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Submitted: 6/5/21 • Approved: 6/6/21 • Last Updated: 6/9/21 • R424807-G0-S3
In 1907, Joseph Hezkiah Gruver (1863-1962), his wife, Addie Reed Gruver, and their son, Lawrence, moved from Missouri and settled in this area. A post office was established in 1927 and soon business followed. In 1929, at the request of Clarence Winder, Mr J B Dulin donated ten acres of land to be known as Gruver Memorial Park, now Gruver Cemetery. Additional Acreage was added by Cecil and Margaret Ralston in 1970. On March 9, 1929, Willie A Winder, Clarence's mother, became the first person buried in the cemetery. The landscape of the cemetery is traditional with juniper trees surrounding granite and marble headstones that document the history of the Gruver area.
"Historic Texas cemetery - 2009"
"Marker is property of the State of Texas"
Contributed on 6/5/21 by radiovector178
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