EARLIEST Dated Burial in Black Jack Cemetery - Henderson County, TX
N 32° 14.735 W 095° 42.664
15S E 244569 N 3570883
A 2007 Texas Historical Marker in historic Black Jack Cemetery, northeast of Athens in the old Black Jack community, notes that the earliest dated burial here is that of Susan Adelaide Page, who passed on in 1869.
Waymark Code: WM10DY4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2019
Views: 1
Mrs. Page's final resting place is marked by a modern, flat, granite headstone, although there is a rock planted in the ground here which may have been the original marker. The inscription reads:
Susan Adelaide Page
1825 --- 1869
Mother of
Addie Scott
and mother-in-law of
Robert Daniel Scott
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Holly Page, her husband, is buried not far from here with his second wife in Red Hill Cemetery, as are Addie Scott and her husband, Robert Daniel Scott. The historical marker provides some background:
This burial ground has served this area of eastern Henderson County since the mid-1800s, when the Black Jack community was established. Cradled between the towns of Brownsboro and Murchison, Black Jack became a desirable place to settle due to the area's rich soil, and abundance of water and timber.
By the 1870s, community members organized a church. The church building was also used as a schoolhouse. William A. Burns (1819-1880), an area settler, donated land for church and a cemetery, which was already in use. The earliest dated burial is of Susan Adelaide Page, who died in 1869. She was the wife of Holly Page, a noted community and church leader.
Among those interred here are pioneers and leaders of the Black Jack community, including Confederate veteran, property owner and school trustee W.A. Smith (1844-1926); William F. (1837-1875) and Temperance Hatton (1833-1899); and William's brother, Confederate veteran James M. Hatton (1835-1877). Other burials include farmers, teachers, veterans of conflicts and other vital members of the Black Jack community. Features in this cemetery include grave slabs, Woodmen of the World gravestones, vertical stones, interior fencing and curbing.
Today, descendants of the interred continue to care for this burial ground. The cemetery continues to serve the area and remains as a record of the pioneers of the Black Jack community.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1869
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