Enormities

A History Lesson

At the tombstone of my great-great-great-great-grandfather John Hinckley Mitchell and his first wife Ann Hinckley Mitchell, the graveyard of St. Phillip’s Church, Charleston, SC

“These graves are really hard to find,” Margaret called out to me as I wandered out among the tombstones.

“I know,” I answered over my shoulder. This was not my first grave hunt f…