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Submitted: 5/23/15 • Approved: 5/23/15 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R70209-G0-S3
Clairette Cemetery
Texas Historical Marker
Hico vicinity, TX, USA
Latitude & Longitude: 32° 2' 36.75516", -98° 8' 30.95962000008"
Latitude & Longitude: 32° 2' 36.75516", -98° 8' 30.95962000008"
Joseph and Elizabeth Salmon and their children moved to the Republic of Texas in 1839. They settled in this area in 1854. When their 15-year-old son, Albert, died in 1858, he was buried at his favorite campsite in a grove of oak trees on the family land. Albert's brother, Joseph Salmon, Jr., deeded the acre of land surrounding the grave site for use as a community cemetery in 1876. Additional land acquisitions over the years have increased the size of the cemetery. The diverse styles of gravestones found here serve as reflections of the area's pioneer heritage. (1991)
Contributed on 5/23/15 by tomannkill
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