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HOLT CKMKTfcttV—Th«* Tirs* grave hi ItoU Comrirt-y, Fmn* center, is tha! t»f a small bay, sun of a transit lamiiy u lm Hopped at I hr AhIi-Ioim* m-IuhiI house in IR7H. the c hild who was ill when Ibey arrived in that vicinity, died a few days later and was buried in an open place nearby which soon became the community burial ground.More Than 200 Marked Graves In Holt CemeteryBy Mrs. Roy TimberlakeThe IloU Cemetery and the community were named for a Mr. Holt who name to the area in the early 1890‘s and established a general mercantile store.Leonard Hardman gave the land for the cemetery, which Is now enclosed by a chain link fence and is well kept at all times. There are more than 200 marked graves and 33 unmarked.The first burial in this cemetery was that of a small toy. The inscription reads: Our little A,, son of N.T. and J.fcj. Roberts, May 11, 1878-Dec. 30, 1878.” The family was in transit and stopped at the AntelOto school building which was Ideated just east of the preifcntcemetery. The child, being ill on their arrival, died a few days later and was buried in an open place that soon became the community burial ground.Some residents of the area think there were several burials in unmarked graves before that of M.F. Willborn Go-ber, wife of J, 3, Gober, Sept, 24, 1852-Nov. 12, 1882, which is the second marked grave.The first veteran buried at Holt, according to the records, is James Jackson Gober, Miss. Pvt. Co. 1, 13 Reg., Miss. Inf., Confederates States Army, Aug. 22, 1840-May 21, 1921. Other veterans include William il. Germany, Tex. 04 Depot, SVC Co., ASC WW1, Aug, 21, 1892-May 12, 1959; Luther M. Matlock, Tex. Pvt, Co, FI, 123 Inf. WWI, Dec. 18, 1884-Dec. 17, 1971; Leonard M. Crawford, Tex. Cpl, 24 Mess Sqd. AAF, WWII, March 7, 1898-Dec, 14, 1901, There are possibly others whose markers do not have their service record.Family names found in Holt Cemetery are Adams, Bible, Bledsoe, Brown, Burk, Cotton, Cowin, Crawford, Dobbs, Donn-ahoo, Faver,Flask, Frost, Gage, Germany, Hall, Hampton, Hardin, Hardman, Harrison, Henr-icho, Hudson, Jack, Kelly, Leach, Lee, Lewis, Matlock, Mitchell, Miller, McCarter, Parker,’' Rippetoe, Roberts, Powell, Shirley, Shoemake, Sikes, Stockman, Stoner, Taylor, Turner, Ware, Watkins, Wells, Willborn and Woods.The following was taken from a small steel plaque; Minnie A. Hall, Aug. 5, 1874-Oct. 15, 1938, whose ashes were buried here. Cremation is very rare in this vicinity,Epitahs in this cemetery reveal stories of valor, courageand tragedy. We wore told an unusual and touching story concerning the death of Jemima E* Bledsoe, 1883-1900 and the devotion of a dog to its mistress.The Bledsoe family lived a-bout a mile west of the cemetery and upon the death of the mother, a casket was built by neighbors and the body lay in the home until the funeral. It was carried to the cemetery in a wagon and most of the people walked behind the funeral cortege.During the time the corpse was in the home, the mother's dog slipped into the house and was found asleep under the casket. It was later recalled that the animal was seen walking under the wagon on the way to the cemetery. The family retrieved the dog several times from the graveside where they found it asleep.However, it refused to eat dr drink and would invariably break away and return to the grave. Three weeks after the funeral, the dog was found dead, upon the grave of its mistress.We are Inclined to tolieve that the sorrow experienced by loved ones following a death is shared by family pots also.SAN SABPhone 372-3241
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San Saba News and Star
San Saba, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 31, 1972
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