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 New Hope Cemetery
N 32° 40.691 W 095° 55.890
15S E 225112 N 3619410
Texas Historical Marker noting the establishment and history of the New Hope Cemetery, southwest of Edgewood on Van Zandt County Road 3415.
Waymark Code: WMVK8H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2017
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Marker Number: 12262
Marker Text:
To encourage settlement of what was later New Hope in Van Zandt County, William James (1804-1875) set aside two acres for a school and church and one acre for a cemetery after 1871. James, a veteran of the Mexican War, is believed to have been the first person buried here. The oldest grave marker belongs to Frances E. Whitfield (1857-1876). Another grave is believed to be that of a woman who died while traveling with her family on the Dallas-Shreveport Road in 1880. Four Confederate soldiers are interred here: D.G. Baker, W.N. Canant, J.T. Ellis, and A.M. Frears, who surrendered with General Robert E. Lee. (1998)
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