FIRST Grave in Barbee Cemetery - Edna Hill, TX
N 31° 59.261 W 098° 19.792
14R E 563306 N 3539266
A small granite plaque stands at the base of the headstone marking the final resting place of Sydney Barbee, noting that his was the first grave in the cemetery, back in 1859.
Waymark Code: WM13C9H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2020
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As noted by the cemetery sign, Sydney's father, Jones Barbee, established this cemetery in 1863. This was likely family land on which burials of family and friends or neighbors took place before Barbee actually decided to turn an informal burial ground into an actual cemetery. There are a few burials from 1861-1862, including a young man who was killed by the Comanche. While Sydney's burial took place in 1859, there's also a modern headstone for a Russell infant from around 1850, possibly moved here from elsewhere.
The cemetery's maintenance is outstanding, especially for a small community like Edna Hill, itself populated by only a few dozen people today, with the nearest big city being Dublin, with just a few thousand in population there. There are many older headstones like this one that have been worn by time and the elements, and the caretakers have placed these modern gray footstones to facilitate identification. Sydney Barbee's reads:
Sydney Barbee
First Grave in
Barbee Cemetery
Nov. 25, 1849
Dec. 5, 1859
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This boy is buried in a row with his parents, Jones and Francis Barbee, and his headstone is still legible. "Gone Home" is above a hand which points Heavenward, and the inscription reads:
Sidney
Son of
J. & F.
Barbee
Born
Nov. 25,
1849, Died
Dec 5, 1859.
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FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 12/05/1859
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