FORMULA FOR TOMBSTONES

• Tombstone inscription;"Grampa Orman died May 6,1889 71yrs,7mos,and 9dys.old.
• From the yr-mo-dy of death subtract the yr-mo-dy the person lived.
• From that result subtract 8870
• The answer is the yr-mo-dy of birth.

  EXAMPLE

  1. died 1889,May 6 = 18890506
  2. age 71yr,7mo,9dy = -710709
  3. subtract,you get =18179797
  4. subtract again = -8870
  5. answer is = 18170927 which is this Sept. 27,1817