Stout Cemetery - East Point, TX
N 32° 49.858 W 095° 17.120
15S E 286083 N 3634861
The Stout Cemetery is a small cemetery, with ties to early area settlers, adjacent to a picnic area along FM 2088 in East Point, TX. There are at least fifty people buried here, and the cemetery is still very active in the 21st century.
Waymark Code: WMWBTW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2017
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Besides members of the Stout family, there are members of the Elledge family, who are probably relatives of Reuben Elledge, an early settler who played a major role in the establishment of Wood County. The most notable burial here, though, is that of Captain Henry Stout, for whom a 1992 Texas Historical Marker was placed along the cemetery fence:
Henry Stout came to Texas in 1818 from Tennessee. Reported to have helped David Crockett plan his route to the Alamo, he served in the Republic of Texas Army in 1836, and from 1839 to 1845 was captain of a Texas Ranger company. He moved here in 1847 and operated a grist mill and freight hauling business. He served on the commission to create Wood County in 1850, and was the first sheriff. He represented Van Zandt and Wood counties in the state legislature in 1855-56, and was a Confederate officer during the Civil War. He is buried in a family cemetery adjacent to this site.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: East Point, TX
Approximate number of graves: 50+
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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