Fulton Cemetery - Walnut Springs, TX
N 32° 01.680 W 097° 46.974
14S E 614931 N 3544186
Fulton Cemetery is an active family cemetery of over three hundred burials, dating at least into the 1880s, located southwest of Walnut Springs on Bosque County Rd 2650.
Waymark Code: WM121J5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2020
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A very notable burial here is that of Terence Sumner Kirk, a United States Marine who was a POW of the Japanese during World War II, and who published a book, "The Secret Camera", about his experience, including a few photos that he managed to take with a pinhole camera.
This is a Historic Texas Cemetery, and a 2011 Texas Historical Marker provides some history:
This cemetery was originally known as the Morgan Cemetery due to its location on land owned by Daniel Morgan (1818-1892), a native of Kentucky. Morgan came to Texas from Illinois with his family in 1834. Morgan served in the Civil War in Company F, 1st Regimental Infantry, 3rd Brigade, Texas State Troops. In 1842, Morgan married Sara Caroline Childress (1826-1892) and, by 1878, Morgan relocated to Bosque County and purchased land along the eastern fork of the Bosque River.
The date of the first burial is unknown as many early graves were marked with common field stones. The first marked burial is that of Martha A. Duke from 1880. Only three known Morgans are buried here: Daniel and Caroline passed in 1892 and their grandson, John Henry Morgan, passed in 1964. Other prevalent names include Jackson, Damron, Rhodes, Ownbey, Phillips and Fulton. Oral tradition states that railroad workers and relatives were buried in the Morgan Cemetery due to its close proximity to the rail line.
Most of the graves are of simple pioneers who worked as farmers or ranchers along with numerous veterans and persons associated with fraternal organizations. In 1891, the children of Daniel Morgan deeded land to J.W. Fulton and others as trustees. By 1906, the Morgan family had sold all of their Bosque County holdings and moved from the area. The name of the cemetery was changed to Fulton Cemetery sometime after 1892. Covered in native grasses and flowers and surrounded by trees, this historic cemetery contains the remains of many pioneers who settled this rural area.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Walnut Springs, TX
Approximate number of graves: 300+
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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