Adelaide Derr Monument
Location: Area H/Lot 61
Date of Placement: after 1890
Decedents: Adelaide Derr
Monument inducted into the Hall in September 2023 (Class #3)
Location: Area H/Lot 61
Date of Placement: after 1890
Decedents: Adelaide Derr
Monument inducted into the Hall in September 2023 (Class #3)
At 10 months and 18 days of age, it should come as no surprise that Adelaide Derr's parents chose to adorn her grave with a statue of a child. The figure is holding a cross with a flower atop, almost like a parent would cradle a baby.
I couldn't find an exact duplicate of this design, but did locate simarly-themed grave markers including one in Memphis, Tennessee's Elmwood Cemetery. The frock outfit on the child is quite unique and different, and represents a sleeping garment (gown) of the time period.
I couldn't find an exact duplicate of this design, but did locate simarly-themed grave markers including one in Memphis, Tennessee's Elmwood Cemetery. The frock outfit on the child is quite unique and different, and represents a sleeping garment (gown) of the time period.
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Child statue in Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, TN)
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Adelaide Derr was born on August 18th, 1888. She was the daughter of Millard (later Milton) Taylor Derr and wife Mary C. Smith. She lived at 308 West Patrick Street, where her father and grandfather ran a butcher business, complete with a sausage factory in the backyard. Adelaide did not have a long life at all, but it was one that hopefully brought joy to her parents throughout the duration. Not all children received obits in the 1800s, however "darling" Adelaide did. The obituary for our decedent claims that she died at exactly 1:50am on June 30th, 1890.
Frederick News (June 30, 1890)
(Looking east on W. Patrick St)The Derr family lived at 308 West Patrick Street, shown here as the prominent red brick house to the right of the picture adjoining the driveway.