Three Unknowns - Tidmore Cemetery - Martin's Mill, TX
N 32° 22.137 W 095° 46.180
15S E 239399 N 3584705
The final resting places of three unknowns near the western end of historic Tidmore Cemetery are noted by modern, gray granite headstones.
Waymark Code: WM10017
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2019
Views: 3
This cemetery has exceptional care, and one of the gallery photos shows more modern headstones to complement older headstones that are becoming more difficult to read due to time and the elements. Nestled in with four such burials are these three unknowns, and their headstones read:
Unknown at Death
Known Only to God
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While it doesn't reference the unknowns, a 2000 Texas Historical Marker at the front of the cemetery provides some background:
The historical marker provides some background:
Pioneer L.H. Hobbs arrived in this area in about 1850 and was instrumental in the establishment of the community. He owned 320 acres of land, including this site. Hobbs allowed the King family to bury their two-year-old daughter here, marking the first known use of the burial ground. The oldest documented grave is that of Robert A. Youngblood (d. 1863).
Levin Collins purchased this 320 acres in 1865. The following year his son-in-law, John Tidmore, died from lingering maladies incurred during the Civil War. John Tidmore's widow, Martha Elizabeth (daughter of Levin Collins) and her four children moved in with her parents and siblings, and in 1872 she bought the eastern half of her parents' land, including the cemetery. She died later that year, and was interred here with her family; the graveyard became known by the Tidmore family name. The three surviving Tidmore children and their spouses later lived on adjoining lands near the cemetery. George W. Tidmore and his children operated a cotton gin. Various Tidmore family members became well-known members of the community, and were buried here in turn. L.H. Hobbs and his descendants continued to be prominent in the community, as well. Hobbs School and Hobbs Missionary Baptist Church, both located about two miles north of the cemetery, were examples of their influence.
The land on this site eventually was deeded as a cemetery. In 1933 a Hobbs descendant sold three more acres for one dollar to the Tidmore Cemetery Association. There are twelve veterans of the army of the Confederacy interred here, and many veterans of World War I and World War II. The cemetery continues to serve descendants of pioneer families and other community members.
Burial Location: Tidmore Cemetery
Available Times for Viewing: Daylight hours
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