EARLIEST Recorded Burial in Dry Creek Cemetery - Kaufman County, TX
N 32° 50.428 W 096° 15.668
14S E 756353 N 3636925
The Texas Historical Marker at the gate to Dry Creek Cemetery indicates that the burial of Samuel Key in 1871 is the earliest recorded burial here. Dry Creek Cemetery is in rural Kaufman County, near Poetry, TX.
Waymark Code: WMP5B9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2015
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Mr. Key's headstone has the following inscription:
Samuel Key
Was
Born in NC
More County July 9th 1840
And Died May 16th 1871
Aged 30 Ys 10 Ms 7 Ds
The historical marker provides some background:
Named for a nearby ravine, this burial ground originally served the community of Turner's Point. Located on the stage road between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas, the settlement was established by Elisha Turner in 1845. In the 1870s the town was moved to a new location (1.5 miles southeast) and renamed Poetry. The earliest marked grave at this site is that of Samuel Key (1840-1871). Now closed for burials, the cemetery has 279 marked graves bearing names of the English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh pioneer settlers of the area.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 05/19/1871
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