OLDEST Marked Grave in Washburn Cemetery - Bells, TX
N 33° 36.159 W 096° 27.364
14S E 736044 N 3721001
A 1997 Texas Historical Marker at Washburn Cemetery, just southwest of Bells, TX, notes that the oldest marked grave in the cemetery is that of an infant, Mary Gentry, who was buried here in 1867.
Waymark Code: WMXPDD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2018
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Mary and her brother, who also died as a child, share a headstone. Each has roses at the top, and the inscriptions are:
Mary,
died
Feb. 13, 1867;
Aged
8 Mos & 15ds.
Allen D,
died
Sept. 12, 1873;
Aged
5 yrs & 24 ds.
Children of
Jonathan & Catharine Gentry
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The historical marker reads:
Samuel and Mary Washburn and their family moved to Texas from Missouri in 1836. Washburn was granted 1280 acres of land in 1838. As more settlers moved into the area, a burial site was needed and a portion of land on the south edge of the Washburn survey was set aside for a cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of infant Mary Gentry in 1867. However, many graves marked only with rocks or bois d'arc posts are believed to be from the 1850s. The 2.5-acre cemetery contains about 300 graves. The Washburn Cemetery Association maintains the site.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 02/16/1867
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