G.L. Cooksey - Cedar Grove Cemetery - Kaufman County, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 45.483 W 096° 05.165
14S E 772995 N 3628223
Woodmen of the World monument for Grady Lee Cooksey, in historic Cedar Grove Cemetery, all that remains of Cedar Grove, in rural Kaufman County, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name.
Waymark Code: WMWMGC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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No. 3031

G.L. Cooksey

Born
Aug. 26, 1891

Died
Oct. 11, 1918

His toils are past, his
work is done,
He fought the fight --
the victory won.

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Findagrave notes that his cause of death was the Spanish Flu: The next time you're in an old cemetery, make a mental note of how many times you see "1918" on a headstone as the year of death.
Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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