J.F. Gaines - Fairview Cemetery - Grosvenor, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 31° 52.456 W 099° 10.717
14R E 483105 N 3526512
Woodmen of the World monument for James Franklin Gaines and his wife, Mary Ella, in historic Fairview Cemetery, Grosvenor, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about their names.
Waymark Code: WM14EVC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member K13
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The family name, "Gaines", is on the plinth of this granite vault monument. The Woodmen of the World emblem is on the front cap, with a strip of calla lilies and ivy above the inscription and epitaph:

J.F. Gaines
Apr. 22, 1856
Oct. 5, 1909

Ella Gaines
Oct. 27, 1861
Apr. 4, 1944

"I have fought a good fight. I have finish-
ed the course. I have kept the faith."
Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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