Harrison and Martha Ann Slaughter - Lacoochee, Florida, USA
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A citizen memorial dedicated to Harrison and Martha Ann Slaughter located at the Clay Sink Cemetery in Pasco County, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM17J20
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2023
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Inscription of granite citizen memorial:
"Dedicated to the memory of Harrison and Martha Ann Slaughter who buried a child here in 1873 and gave this land from their homestead for a cemetery and a house of worship."
Citizen memorial located on the brick column of the arch/gateway to the cemetery.
Further information on the Slaughters can be found on the nearby historical marker that reads as follows:
Harrison and Martha Ann McKinney Slaughter acquired 120 acres in this area from Jessie Sumner, May 20, 1862. The settlement that developed here was first called Slaughter after this pioneer family. Over time it became known as Clay Sink for the clay sinkhole that is in the area.
This cemetery was established on this hill of moss draped oaks in 1873 when the Slaughters buried their infant daughter here. Many of the early settlers and their descendants are buried here. It is now maintained in perpetuity by the Clay Sink Cemetery Association, Inc. On February 19, 1897 the Clay Sink Missionary Baptist Church was organized with twenty-one members with Elder G.A. Bryant, Moderator. In 1904, a wood frame building was erected on this site and served the congregation until the present pine building was constructed in 1956.
The one room Slaughter/Clay Sink school building was built in 1912 on Cobb Slough and moved in 1915 to this site that was donated by William Henry and Joanna Slaughter Boyett. It became the fellowship hall for the church in 1943 when the school closed due to consolidation. The teacher's raised platform remains a part of the structure.
The early settlers who were charter members of the church: Slaughters, Sumners, Boyetts, Sapps, Robbins, McKinneys, Hardins, Mobleys, Gays and Weeks. Descendants of these families still live in the area.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Clay Sink Cemetery gateway
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