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This cemetery was the site
of New Hope Primitive Church. On April 10, 1855, John and Elizabeth Peacock
deeded two acres to Hinton Duncan, W R Cope (lin) and Alfred Hefner as trustees
for the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church for a meeting house and grave yard.
There was a stipulation that the “meeting house” could be used “also for a
public school”.
There are only three marked
graves but evidence of several others. It is location on FM 3421 near Peacock
Creek in a wooded area. Many graves were later removed to the Daingerfield City
Cemetery.
Peacock Creek named for
William and John Peacock, neighbors to the Hefners in 1860. All these families
were in Texas before 1850. This is private property. Permission should be
obtained before entering. Read Feb 23, 1999 by Gerald Hammock and Charles
Steger.
NAME
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BIRTH
DATE
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DEATH DATE
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INFORMATION
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HEFNER, Sarah A
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Aug 29, 1836 |
Mar 21, 1897 |
B in AL; w/o Al (fred); ch Alice, Mollie, Sarah &
James |
HEFNER, Alford (Alfred)
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Oct 19, 1831 |
Aug 14, 1865 |
B in NC; b/o John M, Francis, James M, Mary A &
Elizabeth |
UNKNOWN M_______
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Aug 6, 1861 |
Feb __?___ |
D age 3 yrs 22 days This hand carved native stone
is broken. There is a carved rock burb around the grave |
This information was copied from the MORRIS COUNTY
CEMETERY BOOK – SOUTHERN 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
January 23, 2008 |
