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The oldest readable stone was Eliza Jane Moore's in 1858-1861 [sic]. |
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All the burials in the cemetery took place prior to 1900 except Martha Godwin's |
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and she was buried in 1908. |
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McAnnich [sic], N. E., s/o S. & E. B., 1851 – 1866 |
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[only 1 McAninch listed in this book] |
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Ross, James B., 1859-1867 |
[only 1 Ross listed in this book] |
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[apparently just lists the 27 readable markers] |
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150 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County, by Perry C. Holder, |
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Editors Norinne Holder Holman, Charles V. Powell, pub. 1991; pg.194-195. |
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Laughlin Community Cemetery |
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Revisited by Norinne Holman in the fall of 1999. Assisted by Rufus Graves. |
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The Laughlin Community Cemetery is located in the far northwest quadrant of |
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Milam County and a few miles from Davilla. |
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The cemetery is difficult to find. Permission to enter the private land and to obtain |
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a key must be secured for the locked gate from Mr. Mike Adams of Houston. |
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The burial ground is located about three or four miles southeast of Davilla on |
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Farm to Market Road 487, and perhaps a quarter of a mile south of 487 in a thicket. |
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The old, inactive, and abandoned graveyard is in dire need of a cleaning. |
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Large trees have fallen and enough briars are present to make searching difficult. |
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Mr. Graves pointed out the final resting place of his grandparents and parents. |
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They have a concrete crypt over them. Mr. Graves has been most helpful to the |
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Holder and Holman families, and they are grateful to him and to his wife. |
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Thirty-eight people have been interred here. Some of the burials have been identified |
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through Mrs. Owen Rachel Graves’ records, and a few other names from a survey by |
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Mrs. John Martin in 1965 [see the “1965” report section, above]. |
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The earliest birth year recorded is David Ross in 1789, and the earliest burial date is |
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Elizabeth Jane Moore’s in 1861. The oldest occupant is Ruth Dyer at 101 years of age, |
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and one Confederate soldier lies here. The last person interred was in 1908. |
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One footstone had the initials F. H. C. and Mrs. Graves’ records show “the Hines |
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dug up their people and moved them.” They were found in the Davilla cemetery. |
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McAninch Family History NL v.XV n.2 / April 2007 / Frank McAninch, Editor / page 2007-14 |