RIVERSIDE CEMETERY

This cemetery is beautiful! So out of the ordinary from normal or routine sights in life that there is a sublime feeling I get when I walk through this cemetery.

Visit and attend events.

http://riversidecemetery.com/

My reflections:

 I found it interesting to see organized spots just for families. I wonder if the spots were reserved, keeping in mind, the amount of family members that will be buried there, all before the death. If that was the case, A reserved spot is a new idea for me because it is like waiting for death.

Also, there were infants with no birth date on the stone, so I assumed that the infants died in the mother’s stomach, but I can only question and have no absolute answer.

There were monuments to define a certain section or family cluster. There were many religious quotes on the graves.

Personally, I really found the visit extremely intriguing and thought-provoking. I would constantly wonder how a 17 year old died, or an infant died with no birth date, or how a husband or wife could go twenty years without his or her spouse. All these questions raised in my head, and I would love to go back to discover more!

History of Riverside Cemetery:

Established in 1887.

Holds more than 18,000 people who come from different cultures, families, faiths, and backgrounds. There are vents that are in the cemetery, such as movies and historic tours.

Click here to see a calendar of events: http://riversidecemetery.com/calendar/month_calendar/2013/04/-

The Historic Riverside Cemetery Conservancy aims to integrate people of the community on the history and significance of the cemetery.

It was established by an private entity in 1887 untill 1940’s. Managed by the property owners.

Hold Civil War Veterans, renowned educators, and some of the most prominent Macon families.

Some of the graves are made out of the most precious minerals: such as Italian marble & granite statuary.

Today it is a non-profit organization, and managed by man y of Macon’s success businessmen and Macon’s founding fathers.

Calvert Vaux, a renowned landscape architect was hired to design the cemetery. 

DATA

Last name	DOB	DOD	Age at death
Snow	1900	1985	85
Plaff	1875	1909	34
Barnes	1915	1931	16
Burnett	1864	1907	43
Wimberly	1841	1938	97
Gunn	1844	1922	78
Stevens	1846	1923	77
Blair	1864	1948	84
Supple	1862	1943	81
Dodson	1867	1943	76
Gibson	1902	1974	72
Lawton	1841	1892	51
Small	1844	1916	72
Horne	1866	1927	61
Wood	1867	1924	57
Dukes	1924	2010	86
Simmons	1897	1949	52
Bronson	1867	1901	34
Durham	1889	1952	63
Godfree	1873	1930	57
Jeter	1844	1902	58

CALCULATIONS:

Cohort	Raw Counts(Dx)	dx	lx	Qx
0-1.9	0	0	1	….
2-9.9	0	0	1	….
10-19.9	1	0.048	0.952	0.05
20-29.9	0	0	0.952	….
30-39.9	2	0.095	0.857	0.111
40-49.9	1	0.048	0.809	0.059
50-59.9	5	0.238	0.571	0.417
60-69.9	2	0.095	0.476	0.2
70-79.9	5	0.238	0.238	1
80-89.9	4	0.19	0.048
90-99.9	1	0.048	0
100+	0	0
	Total: 21