FIRST Grave in Caddo Cemetery - Joshua, TX
N 32° 28.446 W 097° 25.088
14S E 648650 N 3594089
A small sign at a sandstone rockpile grave indicates that this is the burial site of William Hail, a young boy who died in this area in 1863. Caddo Cemetery later evolved around this initial gravesite.
Waymark Code: WMJHRF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2013
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The sign says:
William Hail, 9 years old, died in 1863 while passing through this area with his family. A settler provided this gravesite. This was the first burial in what eventually became Caddo Cemetery.
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Caddo Cemetery is located 2.8 miles from the center of Joshua, TX, on the east side of FM 1902, .9 miles north of its intersection with FM 917.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1863
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