FIRST Recorded Burial in Mount Joy Cemetery - Mount Joy, TX
N 33° 28.618 W 095° 36.943
15S E 256940 N 3707227
A 2010 Texas Historical Marker at the Mount Joy Cemetery notes that the first recorded burial here was that of Mary Garrett, back in 1873. This cemetery, along with an old church, is about all that remains of the Mount Joy community.
Waymark Code: WMYVA9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2018
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The cemetery has been vandalized, unfortunately, and Mrs. Garrett's marble headstone is on its back, broken into two pieces. It is otherwise in good condition, and it has a set of clasped hands at the top, followed by this inscription:
Mary E.
Wife of
G.E. Garrett.
Born
Apr. 19, 1842,
Died
Aug. 10, 1878.
A loving Wife,
A Mother dear,
A faithful friend,
Is resting here.
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The historical marker provides some background:
Settlers first came to Mount Joy in 1836 and the town developed into a thriving farming settlement. Presbyterian and Baptist community members established Mount Joy Baptist Church in 1873. A Methodist Episcopal Church organized the following year. At its peak in the 1880s, the community had three steam-powered cotton gins, a gristmill, shingle factory and stores, and stagecoaches linked it to nearby settlements. A post office closed in 1907. The first recorded burial in Mount Joy Cemetery (also referred to as Staten Cemetery) was of Mary Garrett in 1873. In 1891 W.B. Chambers officially deeded the land for use as a cemetery.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 08/10/1878
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