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Submitted: 12/15/17 • Approved: 12/15/17 • Last Updated: 12/5/22 • R143046-G0-S3
Brownfield Cemetery
The First Public Burial Ground In The New Terry County Seat Of Brownfield Was Begun In 1905 When 19 Year Old Jessie Hill Died
And Was Interred Here. By 1907, This Land Belonged To M V Brownfield; Records Do Not Indicate Whether The Cemetery Was Named For Him Or For The Town. During World War I, The Great Depression And World War II, The Cemetery Fell Into Decline As Local Residents Were Unable To Maintain It. Hispanic Farm Workers Began To Settle In This Area In The 1940's and 1950's, And By The 1970's The Cemetery Reflected The Change In Population. A Reorganization Of The Cemetery Reflected The Change In Population. A Reorganization Of The Cemetery Association In 1980 Led To Much-Needed Improvements, More Than 2,000 Graves, About 375 If Them Unmarked, Graced The Cemetery In 1999. The Cemetery Remains A Chronicle Of Terry County.
1999
Photo Courtesy of David M Habben
Contributed on 12/15/17
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