Established 1873
Nevada,
Collin Co,
Cemeteries
of TX
Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall
surveyed July 2009
In the middle to late 19th century, settlers in this area established the community of Empire. Residents organized the Bear Creek Methodist Episcopal Church north of this site, which became the community’s burial ground. H.C. Harless and M.C. Robinson donated the first few acres for the creation of the cemetery.
Here W. P. Harris buried his wife, Margaret J. (Harless) and their infant daughter Mary Lou in 1873. Their graves are the first marked, others buried in the cemetery include Uriah C. Harless, Confederate veteran and son of H.C. Harless; physician and minister J.L. Brockman, and several other community leaders. The graves of numerous Masons and Woodmen of the World are indicated by fraternal symbols on headstones.
During the history of the burial ground, various groups, including the Empire Masonic Lodge, now located in Nevada, as well as an area Boy Scout Troop, have cared for the site. Although Empire once boasted a boarding school and the Bear Creek Church, by the turn of the 21st century only the cemetery and the Masonic Lodge served as reminders of the early community.
CR544
Latitude 33.056N
Longitude 96.406W
History Bear Creek Cemetery Association
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Birth |
Death |
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Feb 13 1887 |
Aug 24 1888 |
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d/o ----- |
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Mar 15 1854 |
May 7 1875 |
w/o ------
d/o Granville & Sarah Jones |
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Dec 6 1881 |
May 30 1882 |
d/o J.D. & S.E. Baker |
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Sept 20 1876 |
Feb 5 1877 |
s/o T.B. & E.F. Barnett |
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Feb 29 1849 |
Mar 29 1876 |
w/o T.B. Barnett |
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Nov 22 1886 |
Dec 5 1886 |
s/o J.H.O. & F.D. Barringer |
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Mar 25 1897 |
Sept 26 1899 |
d/o J.E. & Jennie Basham |
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May 11 1877 |
Oct 1 1878 |
s/o H.H. & N.F. Belew |
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Aug 10 1855 |
Aug 16 1891 |
Born in Columbus, GA |
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July 13 1885 |
May 18 1886 |
d/o A.M. & A.J. Blalock |
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Oct 2 1889 |
Nov 14 1899 |
d/o E.E. & ?.A. Blount |
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Sept 30 1851 |
Oct 31 1880 |
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Feb 14 1814 |
Nov 6 1884 |
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1819 |
1903 |
Age 84 years |
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1829 |
1891 |
Age 62 years |
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Feb 3 1905 |
Apr 7 1905 |
d/o E.G. & M.D. Brown |
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1866 |
1902 |
w/o James McDugald |
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Apr 25 1900 |
Age 71 yrs, 4 mo, 5 days |
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Mar 26 1846 |
Feb 2 1890 |
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Apr 4 1822 |
Mar 24 1892 |
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May 9 1822 |
June 18 1880 |
w/o B.W. Burns |
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footstone |
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Oct 31 1858 |
Oct 31 1885 |
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Mar 20 1823 |
Oct 6 1889 |
w/o Alford Casey |
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Oct 9 1892 |
Oct 20 1892 |
d/o F.M. & Etta Chenoweth |
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Oct 9 1892 |
Oct 23 1892 |
s/o F.M. & Etta Chenoweth |
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June 24 1843 |
Aug 20 1880 |
w/o J.F. Clifft |
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Apr 15 1882 |
Aug 23 1882 |
d/o G. C. & M.F. Corry |
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Feb 26 1886 |
June 4 1887 |
d/o G.C. & M.F. Corry |
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May 5 1884 |
May 30 1884 |
d/o J.H. & M.F. Crenshaw |
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May 26 1830 |
Apr 25 1890 |
w/o W.T. Crenshaw |
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--- 1 1886 |
Oct 13 1886 |
s/o L. & S.E. Dale |
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July 6 1905 |
July 6 1905 |
s/o C.S. & Sarah Daniel |
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Dec 15 1903 |
Dec 15 1903 |
s/o C.S. & Kate Daniel |
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Jan 16 1873 |
Feb 14 1900 |
w/o T.A. Daniel |
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Feb 1880 |
Feb 1880 |
d/o J.E. & M.J. Davis |
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July 8 1873 |
Nov 18 1873 |
s/o J.E. & M.J. Davis |
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--- 20 1820 |
Dec 29 1879 |
w/o J.S.M. Davis |
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Dec 26 1863 |
Jan 31 1887 |
w/o M.C. Day |
