I was walking around the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery this morning and I came upon a grave marker of a couple with only one death date. So I looked it up.
On June 23, 1921, a cousin who also worked as a hired hand for Virginia and Robert Mills got into a quarrel over the size of a wood pile. He shot both of them in the back and then killed himself. "[A] neighbor stopped by the house and discovered the grisly scene and rescued the Mills' 2-year-old son and 4-month-old daughter."
I love cemeteries!
@Myana The Rural Cemetery is particularly great because it has its own historical society that published a book with details of ~5,000 graves. Amazing stuff!
Americans: Slaughtering each other with guns over stupid crap since forever. 😔
@Agatha That did occur to me at the time. One hundred years ago and the same damned thing!
@FranklyCurious There are such stories in cemeteries! I love their art and the history they preserve.