Happy Cemetery
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 34° 44.126 W 101° 52.036
14S E 237478 N 3847448
Small town small cemetery, old and well kept.
Waymark Code: WMKP6W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2014
Views: 9
County of marker: Swisher County
Location of marker: FM 1075, center of cemetery, Happy
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date marker erected: 1991
Marker Number: 2368
Marker Text:
The Happy Cemetery Association, organized on March 18, 1912. Purchased five acres of land for two adjacent cemeteries (one specifically for Catholics) from local businessman James F. White. The oldest recorded grave is that of William T. King (1871-1913). The association built a small frame house which was used as a gathering place for annual decoration day activities from 1915 to 1985 when it was razed to make more room for plots. Numerous local pioneers and veterans are buried here, including both Confederate and Union Civil War veterans. (1991)
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