On verso: "Tall shaft is grave of mother of Ann Rutledge (Lincoln's sweetheart). Located in Bethel Cemetery, 3 miles NW of Birmingham, Van Buren county, Iowa. Shaft bears following inscription: Mary Ann, wife of Jas. Rutledge died Dec. 26, 1878 aged 91 yrs. 2 mos. 5 ds. Below inscription is the following: Oh, Mother dear, a short farewell; That we may meet again above; And rove where angels love to dwell; Where trees of life bear fruits of love."]]>
Photo caption: "Inscription on one side of the monument erected to the memory of Mary Ann Rutledge (mother of Ann Rutledge beloved of Abraham Lincoln). Mary Ann Rutledge, wife of James Rutledge, died Dec 26, 1878, aged 91 years, 2 mos, 5 days. O Mother dear a short farewell, That we may meet again above, And roam where angels love to dwell, Where trees of life bear fruits of love."]]>
On verso: "Compliments of Mary Ballard, April 1872]]>
On verso: "Taken for the W.S.S. Drive. Was printed in the Daily News Paper on Friday July 19 1918 the day the San Diego sank, [May] Jannotta."]]>