Grave of Joseph Wilson

Lister Lane Cemetery

Sacred to the Memory of JOSEPH WILSON, OF HALIFAX, PLUMBER, WHO DIED FEBY 21ST 1857, IN THE 55TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.     "Though He slay me, I will trust in Him."     ALSO OATES WILSON, SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED JUNE 12TH 1848, IN THE 22ND YEAR OF HIS AGE.     ALSO ELLEN OATES, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE OATES WILSON, WHO DIED APRIL 9TH 1851, IN THE 3RD YEAR OF HIS AGE.     ALSO ELLEN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE NAMED, JOSEPH WILSON, WHO DIED FEBY 7TH 1865, IN THE 65TH YEAR OF HER AGE.     ALSO SARAH, WIDOW OF THE ABOVE NAMED OATES WILSON, WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8TH 1894, IN THE 70TH YEAR OF HIS HER AGE.     "For so He giveth His beloved sleep." Psalm (27, v, 2)