How Many "Greats" Does It Take To Find My Ancestor?

In every graveyard I have walked through or drove past, I am always reminded that the graves of those people are our ancestors. They might not be my personal ancestors, but somebody on the Earth today descended from them. I have researched a personal ancestor of mine, Reverend John Henry Livingston. He is my paternal 9th Great-grandfather. Although I seem to have many relatives with intriguing history, I chose Reverend Livingston because we discuss many ties to religion in my Beyond The Grave course.

The Mysterious Gravestone In The Middle of Campus

What comes to your mind when you're walking to class and pass a gravestone? In Cougar Mall of College of Charleston's campus, you will find the gravestone of Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. Elizabeth Jackson was the mother of President Andrew Jackson.

Her stone reads, "She gave her life cheerfully for the independence of her country. On an unrecorded date in Nov. 1781, and to her son Andy this advice: 'Andy, never tell a lie, nor take what is not your own, nor sue for slander, settle those cases yourself''."

Our mystery to solve is: Why is her stone located outside of my classroom in the Robert Scott Small Building?