Graves of Sophia (Joslin) Holmes nee Proper (1790-1871);
her son, James Joslin (1813-1888) and his wife, Sarah Wiltse (1817-1887)
and their son, Rodalphus Joslin (1842-1865).
Oakwood cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan
Memorial Day weekend, 2007.

Sophia Proper married (first) Freeborn Joslin, Jr. and their daughter, Ruth Joslin, married Derick Calkins (see Sunset Hill Cemetery, Ellicottville, NY).
Sophia is my GGGgrandmother.

Rodalphus' name appears on one face of the large family stone:

There are two separate stones marking Rodalphus' actual grave: a large white stone and a smaller, government-issued standard Civil War stone with a GAR plaque beside it. Rodalphus served with the 12th Michigan Infantry and died in hospital in Baltimore as a result of the war:

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