Sands Stanley - Adamsville, TX
N 31° 18.751 W 098° 09.589
14R E 579948 N 3464541
A cenotaph accompanying the recovered headstone of Sands Stanley can be found in the historic Straley Cemetery, northeast of Adamsville, TX.
Waymark Code: WM1BHQQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2025
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The cenotaph is a bronze plaque leaning against the back of the headstone, which itself has been cleaned and repaired. It appears that it was once glued to the back of the headstone -- maybe attached when the repairs were done, using the same glue -- but it has become detached and hopefully the cemetery association will make things right. The cenotaph is quite clear in relating that the final resting places of Mr. Sands and his wife have been lost, and that we have this headstone was a fortunate accident:
Sands Stanley
1812-1868
He and his wife, Nancy, were buried 4 1/2 miles west of here in a pasture on their home place on Sims Creek. In time it became a cultivated field and the location of the graves was lost. This grave marker was eventually plowed up.
This monument was placed here by their great-grandson Marvin N. Patterson in 2000.
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The reference to their great-grandson is a hint as to why the headstone was placed here: John Patterson married Mr. Stanley's daughter, Caroline, and they are buried next to Mr. Sands's headstone, which is obviously not from the 1860s. There are many other Patterson family members nearby, and for the sake of completeness, Mr. Stanley's short, marble headstone reads:
Sands Stanley
Aged 56 Years.
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Gone but not forgotten
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Mr. Stanley's Findagrave page (see below) indicates that he and his brother John came to the area in April 1854, from Travis County, but their families had also lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi. He signed the petition for the creation of the county (1856), and was a member of The Lampasas Guards, who protected the settlers from attacks from the natives, primarily the Comanche. He and Nancy had thirteen children.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Straley Cemetery
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