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					Tree and tree stump markers were popular during the late 1800s. Some signified membership in the Modern Woodsmen of America, a sort of fraternal organization, while others signified a life cut down before it’s time. Monument makers preferred Bedford limestone from Indiana for these types of markers. Pictured: Dora Leaheey  marker, Springhill Cemetery.
	The finger pointing upwards represents the soul going to Heaven. Occasionally, you might see a finger pointing downwards; that doesn’t symbolize the soul going to hell, but God reaching down to the soul. Pictured: John Cramer marker, Allhands Cemetery		The willow motif symbolizes mourning and loss. This particular design is rather unusual, as it was most common during the late 1700s and early 1800s. Pictured: John Dickerson marker, Old Newport Cemetery