Myrtle Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 19.433 W 096° 38.370
14S E 722202 N 3578784
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the establishment of Myrtle Cemetery in 1875, around an existing burial, and noting several of its famous interments.
Waymark Code: WMJMFB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 7132

Marker Text:
W.H. Parsons deeded the original ten acres at this site in 1875 for use as a cemetery. The burial ground was named "Myrtle" for a child whose single grave was included in the tract of land. Also buried here is Frederick H. Rankin (1795-1874), a member of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colony and veteran of the Texas Revolution. Other graves include those of author Katie Daffan (1874-1951), and Marine Lieutenant Jack Lummus (1915-1945), who was killed at the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. (1980)
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