Biggerstaff Cemetery
N 33° 30.084 W 096° 04.320
14S E 772010 N 3710712
Texas Historical Marker just north of the Biggerstaff Cemetery, a small cemetery used by two early area pioneer families and their descendants, located west of the Hail community on FM 1550 in rural Fannin County.
Waymark Code: WMV3Q7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
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The cemetery itself is down a private road that is visible from this turnout. There are no signs to indicate "No Trespassing," but the locked gate suggests that one might want to request permission before visiting.
Marker Number: 8844
Marker Text:
The families of Oliver (1812-1872) and Mary (Livingston) Jackson (1818-1890) and George (1823-1906) and Didama (Jackson) Biggerstaff (1835-1902) moved here from Missouri and settled on adjoining farms in 1854. The Jacksons erected a schoolhouse on their property and this cemetery was established on the Biggerstaff farm. The first recorded burial here was that of Grant Clutter in 1864. The cemetery, which contains about 50 burials, served as the graveyard for the Jackson and Biggerstaff families and their descendants. The last recorded burial was that of Russell McCormack in 1935.
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
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