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Mar 28 1824 |
May 16 1884 |
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Apr 14 1848 |
Dec 16 1900 |
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Sept 22 1852 |
Sept 11 1902 |
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Oct 10 1895 |
Oct 1 1896 |
s/o J.T. & ?.D. Evans |
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May 27 1882 |
Mar 7 1899 |
s/o R.C. & S.E. Evans |
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Feb 2 1881 |
Feb -- 1882 |
s/o T.J. & ?.V. Freeman |
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Aug 17 1887 |
Sept 30 1888 |
s/o F.G. & C. Garrett |
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July 23 1831 |
July 2 1876 |
w/o L.B. Gay |
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Apr 4 1866 |
Apr 30 1887 |
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Aug 24 1893 |
Oct 18 1899 |
d/o S. & A.E. Goode |
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Dec 4 1882 |
Feb 28 1884 |
s/o A.L. & C. Graves |
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Oct 17 1857 |
June 16 1893 |
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Dec 29 1901 |
July 7 1903 |
d/o J.H. & D. Habern |
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1832 |
1905 |
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Mar 23 1859 |
Aug 18 1892 |
w/o Lewis Hall |
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Jan 6 1832 |
Apr 27 1887 |
w/o Richard Hargrave |
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Mar 4 1820 |
Mar 20 1880 |
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Jan 31 1890 |
Aug 27 1895 |
d/o C.C. & A.M. Harless |
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May 16 1812 |
Dec 20 1878 |
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Dec 25 1881 |
Jan 7 1882 |
s/o H.W. & M.L. Harless |
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Aug 20 1889 |
Aug 20 1889 |
d/o H.W. & M.L. Harless |
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Apr 26 1833 |
Apr 17 1887 |
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Jan 26 1816 |
June 4 1899 |
w/o Henry C. Harless |
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May 19 1861 |
Sept 17 1889 |
w/o Henry Harless |
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Apr 11 1861 |
Feb 10 1879 |
w/o C.C. Harless |
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Apr 18 1892 |
June 8 1893 |
s/o H.W. & J.A. Harless |
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July 3 1880 |
Aug 1 1881 |
s/o H.W. & M.L. Harless |
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Aug 24 1893 |
Aug 10 1894 |
s/o H.W. & J.A. Harless |
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Sept 7 1835 |
Oct 25 1907 |
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July 30 1848 |
Nov 1 1873 |
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Oct 25 1873 |
Dec 12 1873 |
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Mar 22 1881 |
Apr 8 1889 |
s/o T.J. & M.E. Hodnett |
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Dec 10 1874 |
Aug 9 1876 |
s/o M.C. & J.H. Horton |
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Dec 25 1875 |
July 5 1895 |
s/o W.A. & M.F. Jones |
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Nov 13 1880 |
May 12 1901 |
s/o W.A. & Mary F. Jones |
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July 10 1883 |
Mar 31 1885 |
d/o J.P. & S.W. Lovell |
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footstone |
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s/o J.H. & L.H. ----- |
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Sept 13 1895 |
Feb 15 1897 |
d/o J.H. & L.H. Martin |
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--- -- 1893 |
Aug 28 1894 |
d/o J.H. & L.H. Martin |
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Jan 11 1862 |
Jan 15 1902 |
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Jan 24 1881 |
w/o L.D. Mayfield |
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Jan 18 1881 |
Age 47 years |
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Mar 27 1870 |
Jan 15 1881 |
d/o L.D. & E. Mayfield |
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Jan 1 1892 |
Aug 15 1892 |
s/o B.S. & Gertrude McClendon |
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Feb 28 1890 |
Feb 28 1890 |
s/o B.S. & Gertrude McClendon |
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Mar 24 1856 |
Aug 4 1886 |
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May 23 1902 |
May 1 1904 |
d/o L.D. & M.A. McIntire |
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June 24 1885 |
July 24 1889 |
s/o W.F. & A.E. Moore |
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Dec 18 1818 |
Sept 17 1878 |
d/o N. & S.L. Morris |
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Buried 1888 |
s/o E.J. & Annie Nowlin |
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Buried 1888 |
d/o E.J. & Annie Nowlin |
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Jan 26 1887 |
Feb 10 1887 |
s/o D.P. & L.J. Pegram |
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Dec 24 1884 |
Nov 13 1888 |
s/o C.W. & Victoria Puckett |
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June 27 1851 |
Aug 31 1927 |
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Feb 13 1881 |
