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Tombstone Tuesday: Graham-Mason Cemetery

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Graham-Mason Cemetery is located 1 1/2 miles southeast of the little hamlet of Irene in Hill County, Texas. It contains less than 30 marked graves and is the final resting place of Jennie Margaret Melton, the wife of my great granduncle Francis Lee Turner. Jennie Turner was only 23 years old when she died in [...]

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Women’s History Month, Day 11: Jennie Margaret (Melton) Turner

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Jennie was the wife of my great granduncle Francis Lee Turner. Jennie & Frank were married 21 May 1882 in Hill County, Texas. Three children were born of this union: Mattie (27 June 1883), Lizzie (19 Oct 1884) and Baby Claudie (19 Apr 1887). Jennie unexpectedly died on 21 May 1887, her 5th wedding anniversary [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday: Halbert Graham

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Halbert C Graham Born May 16, 1875 Died Aug 4, 1888 “A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled” Graham-Mason Cemetery Hill County, Texas Halbert Graham was related to the Grahams and Meltons, who were the family of [...]

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One cemetery is up

Friday, April 18, 2008

The Graham-Mason Cemetery photos and information are now available on the Cemeteries page. That was the smaller of the two cemeteries in Hill County, Texas that I have inventoried, with only 22 identified graves. Jennie Maragert Melton, the wife of my great-granduncle Francis Lee Turner, and probably her infant son Claude are buried here. ©2006-2010 [...]

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Graham-Mason Cemetery Association meeting today

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Today is the fourth annual Graham-Mason Cemetery Association meeting. I had planned to attend, but at the last minute I was “volunteered” to go with my granddaughter’s UIL Art Team to the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft Worth. That’s ok, cuz I love to do stuff with my granddaughter, I just wish the two events [...]

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