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LOCATION: Three
miles northwest of Naples, Texas in an inaccessible area at the edge of
White Oak Bottom Bluff. There are approximately ten graves in the
cemetery. The maternal grandparents of US Senator Morris Sheppard are
buried here.
It was read south
to north in early 1997 by Pat Tomberlain of Atlanta, Texas.
This cemetery is
known to be predominantly white.
*Denotes the oldest
known marked grave.
MORRIS Dorthy F 1795
Sep 4, 1863
NAME
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BIRTH DATE
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DEATH DATE
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LOCATION -- INFORMATION
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HEARD, Charles A
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Jan 3, 1860 |
Mar 23, 1895 |
Row 1 |
HEARD, Elma
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Sep 30, 1881 |
Dec 6, 1883 |
Row 1; S/o J A and Ella |
HEARD, Bernice E
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Feb 3, 1883 |
Dec 16, 1883 |
Row 1; D/o J A and Ella |
MORRIS, Samuel
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Jan 29, 1799 |
Oct 6, 1870 |
Row 2; Age 71 yrs, 8 mos, 6 days; h/o
Dorthy F |
MORRIS, Dorthy F*
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1795 |
Sep 4, 1863 |
Row 2; Age 68 years; w/o Samuel |
HEARD, Unnamed Twins
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Row 2; Died at birth; buried in twin rock
vaults |
HEARD, Mary F
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Feb 22, 1862 |
Aug 22, 1867 |
Row 2; D/o J A and L L |
HEARD, Louisa L MORRIS
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Aug 22, 1838 |
Sep 10, 1875 |
Row 2; W/o John A |
HEARD, John A
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Jan 12, 1832 |
Dec 9, 1895 |
Row 2; H/o Louisa L MORRIS |
HEARD, Ella POPE “Miss Ella”
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Aug 26, 1852 |
Jul 18, 1934 |
Row 2; W/o (2) John A |
This information was copied from
the MORRIS COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK – NORTHERN SECTION of 1999 which was
Compiled by the Cass County Genealogical Society in cooperation with the
Morris County Historical Commission.
Janette Tigert Cook
janettecook@yahoo.com
November 16, 2006 |
