EARLIEST Dated Headstone in Nelson Cemetery - Azle, TX
N 32° 56.937 W 097° 33.362
14S E 634973 N 3646552
A 1985 Texas Historical Marker notes that, while there are earlier burials in Nelson Cemetery, the earliest dated headstone here belongs to an infant, Hugh August Hall Nelson, Jr., who was buried here in 1864.
Waymark Code: WMZFJH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2018
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Young Hugh is buried in a row with his parents and siblings, and a mourning dove is atop his headstone, whose inscription reads:
Hugh A.H.
Nelson Jr.
Born
Feb. 27, 1864,
Died
June 16, 1864.
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Earth has no sorrow
heaven can not heal.
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The historical marker provides some background:
Hugh Nelson (1821-1884), a native of Tennessee, donated the original two acres of this burial ground. The earliest dated stone marks the grave of his infant son Hugh, who died in 1864. Earlier burials were marked only with fieldstones. A number of children's graves date from a dysentery epidemic in 1884. Known at one time as Walnut Creek Cemetery, this is the burial place of many area pioneers, including members of the Cruse, Helm, Nix, Osburn, Parker, and Peden families. Nelson Cemetery contains over 700 known graves.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 06/16/1864
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