EARLIEST Marked Grave in Prairie Point Cemetery - Bazette, TX
N 32° 11.841 W 096° 15.909
14S E 757809 N 3565590
The Texas Historical Marker for the cemetery indicates that the earliest marked grave here belongs to A.J. Morgan, who died in 1871.
Waymark Code: WMNEE0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2015
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Per Findagrave, Mr. Morgan's full name was Andrew Jackson Morgan. He shares a headstone with his wife, Mahaley (1827-1883), their daughter, Sue (1857-1874), and a child by the name of Thomas Marvin Reece (1879-1882). There is no suggestion as to his relationship to the Morgans. Mr. Morgan's side of the headstone says:
A.J. Morgan.
Died
Nov. 22, 1871
Aged 46 Years, & 9 Mo.
The Texas Historical Marker at the front of the cemetery provides some background:
Pioneer area settlers met in 1855 to organize a Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Five years later, the congregation built a sanctuary at this site on land donated by charter member Zachariah Westbrook (1809-1878) and his wife, Mary (Agnew) (1813-1896). The Westbrooks' donation also included the original tract of the adjacent cemetery. The earliest marked grave there is for A.J. Morgan, who died in 1871. Prairie Point Methodist Church disbanded in 1910, but the building continues in use as a community center for the surrounding rural area.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 11/25/1871
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