EARLIEST Marked Grave in Center Point Cemetery - Saint Jo, TX
N 33° 44.621 W 097° 33.816
14S E 633051 N 3734662
A Texas Historical Marker at the gate to Center Point Cemetery notes that the earliest marked grave here belongs to Xanthippa Rountree, who was buried here in 1875.
Waymark Code: WMTD73
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2016
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Findagrave notes that her name is pronounced Zan-TIP-a, a Greek personal name meaning "blond horse", reflecting her rancher father's love for horses. Her father, Jesse Ballard Rountree, was a Confederate veteran, and he is buried beside her. Her headstone is of white marble, with this inscription:
Xanthippa
Dau. of
J.B. & M.L. Rountree
Born
Jan. 29, 1872,
Died
Aug. 28, 1875.
Our Darling
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The 1996 historical marker provides some background:
First known as Fairview Graveyard, this cemetery began in the late 1800s. This hilltop was also the site of the Baptist church and school, and was a community gathering place. The church building was torn down in 1954. Land for the cemetery was deeded in 1893 by the Armstrong and Dean families. The earliest marked grave is that of three-year-old Xanthippa Rountree in 1875, but many unmarked graves and illegible tombstones may represent older burials. Pioneer settlers, young children and Civil War veterans are among those buried at this cemetery.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 09/01/1875
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