Virgil D. Cranford - Belcherville Cemetery - Belcherville, TX
N 33° 48.523 W 097° 51.581
14S E 605543 N 3741531
A white marble obelisk marks the grave of Confederate veteran, Virgil D. Cranford, in Belcherville Cemetery, virtually all that remains of the ghost town of Belcherville, TX.
Waymark Code: WMPTA4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2015
Views: 1
Mr. Cranford appears to be the only one buried in this plot, which is enclosed by a well-maintained fence. The obelisk stands ten feet in height, with the emblem of the Freemasons, and the family name is on the plinth. The inscription is:
V.D. Cranford
Born
Aug. 31, 1838,
Died
Aug. 19, 1891.
On one side of the monument is this epitaph, the first four lines of which have been weathered by time and the elements, but which appear to be:
We miss thee from our home, dear
We miss thee from your place
A shadow o'er our life is cast
We miss the sunshine of thy face
We miss thy kind and willing hand
Thy fond and earnest care
Our home is dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere.
Also, near the obelisk is a government-issued Confederate grave marker, of gray granite, with this inscription:
Virgil D. Cranford
Corp Co E 12 Reg LA Vol
Confederate Army
1838 1891
Date Created/Placed: 1891
Address:
Crenshaw Road, northwest of Belcherville, east of Ringgold, TX.
Height: 10'
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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