I just came upon an answer. This website,  carried a post from Cathy Hanson, quoting Rebecca Nappi (who used to write in our paper, remember?), back on 8 Feb 2016 titled "Is There Really A Mystery Here?"

Bottom line, there really is no mystery...... and no answer. Many children died "back in the day."  Suggest you go read the piece for yourself. Won't be comforting but at least it's something. 

Peone Cemetery.... Bet You've Been By There

Peone Cemetery
Mead, Spokane County, Washington

I spotted this little rural cemetery as I was going up Argonne heading towards Mt. Spokane. So I asked Google for info and next time instead of zooming by, I intend to walk about and visit these dearly departed Spokane citizens. (And huge thanks to Maggie Rail, now deceased, for her work on this cemetery.)

Transcribed by Maggie Rail, © Jan 02, 2000, last edited Aug 06, 2015 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 1,858.

Peone Prairie Cemetery is located adjacent to and W of Bruce Rd., 1/2 mile N. of Bruce and Peone Rds. in Mead WA. From Division Street in Spokane drive north which is Hwy 395, turn right onto the Newport Highway which is Hwy 2 and continue north till you see Mt Spokane Park Dr. Turn east or right onto Mt Spokane Park Dr and continue about a mile then turn south or right onto Bruce Rd. The cemetery will be on your right in about a mile.

Earliest burial date - Aug 18, 1893 Earliest birth date - Apr 06, 1813 Last recorded burial - 2013 Records Index: Surnames A-D Surnames E-J Surnames K-Q Surnames R-Z

Grave Markers: Often A Testimony To Not Caring

We've just passed Memorial Day 2020. Were you able to get to the cemetery of your choice? Weren't the flag displays magnificent? 

Sometimes grave markers just make you cry. Example:

   

The marker for "unknown child" is found in the Fort Wright Cemetery; if you've not visited and walked around you've missed a pleasant and thoughtful experience. There are several "unknown child" markers. 

At least somebody scratched away the brush and pine needles to remember the deceased in the lower photo. But the others? I'm just showing two examples of different kinds of "not caring." What lasting/forever good is a marker reading "Big Mama?" And if we don't care for the grave markers of our ancestors, who will???

Guess Memorial Day brings all sorts of thoughtful thinking and remembering.