Shep's Place Family Tree

below that is a picture of an angel
Jane
Wife of Lewis Nida
Died May 22, 1860
Aged 40 y 11 M 23 D

Then a poem:
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord,
that they may rest from their labours, and
their works do follow them,
And now, dear mother, a short farewell,
A short time it will be
Till one by one we'll gather home
To tune our harps with thee.

Also,
Arcausis
Daughter of
L & J Nida
Died May 23, 1860
Aged 4 Y 2 M 2 D

I don't know the details of what happened, but I can imagine Jane Nida and her little girl sitting under a tree when a sudden spring or early summer storm was heralded by a lightning strike. How very sad.