Clayton - Rose Hill Cemetery - Terrell, TX
N 32° 40.443 W 096° 20.181
14S E 749776 N 3618287
A zinc monument marks the final resting places of Charles C. Clayton, his wife, Martha, Warren Clayton, and two Clayton children.
Waymark Code: WMPKDP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2015
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This zinc marker has the floral pattern that is common to many of its type. The main panel is for Martha Clayton, who predeceased her husband by some years. It has "C.C. Clayton" on the base, and above it, a small panel that says "Mourn not for me." Below a set of clasped hands, and above a bouquet of flowers, is an inscription:
Martha A.
Wife of
C.C. Clayton,
Born
Dec. 7, 1843,
Died
Mar. 3, 1876.
The second panel has a smaller panel on the plinth, with "I still live." It is missing two screws. Between the Masonic compass and square and a flower bouquet is:
Warren
Clayton
Born
April 15, 1813,
Died
Aug. 1, 1877.
The third panel has "Safe at home" above the flower bouquet, and the panel on the plinth (also missing two screws) says:
Chas. C. Clayton
Feb. 3, 1844
Jan. 15, 1910
The fourth panel has another flower bouquet, with this inscription:
M.H.
Clayton,
Born
Feb. 3, 1876,
Departed this
life
Sept. 10, 1876.
Victory Over Death
Below is a small panel, missing a screw, which says:
Infant Boy of
C.C. & M.A. Clayton.
Born
Dec'r 7,
1872,
Died
Dec'r 7,
1872.
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Interestingly, Charles C. Clayton served first in the Confederate Army, and then, after being captured at Gettysburg, he earned his freedom by joining the Union Army. (
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