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Submitted: 10/8/19 • Approved: 10/8/19 • Last Updated: 10/11/19 • R211864-G0-S3
Wheatville and Wheatville Cemetery
Wheatville, Named For Pioneer Settler William Wheat, Began As A Rest Stop/General Store on a Main Road to Jefferson (40 MLSE) in the 1840's. During the 1850's A Cotton Gin, Grist Mill, School and Church were established here. A Post Office was opened in 1868. The First Recorded Burial In the Community Cemetery was that of John S. Sheppard in 1863. The town declined in the 1880's as Businesses and Residents moved to the New Railroad Town of Naples (3 mls.) Wheatville Native Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) served as U.S. Senator from 1913-1941. The graveyard continues to serve the area.
Contributed on 10/8/19 by shanespencer
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