EARLIEST Marked Grave in Mesquite Cemetery - Mesquite, TX
N 32° 45.734 W 096° 36.194
14S E 724522 N 3627471
A Texas Historical Marker at Mesquite Cemetery notes that Britanna Santifee Chapman has the earliest marked grave in the cemetery, dating to 1859.
Waymark Code: WMQ7EG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2016
Views: 1
Miss Chapman's broken and weathered headstone is in the Chapman plot, with the following inscription:
Britanna Santifee
Chapman
Born
Feb. 26, 1856
Died
Dec. 24, 1859
The historical marker provides the background:
This burial ground was in use well before the Texas and Pacific Railroad established the city of Mesquite in 1873. The earliest marked grave is that of Britanna Santifee Chapman (1856-1859), who shares a plot with pioneer residents Davis G. Chapman (1824-1881) and wife, Nancy C. (1828-1912). In 1890, local builder and civic leader Louis C. Ebrite (1852-1943) plotted a tract of several acres in a grid pattern with driveways that define the layout of the cemetery to this day. The site was formally deeded for cemetery use in 1892 and continues to honor area veterans and to chronicle the generations that belong to Mesquite’s proud heritage.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 12/24/1859
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