James Noble Bagwell - Old Spanish Fort Cemetery - Spanish Fort, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 56.503 W 097° 37.753
14S E 626679 N 3756539
Handmade, hand-inscribed concrete marker for James Noble Bagwell, in the Old Spanish Fort Cemetery in Spanish Fort, TX.
Waymark Code: WMGAVF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 2

The headstone is a block of concrete, cut in such a way as to display at an angle, about a foot by a foot by eight inches high in the back. Its inscription is:

James Noble
Bagwell

Born Jan 11, 1911
Died Nov 20, 1936

Mr. Bagwell was killed by a train, and there is a little bit of information about him here. (visit link)

Spanish Fort is a ghost town in North Texas, near the Red River, north of Nocona, near the site of a former, prominent Indian village. Old Spanish Fort Cemetery is behind New Spanish Fort Cemetery, and can be reached by following FM 103 west from the center of town. There is a road on the west side of the new cemetery that one can follow to the old cemetery, or simply take the road through the new cemetery and turn left when exiting via the south side of the cemetery. There is no sign at the gate.
Date of Birth: 1/11/1911

Date of Death: 11/20/1936

Material: Concrete

Web Site: Not listed

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