Show Tombstone Sleuths Hunt Early American Families The Tombstone Hounds is the nickname of the Genealogical Sod Soci Society ety eLy of New Jersey with headquarters in Newark The Hounds make field trips on Saturdays and Sun Sun- Sundays Sundays days to old burying grounds where they collect genealogical data from gravestone inscriptions Members include retired bankers lawyers and business men who have taken up genealogy as a hobby In 23 years they have collected data on graves in of New Jerseys Jersey's eeme tories teries Names dates and other facts are ore recorded and published and arc are filed as a permanent family record for any interested progeny When the Hounds enter a cemetery cemetery cemetery tery they carry with them their equipment a mirror trowel brush and arid pumice With the help of these they decipher inscriptions on stones hundreds of years old The Tile gravestone pictured at right is a typical one It was set up when the United States Slates was In its Infancy and commemorates the two wives of Isaac The inscription In old style lettering reads In memo- memo Dry cry of Mary lar I and Esther Consorts of If I Mr Isaac Mary deceased April the 1767 aged 35 Years Esther deceased May lay the 1789 aged 55 Years This marker stands In the church church- yard of St. St Janus Jams 1 church In now part of Gf Raritan town lown- town town-I hil It U includes the original town burial place and contains many I i early stones alones one dated 2693 1693 I |