EARLIEST Marked Grave in Union Chapel Cemetery - Union Chapel, TX
N 32° 31.411 W 095° 35.484
15S E 256593 N 3601426
Olive Cozby Mayne has the earliest marked grave in historic Union Chapel Cemetery, according to her headstone and a Texas Historical Marker at the cemetery gate. She was buried here in August of 1873.
Waymark Code: WMY4JQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2018
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Mrs. Mayne's white marble headstone is in very good condition, obviously placed some years after her death. The cap is arched, and there is floral decoration and this inscription:
Olive Cozby
Wife of
W.F. Mayne
June 7, 1848
Aug. 10, 1873
On the bottom of the headstone is:
First Person Buried in this Cemetery
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The 1986 Texas Historical Marker also provides some background:
The earliest marked grave in this cemetery, that of Olive Cosby Mayne, is dated August 1873, one month before early area settler Amplias Smith deeded 3 acres of land here for a Methodist church and cemetery. The congregation soon built a sanctuary that served until a new structure was erected in 1949. Smith and others gave additional land over the years, thus greatly enlarging the size of the cemetery. Many members of pioneer families in this rural area are buried here, including land donor Amplias Smith (1813-1888) and his wife, Martha (1825-1883).
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 08/10/1873
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