{"id":978,"date":"2017-07-29T18:03:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/?p=978"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:34:45","slug":"mountain-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/?p=978","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spring of 2000 I along with mom and dad traveled to Connecticut to  attend Dick Barker&#8217;s retirement gala &#8211; 50 years at Yale. While we were in Bridgeport we went by Mountain Grove Cemetery to see the Edward&#8217;s and Barker&#8217;s burial plots. We were lucky to get someone from the office to copy the cards for each family. Here is the layout and cards for each family.<br \/>\nRQuestion: I&#8217;m not sure why lot 42, 187 and 32 was highlighted &#8211; I seem to remember just seeing 2. Might have to revisit.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_984\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mtngrove-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-984\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mtngrove-1-809x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"810\" class=\"size-large wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mtngrove-1-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mtngrove-1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mtngrove-1-768x973.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountain Grove Cemetery &#8211; Bridgeport CT<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_985\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_002-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-985\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_002-1-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"size-large wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_002-1-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_002-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_002-1-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barker&#8217;s at Mtn Grove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_986\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-986\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_004-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"size-large wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_004-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_004-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancestrywall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mntgrove_004-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edwards Plots &#8211; Mtn Grove<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spring of 2000 I along with mom and dad traveled to Connecticut to attend Dick Barker&#8217;s retirement gala &#8211; 50 years at Yale. 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