C. J. Shelton - Fields Store Cemetery, Fields Store, TX - Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments on Waymarking.com

Also known as New Hope Church Cemetery, the Fields Store cemetery in Waller County, Texas, is located near the intersection of FM-1488 and FM-362, and was formally established/named in 1872.

Per two Texas historical markers in its general area:

"Settlers began arriving in this vicinity prior to the Civil War. In the early 1870s Druey Holland Field (1809-72) and his wife Caroline (Perry) (1837-76) opened a general store in the area, and the small agricultural settlement that soon developed became known as Field's Store community. A center of business for the surrounding rural area, the settlement was the site of a school, post office, brick kiln, blacksmith shop, cotton gin and other businesses. Also known as New Hope community, it retains a sense of identity that reflects its early role as the nucleus of pioneer settlement."

As for the cemetery itself, it was:

"Established during Reconstruction period on land given by D. H. Fields, local merchant for whom community and cemetery were named, and by J. W. Day, Confederate veteran. Burial place of early settlers of area and their descendants, including veterans of 5 wars."


C. J. Shelton is buried in plot# 291-1 within this cemetery. His headstone monument includes the standard WOW seal at the crest, and his inscription reads:


In Memory of my
Dear Husband

C. J. SHELTON

BORN Sep. 9, 1875
DIED
Aug. 16, 1910

Asleep in Jesus.
---
Not lost, Blest thought.
But gone before
Where we shall meet
To part no more.


Note that the inscription reads "In memory of my dear husband"... interestingly, his wife Ada McConnell Shelton -- who is buried beside him, in plot# 291-2 -- died in 1906: 4 years PRIOR to his death.

For more info on his ancestry and descendants, see the following entry in the FindAGrave website.

Was the inscription legible?: Yes Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

Visit Instructions:
One photo is fine.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   04/24/2017 jhuoni visited it 01/04/2015 Raven visited it

View all visits/logs