M.H. Hemphill - Lake Valley Cemetery - Montague County, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 26.418 W 097° 41.585
14S E 621480 N 3700864
A homemade tombstone stands at the grave of Marshall Henry Hemphill, in Lake Valley Cemetery, in Montague County, TX, near the Wise County border. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name and his year of death.
Waymark Code: WMMXM3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
Views: 2

Lake Valley Cemetery is all that remains of the Lake Valley community that once was here, although a sign at the cemetery gate indicates that the school was here, too. In "Bowie and Montague County", in the Images of America series, there is a photo of the Lake Valley Singing School class in 1912

This marker is made of stone, with the following inscription:

M.H.
Hemphill

Born Aug
The 18th 1836
& Died Jul
the 2nt [sic]
1897

The death year is hard to make out, but it appears to begin under the -h- and ends under the 2. There may have been another attempt at scratching the year into the stone, as there may be a "1" and an "8," maybe more, at the bottom left.

Note: This cemetery is on gas lease property. Please be careful around any livestock which are in the roads, and be certain to not block anybody's through access.
Date of Birth: 8/8/1836

Date of Death: 7/2/1897

Material: Stone

Web Site: Not listed

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