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 Poynter - Murphy Cemetery - Murphy, TX
N 33° 01.334 W 096° 36.348
14S E 723627 N 3656299
Zinc headstone shared by two Poynter children, Mettie Bell and Clenton, in historic Murphy Cemetery, Murphy, TX.
Waymark Code: WMMTTM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2014
Views: 1
This cemetery is also known as "Decatur" or "Maxwell," and the Texas Historical Marker at the front of the cemetery uses the Maxwell name.
Headstone text (optional):
The marker is double-sided, with Mettie Bell's side of it facing west. Two mourning angels are depicted, and her inscription is:
Mettie Bell
Poynter,
Born Mar. 25, 1880,
Died June 8, 1880,
Age
2 Mo's 13 D'ys.
The inscription continues on the base:
Sleep on, my sweet Mettie! Sleep! So
early gone! To earth a child is lost, to Heaven
a cherub born.
Clenton's side of the headstone features a lamb, and the following inscription:
Clenton
Poynter,
Born
Feb. 23, 1881,
Died Feb. 24, 1881.
Happy infant, early blest:
Rest in peaceful slumbers, rest.
Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed
Date of birth (optional): Not listed
Date of death (optional): Not listed
Website: Not listed
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