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 Evergreen Cemetery Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 33° 38.590 W 095° 33.063
15S E 263405 N 3725511
This post mounted subject marker stands within the cemetery, where two cemetery roads cross, not far from another Texas Historical Marker (Travis Clack Henderson), in Paris, TX (Lamar County).
Waymark Code: WMX6PM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2017
Views: 6
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission Texas Historical Commission Atlas data: Index Entry Evergreen Cemetery Address 560 Evergreen Street City Paris County Lamar Subject Codes graveyards Marker Year 2013 Marker Size 27" x 42" with post Related waymark: WMPZTM: Jesus in Cowboy Boots: ( visit link)
Marker Number: 17580
Marker Text:
The Evergreen Cemetery is the final resting place for many notable citizens of Paris and Lamar County. Due to the steady growth of the area, the old cemetery of Paris, located near the center of town, quickly became too small. In 1866, the Evergreen Cemetery Association was chartered by well-known community leaders to purchase land for cemetery purposes. After the initial purchase of sixteen acres from George Wright, additional tracts were acquired in 1893, 1907, 1956 and 1957.
The first burial is attributed to Lucy Pope Maxey (1794-1866), the mother of Samuel Bell Maxey, a West Point graduate, Confederate General and United States Senator. His wife, Marilda C. Maxey (1833-1908) is also buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Most of the cemetery’s eleven incorporators are buried here, including Samuel Bell Maxey (1825-1895), Dr. Alfred Simpson Johnson (1814-1881), Albert J. Redding (1821-1900) and William Bramlette (1851-1908).
Another incorporator buried here is Willet C. Babcock (1828-1881). His “Jesus in Cowboy Boots” monument attracts visitors from across the nation. Examples of the unique stonecutting art within the cemetery include a bevy of angelic figures and religious imagery, flowers, vines, cotton bales, broken trees, anchors and chains, sheep, a life-size buffalo and a replica of the front page of the Paris Morning News. This historic cemetery reflects the growth and rich history of Paris and Lamar County.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2012
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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