Grave in the Road - Hearne, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 52.278 W 096° 35.580
14R E 730127 N 3417820
In the median of Wheelock Street in Hearne, guarded by a sizeable oak is the lone grave of Hollie Tatnell (1859-1911).
Waymark Code: WMV6K5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2017
Views: 3
Historical Marker:
This cemetery, now represented by a single grave, was a burial site for African Americans residents of the area. According to folklore, it originated as a farm or slave cemetery. The earliest known burial here dated in 1879, and residents used the graveyard until 1912.
In 1947, developers purchased this property; descendants of the interred were forced to move and rebury relatives. However, the children of Hollie Tatnell (d. 1911), a former slave, refused to reinter their mother, forcing developers to build around her grave. Today, this single grave serves as a reminder of the area’s early African-American community and of the sanctity of burial grounds.
First Name: Hollie
Last Name: Tatnell
Born: Not listed
Died: Not listed
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