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Comment on O’Kelly Chapel Record Books by Katie Nash

Katie Nash — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:15:05 +0000

The small stone urn that was in the O’Kelly monument was stolen, but by whom we do not know. From the beginning, it was empty (no ashes and no dirt).

Larry Brooks — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:50:44 +0000

Re: O’Kelly Monument.

Local legend reports that Guilford students stole the urn containing O’Kelly’ ashes back in the 1930’s.

O’Kelly died in 1826. Cremation was not practiced.

Was the urn empty? Or did it perhaps contain a shovel full of dirt from O’Kelly’s grave in Durham County?

Reference Services — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:14:15 +0000

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