EARLIEST Marked Grave in Clinton Cemetery - Clinton, TX
N 33° 06.114 W 096° 14.481
14S E 757445 N 3665969
A 1998 Texas Historical Marker near the entry gate to Clinton Cemetery notes that R.J. McAdams has the earliest marked grave, as she was buried here in 1859.
Waymark Code: WMWTPR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2017
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This large monument suggests that the McAdams family had a bit of money, and four members of the family share it:
R.J. McAdams (March 4, 1836 - January 22, 1859), the first wife of J.E. McAdams
J.E. McAdams (December 27, 1833 - December 9, 1894)
C.C. McAdams (January 9, 1837 - December 16, 1875), the second wife of J.E. McAdams
G.J. McAdams (December 14, 1860 - June 20, 1862), young daughter of J.E. and C.C. McAdams
C.C. McAdams's information is listed on the front of the headstone, with the family name, "McAdams", on the plinth, facing east. R.J. McAdams faces north, J.E. McAdams faces west, and G.J. McAdams faces south. There are no epitaphs.
The historical marker provides some background:
According to local legend, this graveyard originated when an unknown cowboy was buried near this site with the permission of landowner James Massay, who designated the spot as a community cemetery. Massay also gave the land for a railroad right-of-way along which the town of Clinton was built. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is that of R.J. McAdams (1836-1859), wife of J.E. McAdams. The village was named Massayville in 1899, but was later renamed Clinton for Charles S. Clinton, an official of the Cotton Belt Railway. More than 500 graves in this cemetery and a few scattered homes in the vicinity were all that remained of the Clinton community in 1998. The cemetery is a record of the pioneers of Hunt County.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/25/1859
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