FIRST Recorded Burial in Prairie Hill Cemetery - Prairie Hill, TX
N 31° 39.761 W 096° 47.699
14R E 709058 N 3505159
A 1994 Texas Historical Marker at Prairie Hill Cemetery indicates that the first recorded burial in the cemetery was that of a young girl, Eula Jane Howard, back in 1894.
Waymark Code: WM15KNK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2022
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Miss Howard is buried with her parents and two siblings. While her headstone is in good condition, the mourning dove at the top is missing its beak, and the epitaph on the front base could probably be revealed after a good professional cleaning. The headstone has funeral draping that covers the top on all sides, and the inscription reads:
Eula
Jan
Dau. of
J.B. & M.W.
Howard
Born
Aug. 30, 1892.
Died
June 29, 1894.
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The historical marker provides some background:
Prairie Hill Baptist Church members built a sanctuary here in 1890 on 3 acres donated by J.R. and Medora Leathers. A portion of the acreage near the sanctuary was set aside in 1894 to establish this community cemetery. The first recorded burial was that of Eula Jane Howard on June 29, 1894. The Prairie Hill Cemetery Association, established in 1958 and chartered in 1975, maintains the cemetery which has been enlarged over the years. Interred here are area pioneer settlers and their descendants, and veterans of conflicts ranging from the Civil War to Vietnam.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 06/29/1894
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