High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Samuel Cushing Souther
8 Jul 1824 – 18 Feb 1915 · about 91 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Samuel Cushing Souther lived from 8 Jul 1824 to 18 Feb 1915, a span of about 91 years.
Theirs is one of 19 markers bearing the name Souther in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsMartin Souther1822–1878
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date on a child line in the Souther family genealogy, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
v. Samuel Cushing, July 8, 1824
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Front:All for JesusChildrenEleanor1853 - 1854Dodavah1859 - 1863Arthur W.1861 - 1863Sarah J.1862 - 1863Arthur1867 - 1867SOUTHERRight Side:Harold W.Lincoln1903 - 1965his wifeEleanor C.1904 - [1980]Donald Reed Griffing1951 - 1978Left Side:Samuel C. Souther1824 - 1915his wifeSarah J. Tower1834 - 1916Back:L. Wilbur1865 - 1943his wifeElizabeth Parker1856 - 1940____ChildrenElmer A.1889 - 1890Samuel C.1898 - 1898Lester W.1887 - 1971his wifeHelen Reed1887 - 19711868 Henry 1947his wife1872 Margaret 1950SOUTHER
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Samuel's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.
The stone is still there.