September 2, 2008

Another photo from the cemetary. Did some research on it (well the hubster did actually). The cemetary is a Texas State historial landmark. The name of it is Chisholm Chapel Cemetary. It was named in honor of Enoch P Chisholm a traveling Methodist minister who brought his family to the area in the 1860's. He donated the land for the cemtary in 1871 and was the first person buried there - in 1875. There have been over 600 people laid to rest there - the most recent being in 2003. We were shocked to hear the 600 number. The cemetary didn't seem very large. There must be quite a few unmarked gravesites. I think the saddest story about this is the one family whom in the early 1880's buried three children there all within 5 years of each other. Not one of those 3 children lived past the age of 3. I can only begin to imagine the pain those parents endured. This gravesite belongs to HV Butner born April 30, 1881 (April 30th was my mothers birthday - that is why this caught my eye). This person was one child from a family of 12 - two of whom died (this being one). This person - not sure on the gender passed away on May 3, 1908 at the age of 27 - cause unknown.

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