OLDEST Dated Marker in Allison Cemetery - Gordonville, TX
N 33° 47.295 W 096° 53.353
14S E 695426 N 3740680
A 1997 Texas Historical Marker at the front of Allison Cemetery, near Gordonville in rural Cooke County, TX, notes that the oldest dated grave marker in the cemetery belongs to a 53-year-old man who was buried in 1865.
Waymark Code: WMTYEV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2017
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The historical marker provides some background:
Believed to date from the mid-1800s, Allison Cemetery occupies three acres of land. The oldest dated marker is that of a 53-year-old man who was buried in 1865, though some headstones have been moved or were destroyed over time, and older graves may be noted only by roughly shaped rocks. Most of those interred on this site are descendants of H. Dennis, Sr., and other area families. Notable graves include a family of influenza victims believed to have been buried in 1858 and several war veterans. Managed and maintained by descendants, the cemetery is still in use.
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The marker is clear that there are probably earlier graves, but there is only one headstone in the cemetery with a death year of 1865. It belongs to William McDonnold, who died at age 53. He is buried alongside his wife, Susannah (d.1899), and his grave is marked by a white marble headstone with this inscription above the family name, "McDonnold":
William
Husband of
Susannah
McDonnold
Born
Feb. 28, 1812
Died
Aug. 29, 1865
The reverse of the headstone is terribly weathered, with an open book -- note the detail, including the circle -- at the top, and what looks to be the gates of Heaven, with "At Rest" above. There is an epitaph:
He took thee from a world of care
An everlasting bliss to share
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 10/12/1865
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