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photos by Syble Glasscock (SG) |
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Historical Marker: Pecan Cemetery Tabernacle: In 1884 J. W. McKenzie deeded 3.5 acres of land for church and cemetery purposes in the Purves Community. A portion of the donated land has been used as a burial ground since 1880. The Friendship Baptist Church disbanded in 1915 after serving the area for more than 30 years. Lumber from that church building was used to construct this tabernacle in 1922. The building is a well - preserved example of a group meeting shelter. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996). (SG)
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Historical Marker: Pecan Cemetery. The Pecan Cemetery traces it's history to 1880. The oldest marked grave is that of Horace T. Adams (October 19, -November 14, 1880), Son fo Isaac (1842-1931) and Mary (1855-1915) Adams. Who are also buried in the historic graveyard. A memorial marker for Civil War casualty Daniel Turney (1829-1864) bears the earliest death date, although he is actually buried in Tyler. His family placed the memorial at his wife's grave site in the 1960's. The cemetery contains a number of 19th century graves. It was the primary burial ground for residents of the Purves Community, which grew up around a blacksmith shop owned by James Purves. Friendship Baptist Church, located near the cemetery, served the community from 1884 until it disbanded in 1915. The building was torn down in 1922 and the material was used to build a Tabernacle at Pecan Cemetery. Funerals were held in the Tabernacle, and on Annual Special Days, families gathered there for refresment while working in the cemetery. The Pecan Cemetery Endowment Corporation was formed in 1961 to provide perpetual care for the graveyard. (LB)
Location: from Dublin, take FM 219 south east about 8 miles.
Daniel, W. M., Feb. 18, 1848, Apr. 28, 1894 (SG)
Daniel, William H., Apr. 17, 1877, Nov. 25, 1884,Son of W. M. and M. A. Daniel(SG)
Daniel, Olley, May 29, 1883, Jan. 2, 1884, Infant daughter of W. M. and M. A. Daniel(SG).
Partial transcription by Linda Bowden
Last, Given, Birth, Death, Comments
Anderson, John James, Sep. 25,
1869, Aug. 31, 1948
Anderson, Julia Eater, Feb. 12,
1852, Jan. 16, 1928
Bryan, Frank Louis, Oct. 4, 1912,
Jan. 28, 1985
Bryan, Lula Mae Goodwin, Feb. 22,
1913, Married Sep. 26, 1934
Claunch, Guy, Jun. 24, 1885, Dec.
23, 1907
Cude, Sadia, 1890, 1912
Cude, H. W. Jr., 1877, 1942
Daniel, Olley, May 29, 1883, Jan.
2, 1884, Infant daughter of W. M. and M. A. Daniel.
Daniel, William H., Apr. 17, 1877,
Nov. 25, 1884, Son of W. M. and M. A. Daniel
Daniel, W. M. Feb. 18, 1848, Apr.
28, 1894
Fox, John William, Jul. 20, 1897,
Sep. 9, 1979
Fox, Zilla Emmaline, May 18, 1900,
Sep. 6. 1976
Goodwin, Ceabron H. Jr., Aug. 10,
1915, Oct. 30, 1939
Goodwin, Oscar Bunyan, Dec. 24, 1899,
Jan. 14, 1919, Son of C. A. & M. E. Goodwin
Goodwin, Velma, Aug. 11, 1904, May
20, 1911, Daughter of F. N. and M. E. Goodwin
Johnson, George W., 1862, 1929
Johnson, Lauren F., 1868, 1950
Keesee, Virginia Gilbreath, Nov.
22, 1927, Feb. 9, 2002
Melton, James M., Feb. 22, 1882,
Jul. 14, 1947, Father
Melton, Mirtie E. Jun. 4, 1884,
May 1, 1965, Mother
Turney, Daniel, Jan. 27, 1829, May
5, 1864
Turney, Elizabeth C., Feb. 10, 1826,
Feb. 20, 1896
Turney, Henry P., Sep. 16, 1855,
Dec. 3, 1947, Father
Turney, Millie Ethel, Aug. 22, 1896,
Sep. 1, 1967
Turney, Sarah J., May 20, 1859,
Nov. 26, 1935, Mother
Turney, Thomas F., Mar. 8, 1896,
Sep. 14, 1969, Texas Pvt. US Army WWI
Warren, Jessie John, 23 Aug 1847 in Mississippi, 03 Oct 1917
Woods, Floyd L., Sep. 30, 1941,
Jul. 25, 2000
Woods, Vergil P., Jul. 10, 1942
