EARLIEST Marked Grave in Black Springs (Oran) Cemetery - Oran, TX
N 32° 57.602 W 098° 09.405
14S E 578809 N 3647172
A 1982 Texas Historical Marker for Black Springs (Oran) Cemetery notes that the earliest marked grave in the cemetery belongs to Mary A. Lasater.
Waymark Code: WMZP29
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2018
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She was "Mary Abigail Lasater", née Havens, and her final resting place is marked by a faux crypt made of sandstone. Her headstone is in remarkable condition, given its age, with what can only be described as "plant life" as detail across the top, and there is a complementary footstone with her initials. The inscription reads:
Mary A. Lasater
Born
July 8th 1841
Departed this life
April 14 1870
Died a devoted
Christian
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The historical marker provides some background, although it lists "1871" as the year that Mrs. Lasater passed on. Oddly, her Findagrave entry (see Web URL, below) indicates "1879", but that is probably a misread of the zero. The marker reads:
Originally known as the Black Springs Cemetery, the nearby burial ground was established to serve pioneer settlers of the Keechi Valley and the settlement of Black Springs. The earliest marked grave is that of Mary A. Lasater (1841-1871). Land for the cemetery was deeded by Silas Adam Sheek, stepfather of the noted Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight. Renamed Oran Cemetery when a new community name was selected in 1886, it includes the graves of Goodnight's mother Charlotte Sheek (1810-1882), Civil War veterans, pioneer settlers and early community leaders.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 04/14/1870
More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]
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