FIRST to be Buried in Vinson Cemetery - Limestone County, TX
N 31° 22.722 W 096° 32.160
14R E 734326 N 3474197
A 1974 Texas Historical Marker at Vinson Cemetery indicates that the first to be buried here was Wiley Vinson himself, back in 1871.
Waymark Code: WM15YW0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2022
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Mr. and Mrs. Vinson are buried together at the back of the cemetery, their final resting places marked by a marble headstone in a concrete base. Their names and dates are below the family name, "Vinson": Wiley, 1801-1871; Phoebe, 1805-1873.
The historical marker provides some background:
Wiley and Phebe Vinson and their children came to Texas from Alabama in 1851. Settling in Limestone County in 1859, the family farmed and operated a gristmill and tanning yard. When Vinson bought additional land in 1870, he set aside one-half acre for this cemetery. He died in 1871, and was the first to be buried here. Other graves include those of his wife, Phebe, who died in 1873, and relatives who lived nearby. Vinson Cemetery was restored in 1962 by members of the Fox Family Association, descendants of Wiley Vinson, who maintain it today.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1871
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