Inscription:
Jefferson D.
Son of
S. & V. C. Hume
Oct. 23 , 1862
Aged 7 mos. 7 das
Beneath this stone in sweet repose
Is laid a mother’s dearest pride,
A flower that scarce had waked to life
and light and beauty ‘ere it died.
Jefferson D. Hume
Birth: 16 March 1862
Death: 23 October 1862, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Notes:
“History of St. Louis County” by Wm. Thomas, vol. 1 and 2: This was the infant child born to Stanton Hume, Jr., and his wife Virginia Ferguson Hume.
