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Democrat
Cemetery Historical Marker
Marker Title:
Democrat Cemetery
City: Goldthwaite vicinity
County: Mills
Year Marker Erected: 2000
Marker Location:
14 miles north of Goldthwaite on
SH 16, then 10 miles west on FM 218
Marker Text:
Although settlement of this area dates to 1878, this graveyard was
not established until the turn of the 20th century. The earliest documented
grave is that of one-year-old Lee Ella Deen, daughter of W. F. and
M. L. Deen, who died in November 1904. In February 1905, J. L. Chancellor
deeded the surrounding three acres of land to the citizens of the
Democrat and Rock
Springs communities for use as a public burial ground. Among the
early graves in the cemetery are those of a number of infants and
children, victims of the influenza epidemic that raged worldwide in
the early 20th century, and veterans of the Civil War, World
War I and World
War II. A reflection of area history, the cemetery remained in
use at the turn of the 21st century.
(2000)
Mills County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture - 915-648-3619
Thanks to Gary E. McKee for sharing Democrat Cemetery Historical
Marker with our readers.
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