FIRST Interment in Megargel Cemetery - Megargel, TX
N 33° 27.332 W 098° 57.108
14S E 504479 N 3701791
A 2003 Texas Historical Marker at Megargel Cemetery notes that Arza Webb, an infant, was the first burial here back in 1910.
Waymark Code: WMXX76
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2018
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This upright white marble headstone is enclosed by a concrete curb, and it reads:
Arza, Son of
W.T. & Maggie
Webb
Born
Dec. 27, 1910
Died
Dec. 29, 1910
Budded on earth to
bloom in Heaven
As Historic Texas Cemeteries go, this is a young one, established in 1910. The historical marker reads:
Residents of this part of Archer County in the 1880s included Irish native James Colgan and his wife, Nancy. Most other area families were of Bohemian descent, with names including Kulhanek, Bohac, Kunkel and Pechacek. The GT&W Railroad came in 1910, and the town of Megargel was established. That same year, Dr. W.T. Webb buried his two-day-old son, Arza, the first interred at what became the community cemetery. Others buried here include military veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. An association maintains the cemetery, preserving the link to the area's rich history.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1911
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