Bio by: Bill McKern
Inscription
To the memory of General CHARLES R. FLOYD who departed this life on the 22nd March A.D. 1845 Aged 48 years and 5 months. A gallant soldier, a devoted friend, a true patriot, called upon by his country as a military man. He was distinguished by his ability, promptness and courage. To a sound judgement was united firmness and intrepidity that insured success. A poet, musician and painter, he was one of those rare men who possess the power of excelling in whatever they undertake. In him to will was to accomplish. His genius was of the highest order. He combined the talent to invent with the stability to succeed. His country's flag enshrouds his mortal remains which rest beneath this monument and around which cluster the strongest affections of a widowed heart, weeping orphans, and devoted friends.
Tis human weakness to indulge in tears, in thoughts ungrateful & in gloomy fears. But let us not forget beyond the grave God's word, His mercy, & His power to save. Let hope revive & past the tomb portray fair scenes of bliss & never ending day. Cannot our fancy see our Lov'd friends there, exempt from all the evils suffered here? Reason should guide our thoughts & grief beguile, calmness restore & bid the mourner smile. Exalt our thoughts to Him who gave us breath, and reconcile us even unto death. And what is death, the King of terrors called, at whose dread name the bravest are apall'd? Death is but silence, absence of all care, perpetual ease without a thought of fear. And if death leads to scenes beyond this earth, may we bless it for a better birth. Who would not die & greater live elsewhere than trudge forever as a mortal here?
Family Members
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Mary Hazzard Floyd Hamilton
1795–1888
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Sarah Catherine Wigg Floyd De LaRoche au Lion
1799–1876
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John Fendin Floyd
1802–1830
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Susan Lodviski Dixon Floyd Hopkins
1804–1873
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Caroline Eliza Louisa Floyd Blackshear
1806–1876
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William Henry Floyd
1808–1811
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Col Richard Ferdinand Floyd
1810–1890
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Melinda Isabella Floyd Hopkins
1812–1831
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Samuel Augustus "Sam" Floyd
1814–1878
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Col Henry Hamilton Floyd
1817–1873
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