Mar 19 1881 |
d/o D.W. & M.J. Puckett |
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Aug 8 1886 |
June 4 1888 |
s/o D.W. & M.?. Puckett |
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Sept 16 1860 |
May 10 1899 |
w/o H.S. Puckett |
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“Brother” |
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Oct 6 1877 |
Nov 20 1894 |
s/o J.H. & Mattie Reinhardt |
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Nov 22 1885 |
Dec 5 1885 |
s/o J.H. & Mattie Reinhardt |
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Nov 25 1879 |
July 20 1881 |
s/o J.H. & Mattie Reinhardt |
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Dec 1 1883 |
Aug 3 1884 |
d/o J.H. & Mattie Reinhardt |
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Sept 8 1852 |
Oct 29 1899 |
w/o John H. Reinhardt |
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Oct 18 1894 |
Nov 3 1894 |
d/o P.E. & M.W. Robinson |
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Mar 1 1887 |
May 25 1887 |
s/o J.T. & M.S. Robinson |
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Nov 22 1897 |
Dec 14 1897 |
d/o P.E. & M.W. Robinson |
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Aug 11 1876 |
July 10 1890 |
d/o S.L. & H.B. Robinson |
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June 2 1870 |
Aug 17 1895 |
w/o W.J. Robinson |
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Apr 14 1874 |
Jan 26 1890 |
s/o S.L. & H.B. Robinson |
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Jan 20 1867 |
June 28 1888 |
d/o S.L. & H.B. Robinson |
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s/o S.L. & H.B. Robinson |
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Feb 9 1823 |
Mar 2 1887 |
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Feb 25 1890 |
Oct 30 1890 |
d/o H.C. & S.J. Shipp |
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Apr 23 1860 |
Jan 28 1901 |
w/o Dr. J.B. Sims |
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Apr 6 1880 |
Oct 1 1881 |
s/o J.N. & M.F. Stallings |
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Nov 1 1878 |
Nov -- 1879 |
s/o J.N. & M.F. Stallings |
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Feb 25 1854 |
Dec 5 1878 |
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Aug 28 1881 |
Jan 22 1883 |
d/o W.C. & S.E. Stanford |
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Jan 15 1858 |
Jan 12 1883 |
w/o W.C. Stanford |
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1843 |
1897 |
w/o D.M. Stimson |
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July 7 1881 |
Aug 8 1883 |
d/o D.M. & M.A. Stimson |
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Nov 4 1862 |
Sept 18 1881 |
w/o W.H. Stimson |
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Dec 23 1860 |
Sept 19 1912 |
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Jan 3 1885 |
June 17 1886 |
s/o W.B. & Virginia Taggart |
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Sept 7 1887 |
Oct 25 1887 |
s/o J.G. & M.J. Taggart |
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May 2 1863 |
Mar -- 1889 |
w/o W.B. Taggart |
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Oct 3 1889 |
------ |
d/o J.R. & Ella Taylor |
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d/o E. & M.A. Templeton |
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Mar 20 1880 |
Dec 28 1880 |
s/o E. & M.A. Templeton |
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Nov 3 1886 |
July 25 1888 |
d/o F.C. & M.B. Tisdale |
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1903 |
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1862 |
1905 |
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1857 |
1925 |
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Unknown |
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--- -- 1839 |
Jan 22 1878 |
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Oct 9 1881 |
Feb 6 1882 |
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footstone |
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Dec 28 1881 |
Oct 14 1882 |
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Nov 16 1888 |
w/o J.T. Walters |
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Feb 3 1868 |
June 29 1891 |
d/o La---- & Margarett Weatherall |
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July 15 1882 |
May 6 1883 |
s/o J.I. & A.S. Webb |
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Mar 13 1884 |
Mar 13 1884 |
d/o J.I. & A.S. Webb |
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Feb 1847 |
Feb 20 1889 |
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Feb 23 1816 |
Aug 24 1882 |
w/o ?. R. Welborn |
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Feb 10 1805 |
Feb 15 1889 |
w/o Gideon White |
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Mar 22 1871 |
Jan 31 1892 |
s/o T.P. & S.E. Yeager |
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May 18 1850 |
Feb 23 1925 |
w/o T.P. Yeager |
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July 13 1876 |
Sept 28 1877 |
d/o T.P. & S.E. Yeager |
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Oct 8 1845 |
Sept 2 1891 |
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