| Situated at the
intersection of Woodbine and Tulip, Block 86, Lot
1437, is the family tomb of the John E. Liggett
family. Entombed are the remains of John E.
Liggett, his wife Elizabeth Jane (Calbreath),
daughter "Dolly" and her husband Claude
Kilpatrick, daughter Cora and her husband John
Fowler, son Hiram Shaw Liggett. The "v" shaped
channel on the second long step of the tomb,
allows a ball bearing to be placed in each
channel under the first step, allowing the first
step to be rolled onto the second. Once rolled
back, steps are revealed which lead to the
basement below the tomb. Within this chamber area
lies the remains of John's mother Elizabeth
(Foulks) and her second husband, Hiram Shaw.
The Liggett/Shaw
mausoleum includes the final resting place of
other familiy members such as Reuben N. Liggett;
Mortimer Liggett; Mary Lizzie Liggett; Mary Lois
Kilpatrick and her husband Russell L. McIntosh.
Sarah G. Thomas,
who was buried here 24 Apr 1868 was removed 02
Jan 1890; and Elizabeth K. Scudder buried 31 Jan
1917 was removed to #2454 on 18 Dec 1942.
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