In the late 1800's, did they use trees for a gravemarkers?

Question

In the late 1800's, did they use trees for a gravemarkers?

Answer 1

It wasn't a common practice, but I'm sure it did happen.  If a family couldn't afford a marker, they may have buried someone near a tree, or even planted something at the gravesite to remember where they were buried.

Wooden stakes or posts were often used to mark graves.  There's a cemetery near my house that's full of them.  Sadly, if anything was ever written on them, it's no longer legible. :(

Answer 2

No not that I'm aware of but I shall do a search and see what I can find for you.

Answer 3

HhhhAAAAA! no. they had stone back then,

Answer 4

Each family had a different way of burying loved ones. Most perfered a "Christian burial" which usually meant clergy, cemetery or cross marking the grave.

I have heard of families in the 19th century or so that buried loved ones at the base of a tree on the femily property or on some trail. I do not believe there was no significance other than personal. Tehy could look on that tree and know grandpa is buried out there, etc.

Even now there are families who scatter ashes everywhere significant to them, the sea, a forest, etc.

Answer 5

Yes they commonly did in the US and Canada. They would either bury their loved ones under a nice shade tree, particularly on the Plains where there weren't stone cutters to prepare a proper marker, or they'd plant a tree near the grave to provide a point of reference for where their loved ones were buried.