It consisted of four headstones. At the foot of each headstone was a very sturdy, intact sarcophagus type crypt with covers in place.
These were the grave sites of George P. Isaacs, his wife Martha Flewellen Isaacs, his sister-in-law Esther S. Flewellen, and son Lawrence L. Isaacs.
George Isaacs was born in 1848 in the West Indies, immigrating to the United States in 1875, where he became a naturalized citizen. He was married to Martha Flewellen on Christmas Eve in 1879. The 1880 census shows him as living with Cato and Martha Felder, as well as 10 of the Felder's children. The 1900 census shows him as owning and living in his own house with Martha and their children, Lawrence and Ruby Vernita, but also as living with Anthony and Jane Flewellen and three grandchildren on the Flewellen farm.
According to his death certificate, he was also a school teacher. He died of the infamous "Spanish Influenza" on October 13, 1918. The informant on his death certificate was his daughter, Annie Belle Isaacs Estelle, who died in 1982 at nearly 100 years old. He had been preceded in death by his wife, son and sister-in-law.
After the last big clean up on November 16, 2013 by volunteers, including members of the Buffalo Soldiers and Rolling Thunder, we have finally cleared the cemetery back to the Isaacs plot. This marks a significant landmark in the restoration effort, which can is truly appreciated by those who first braved their way back to the brush to this site some ten months earlier.
But as the brush was finally cleared away, another marker was found for George and Martha Isaacs. This was a much simpler marker, make of concrete and marked in cursive as the concrete was drying. The nature of this marker is unclear, though perhaps it was a temporary marker. It does, however, give us the day of birth, June 10, 1848.
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