OLDEST Legible Tombstone in Ramsey Cemetery - Stephenville, TX
N 32° 13.963 W 098° 17.353
14S E 566968 N 3566451
A 1986 Texas Historical Marker at Ramsey Cemetery, just a few miles northwest of Stephenville, TX, notes that the oldest legible tombstone in the cemetery belongs to Rebecca Henning, from 1862.
Waymark Code: WM12013
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2020
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Mrs. Henning's headstone has been broken into two pieces, and it is flush with the ground, out of its holder. At the top is a medallion with a star, and below it, two clasped hands, suggesting a good marriage. The inscription reads:
In memory of
Rebecca Henning
And her two children.
Rebecca
Henning
Died
June 21, 1862
Aged Yrs.
In that pure home of tearless Joy;
Earth's parted friends shall meet.
Findagrave (see URL) indicates that she was born in 1812, and the Texas Historical Marker provides some background:
The nearby burial ground is named for William Ramsey, who in 1886 formally deeded the land around several early graves as a cemetery. The oldest legible tombstone, dated 1862, bears the name of Rebecca Henning. Many burial sites are marked only with native stones. Some of Erath County's first pioneers and several war veterans are buried in Ramsey Cemetery. Some of the pioneers and their descendants who are interred there are members of the Patton, Robertson, Lancaster, Tudor, Hampton, Carr, Mitchell, and Wideman families.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 06/21/1862
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