FIRST Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery - Kaufman County, TX
N 32° 28.898 W 096° 11.544
14S E 763842 N 3597296
A 1973 Texas Historical Marker in Lone Oak Cemetery indicates that the first burial here was that of a boy who died while passing through the area with his family in 1858. The cemetery is located just off of Kaufman County Rd 4027.
Waymark Code: WMQDNQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2016
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The historical marker provides the background:
In 1858 passing strangers lost a son by sudden death. Befriending them, Weaver A. Cotton (1822-96) provided gravesite at a tree near log school-church building. Later he gave community burial ground; deed was recorded 1883. Cotton and family and many other pioneers rest here.
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There is no longer a tree or a building where the boy is buried. His grave is marked by a plain, modern gray granite headstone that says:
Boy
12 Years Old
1st Grave in Lone Oak Cem.
1858
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1858
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