Hickory Grove Black Cemetery
N 33° 33.122 W 095° 48.743
15S E 238885 N 3716031
Texas Historical Marker at the Hickory Grove Black Cemetery noting its 1883 establishment and providing some background. The cemetery is east of the Hickory Grove Cemetery, south of Petty on FM 137.
Waymark Code: WMYVDC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2018
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While this cemetery is fairly well-maintained, there are some signs of either vandalism or Mother Nature at work: The monument next to the historical marker references burials in unmarked graves, but in some cases,
Findagrave has photos of headstones for those persons. Those headstones are no longer here.
Marker Number: 16733
Marker Text:
This historic burial ground is the resting place of former slaves, freedmen and descendants of African Americans who came here in the 1800s. Samuel and Dicie Lucinda (Lee) Swann bought 153 acres, including this cemetery site, from W.T. and Cornelia Booth in 1881. Dicie's mother Cherry Lee (d. 1883) is the earliest marked burial here. She came to Lamar County from Alabama with Herbert Lee and his family and slaves. In 1899, Samuel Swann deeded three acres to the Methodist Episcopal Church as a burial ground. Among those buried here are military veterans, a preacher, several Masons and Eastern Star members, community leaders and families who have called this area home for generations.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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