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 Old Klondike Cemetery
N 33° 19.820 W 095° 45.432
15S E 243358 N 3691304
Texas Historical Marker at the Old Klondike Cemetery -- there IS a New Klondike Cemetery just down the road -- at the intersection of FM 2890 and FM 1528 in Klondike, noting the cemetery's establishment and use as a public burial ground.
Waymark Code: WMWPWV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2017
Views: 2
Marker Number: 6938
Marker Text:
John Hunt (1814-1853) and Nancy Allard (1813 - 1911) came to Texas from Missouri in 1849. Married in 1850, they gave land for a grave site when a neighbor child, Eliza Armstrong, died in 1852. John Hunt was the second person buried at the site. Joel J. Hunt (1851-1933), son of John and Nancy, and his wife, Joan Morgan Looney Hunt (1857-1924), formally deeded the land for the cemetery in 1878. The terms of the deed stated that it would be a public burial ground, with no charge for plots. The Klondike Cemetery Association, established in 1960, provides perpetual care for the graveyard. (1960)
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