#78: Side-by-Side | Amanda Bagby and William Burton

Side-By-Side Sunday: Amanda Ellen Bagby and William Holman Burton

For this week’s post, I am returning to a format that highlights both the shared paths and the distinct records of my wife's ancestors: Side-by-Side Sunday. This week, the calendar brings us to the burial anniversary of Amanda Bagby Burton, who was laid to rest on May 5, 1941. By placing her final records next to those of her husband, William H. Burton, we can observe the symmetry of a life spent together in the Virginia countryside.

Amanda and William's tombstone in Dennis Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Photo Credit: Brian Gallagher via FindaGrave.com memorial 161296107.

#71: Side-By-Side Sunday | Elizabeth Bonar and Charles Soltis

Side-By-Side Sunday:

Charles Soltis and Elizabeth Bonar

For this week's post, I am introducing a new prompt: Side-by-Side Sunday. In family history, we often look for the threads that bind us together, but sometimes the most revealing stories are found in the spaces where we drifted apart. For this inaugural Side-by-Side Sunday, I am laying out the final records of my great-grandparents. By placing their death certificates and their shared headstone next to one another, we see a vivid picture of two people who shared a homeland and a family, yet ended their journeys in very different worlds.