Faulkenberry Cemetery
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N 31° 30.739 W 096° 30.954
14R E 735903 N 3489055
The HTC marker for Faulkenberry Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM10D7W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Within a couple days prior to my visit, the area suffered a severe wind storm. There were several small tree limbs down in the cemetery and the maintenance crew was there cleaning up.

This is one of two state markers to be found in this cemetery.
Marker Number: 13011

Marker Text:

David Faulkenberry, believed to have been born in South Carolina circa 1795, wed Nancy Douthit in 1814 in Tennessee. The couple had seven children. The family was part of Daniel Parker's Pilgrim Church, an Illinois congregation that came to Texas in 1833.

The Faulkenberrys and others from the church, including Elisha Anglin, moved to present-day Limestone County in 1835. They built cabins and Fort Parker for protection against Native Americans. David and his oldest son, Evan, were killed in an attack in 1837 near Fort Houston.

Nancy later wed Elisha Anglin and established this cemetery. Her descendants formally deeded it as a graveyard in 1874, and the city annexed the cemetery and its additions in 1979.

The first marked burial, dating to 1854, is that of a child. Among the gravesites are those of two state representatives, five sheriffs, an early Texas Ranger, many veterans from military action dating back to the Texas Revolution, and John C. Clariman, a longtime caretaker of the cemetery. Today, the cemetery is a link to Limestone County's 19th-century settlers and their descendants.

Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003


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