FIRST Recorded Burial in White Rock Cemetery - Ross, TX
N 31° 42.523 W 097° 07.990
14R E 676901 N 3509665
A 1995 Texas Historical Marker indicates that, while there may have been an earlier burial, that of Elizabeth A. Bennett in 1856 is the first recorded burial in White Rock Cemetery, Ross, TX.
Waymark Code: WMQWPH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2016
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Ms. Bennett's grave marker is made of stone, with a complementing footstone. The footstone has her initials, "E.A.B." on it, and the headstone has this inscription:
MRS. ELIZABETH A. BENNETT
WAS BORN DEC 28TH 1826
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUG THE 8TH 1856
To those who for her loss are grievd
This consolations given
Shes from a world of wo[e] relievd
And blooms a rose in Heaven.
There is also a simple "2.0" gray granite marker in front of her original headstone, with "Elizabeth A. Bennett 1826-1856" on it.
The historical marker provides some background:
Although local tradition claims this cemetery began with the burial of a drifter in 1855, the first recorded burial was that of Elizabeth A. Bennett in 1856. The cemetery served the communities of White Rock, West, Elm Mott, Gholson, Ross, and Waco. The graveyard was enlarged in 1947, and in 1959 the White Rock Cemetery Association made arrangements for the cemetery's upkeep. Among the more than 1,675 people buried here are many of the area's first settlers and their descendants and veterans of wars ranging from the Texas Revolution to the Vietnam War.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 08/11/1856
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