EARLIEST Marked Grave in Rock Creek Cemetery - Parker County, TX
N 32° 54.440 W 098° 02.916
14S E 588970 N 3641414
A 1982 Texas Historical Marker at the front of Rock Creek Cemetery in rural Parker County, southwest of Whitt, TX, indicates that the earliest marked grave in the cemetery belongs to a young girl, Bertie Ladd, who was buried here in 1896
Waymark Code: WMZNX4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2018
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Bertie is buried in a row with her family, and her grave is marked by a white marble headstone with a mourning dove at the top. The inscription reads:
Bertie
Dau. of
J.B. & L. Ladd
Born
Oct. 5, 1885,
Died
Jan. 16, 1896.
Amiable, she won all
Intelligent, she charmed all
Fervent, she loved all
And dead, she saddened all
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The historical marker reads:
In the 1870s a stagecoach stop was established on the nearby Fort Worth-Fort Belknap Military Road. The stage line led to the area's early settlement, and the community that developed here became known as Rock Creek. In 1884 the Rock Creek Baptist Church was founded on a site about two miles southeast. By the early 1900s, when the congregation had relocated here, the Rock Creek Cemetery was in use. The earliest marked grave is that of Bertie Ladd (1885-96). Other burials include those of pioneer settlers and leaders of church and community.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/16/1896
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