OLDEST Documented Grave in McCrury Cemetery - Red River County, TX
N 33° 24.198 W 095° 15.506
15S E 289969 N 3698277
The Texas Historical Marker at McCrury Cemetery, in rural Red River County, near Bogata, indicates that the grave of early settler, John McCrury, is the oldest documented grave in the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMNRRF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2015
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The historical marker provides the background:
Wilson, John, and Sam McCrury and their two sisters arrived in this area from Missouri in 1835. A private family burial ground was begun on the land of John McCrury upon his death in 1864. Although there are probably earlier burials here, his is the oldest documented grave. The cemetery became a community graveyard for the people of the McCrury area of Red River County. Many pioneer families are represented here. Officially designated as a cemetery in county deed records in 1953, the graveyard is maintained by the McCrury Cemetery Association.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1864
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