Chapman's Grave
Telegraph Road,
Cobble Hill, BC
I happened upon this grave a number of years ago. I spotted it by chance in the corner of my eye as I was travelling a backroad near Cobble Hill BC.
It is very unusual to find lone graves by the side of the road on Vancouver Island.
"William Richard CHAPMAN
Nov 23, 1866 - Nov 1, 1885"
Note: Thanks to Cecil b for providing me with this information from the Chapman Family:
"Richard was helping his father with haying, when the young boy was stricken with severe abdominal pains. There was not a doctor nearer than Ladysmith, and Richard died before help could be obtained.
As was the custom in those days, the grave was dug on the family homestead and a picket fence put around it. As the years went by, the grave became neglected and overgrown.
A Boy Scout troop made inquiries as to the origin of the lonely grave, and made it their project to rebuild the fence and paint it."
"Richard was helping his father with haying, when the young boy was stricken with severe abdominal pains. There was not a doctor nearer than Ladysmith, and Richard died before help could be obtained.
As was the custom in those days, the grave was dug on the family homestead and a picket fence put around it. As the years went by, the grave became neglected and overgrown.
A Boy Scout troop made inquiries as to the origin of the lonely grave, and made it their project to rebuild the fence and paint it."
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