OLDEST Dated Headstone in Blum Cemetery - Blum, TX
N 32° 08.202 W 097° 23.766
14S E 651281 N 3556714
A Texas Historical Marker at the front of Blum Cemetery indicates that the headstone of Robert E. Lee McCullough is the oldest dated headstone in the cemetery, although earlier burials are likely to exist.
Waymark Code: WMND52
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2015
Views: 2
There is a photo of Robert's intact headstone at the provided link on Findagrave, but unfortunately, since that photo was taken, the headstone has been broken, obscuring the death date information. Its original inscription is:
Robert E. Lee
Son of
A. & T.A.
McCullough
Born
Jan. 6, 1873,
Died
Oct. 21, 1882
The historical marker provides some background about the cemetery:
This burial ground was established about the time the town of Blum was formed in 1881 as a stop on the newly laid track of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. A.J. Davis (1840-1912), a local landowner, is said to have gifted the land, specifying that burial lots would be free. The oldest dated stone is that of nine-year-old Robert E. Lee McCullough, who died in 1882, but earlier burials likely exist. Area pioneers and many local veterans are among those honored here. Descendants support a perpetual care fund and an association to oversee the care of this site that chronicles the heritage of the Blum Community.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 10/21/1882
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