Tartar Cemetery Memorial - Bowie, TX
N 33° 33.481 W 097° 49.883
14S E 608477 N 3713762
Tartar Cemetery is an old, long inactive cemetery of about forty-four burials, today occupying a small section of historic Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, TX. It was moved here some years ago, and a memorial to those buried here stands at the entry.
Waymark Code: WMR3AD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2016
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The cemetery was moved to Elmwood Cemetery in 1981. It is separated from Elmwood by posts with plastic chain links -- the rear of the cemetery is wide open, probably for maintenance -- and at the front entry, there is a red granite monument that provides some background:
Tartar Cemetery
Founded 1889
To preserve the history of these pioneer people, the Tartar Cemetery was moved from it's [sic] original location in 1981 to make way for the Amon Carter Lake expansion project.
On the reverse is a listing of known burials:
A
Memorial
Dedicated to
Mary Ann Howell
D.M. Mounts
Bida Mounts
Allie Mounts
Infant Storey
Infant Johnigan
Johnigan
Whitley
Melissa Tartar
Amanda A. Whitley
R.F.M. "Bud" Williamson
T.M. Williamson
Dorothy Williamson
Lela M. Williamson
May Williamson
S.C. Williamson
Baby Girl Williamson
Lilly Williamson
Mary and Houston Moore
Mr. Winager
Mrs. Winager
Four members of the Black family
Robert G. Brown
Tom Brown
Millard Brown
Infant Brown
Rosa L. Brown
Ruby Brown
Brown
Dora Dillion
Linnia Dillion
Dorothy Dillion
Green A. Saylor
Seven Unknowns
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Findagrave lists a few burials not listed on the monument, as well as omitting a few. Some of those buried here do have headstones, while at least one, Dora Dillon, is listed differently on her grave marker (as opposed to the "Dillion" on the memorial). The rest are buried in unmarked graves.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Elmwood Cemetery, Tartar Cemetery section
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