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Dugan Cemetery
Hunt Co., Texas
September 30, 2001
by Patricia Nall and Elaine Nall Bay
Directions
From Hwy
380 at Farmersville, turn south onto Hwy 78. Travel 10 miles to
FM 6; turn east. Travel FM 6 for approximately 10 miles (through Nevada and
Josephine). Turn onto Hunt Co. Road 2700 across from
Caddo Mills I.O.O.F. cemetery; the cemetery is in a pasture on the left/east
side of the road.
From Greenville,
travel south on Hwy 30 towards Rockwall/Dallas. Take the Caddo
Mills exit. Travel west on FM 1903 approximately 1 mile. Turn right
(north) onto FM 36 and travel approximately ¾ mile, crossing RR tracks. At stop
sign turn left onto SH 66. Travel about ½ mile to FM 6, turning right west
for approx 7/10 mile. Turn onto Hunt Co Road 2700 across from
Caddo Mills I.O.O.F. cemetery; the cemetery is in a pasture on the left/east
side of the road.
Introduction
To determine the presence of unmarked graves, the grave dowsing
method was used. If a body was present, the rods crossed in front of the
person when she was over the grave. To determine the approximate age of
the person buried in an unmarked grave, we began at the foot/head of the grave
and walked the length. The rods crossed at the feet/head and remained crossed
until we reached the other end (feet/head). By counting steps, we figured
the age by the following rules:
1-2 steps indicates an infant
2-3 steps indicates a toddler
3-4 steps indicates a child
5 steps indicates an adolescent or short adult
6 steps indicates an adult
7 steps indicates a tall adult
History
This cemetery was begun as a private burial ground in
approximately 1879 on land that, at the time, was a part of the farm of George
Henry Dugan and Callie Briscoe Dugan, both of whom are interred
here. Burials here include family members of some of the early settlers in
this region of Texas. Care for the
cemetery is provided by the Caddo I.O.O.F. Cemetery Association through a
grant made by Clyde Murray Clark.
The marker inside cemetery grounds
indicates the cemetery is known as the Dugan Cemetery. The cemetery
sign posted on FM 6 indicates the cemetery is known as the Duncan Cemetery.
Physical
description
The cemetery is fenced in a private pasture. To the east of
the cemetery is a large tank for watering stock. Graves were found to
exist on the perimeter of the cemetery, i.e. in the fence line. The rows
run in a north-south direction. Between the rows marked with tombstones
and concrete blocks are several rows of unmarked graves, burials of which are
those of infants and/or small children. There are two large markers, which
have burial information for two persons on each side of the marker. These
persons are found to be buried side-by-side or foot-to-head.
The cemetery was transcribed in rows, beginning in the northwest
corner of the fenced area and moving in a northeast direction to the opposite
fence. Rows were read, beginning at the northwest side of the cemetery and
moving to the southeast side of the cemetery.
Map
of Cemetery
Cemetery
History Marker
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Name
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Birth
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Death
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Comments
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Row 1
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Empty spot
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Vittetoe, Robert L.
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1867
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1934
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Vittetoe, Ara E.
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1885
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1901
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Vittetoe, M. Fanny
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1875
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1935
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Vittetoe, H. Belle
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1878
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1910
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Vittetoe, Martha W.
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1849
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1907
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Vittetoe, Willie
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1883
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1901
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Unmarked grave
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Adult male
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Dugan, infant son
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Sept
22 1921
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s/o T.T. & Bettie Dugan
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Dugan, William T.
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Oct
08 1919
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June
02 1923
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“Billy”
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Unmarked grave
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Male child
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Row 2
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Empty spot
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Row 3
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Unmarked grave
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Male - adolescent
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Clark, Walter Duncan
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Dec
16 1877
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Dec
15 1961
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Begin Clark plot
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Clark, Mable Coleta
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Feb
13 1883
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Dec
9 1918
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Clark, infant
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----
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----
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d/o Walter & Coleta
Clark
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Clark, Walter Ralph
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Mar
21 1905
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June
23 1960
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Texas CHTORP US Navy
WWI & Korea
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Clark, M.H.
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1881
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1914
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Clark, Burgess
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Oct
16 1832
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May
7 1908
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Clark, Mary Jane
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Dec
12 1838
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Oct
13 1919
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Clark, Hugh L.
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Apr
22 1869
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Oct
13 1901
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Clark, Beulah Lee
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Nov
30 1870
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Oct
21 1953
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Clark, Roxy
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May
14 1894
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Oct
23 1913
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Unmarked grave
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Male - adult
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Unmarked grave
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(All graves are unmarked; southeast curb
of Clark plot lies across these graves)
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Thorn tree
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Unmarked grave
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male
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Row 4
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Johnston, Robert W.
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Oct
5 1887
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Oct
6 1887
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s/o L.T. & M.C. Johnston
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Unmarked grave
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Male - under thorn tree
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Row 5 (begins even with north gate post)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Johnston, Joseph E.
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Oct
7 1885
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July
5 1886
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Johnston, M.C.
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Oct
4 1848
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Oct
5 1887
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Wife of L.T. Johnston
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Huge cedar tree
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Klug, Henry
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Apr
10 1841
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Aug
18 1901
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Born in Germany
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Row 6 (begins even with south gate post)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler (located at base of cedar
tree)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant (located south of Klug tombstone)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Row 7
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Unmarked grave
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Female - adult (located in west fence
line)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - adolescent
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - adult
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Judy, George J.
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Jan
29 1855
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May
14 1895
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s/o G.H. & Virginia Judy
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Judy, Eddie B.
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Sept
1 1871
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Dec 17 b1886
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S/o G.H. & Virginia Judy
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Judy, Virginia
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Feb
15 1832
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July
5 1907
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Wife of G.H. Judy
Aged 75 yr, 4 mo, 21 days
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Judy, Geo. H.
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Aug
17 1826
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July
30 1916
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Conner, Johnie
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Sept
6 1891
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Dec
21 1893
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s/o E.M. & E.C. Conner
2nd view
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - adult
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Row 8
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Caldwell, W.T.
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----
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----
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footstone
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Judy, Mattie A.
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Mar
10 1866
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Sept
26 1886
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d/o G.H. & Virginia Judy
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Row 9
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Dugan, infant
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1885
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s/o H.C. & Ella Dugan
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Dugan, Hattie B.
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June
7 1863
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Mar
22 1880
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Wife of H.C. Dugan
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Dugan, H.C.
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Dec
10 1853
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Dec
30 1924
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Dugan, infant
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Mar
19 1880
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Mar
19 1880
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s/o H.C. Dugan
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Unmarked grave
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Female - adult
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Judy, Annie B.
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July
15 1891
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Jan
27 1897
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s/o J.W. & S.L. Judy
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Unmarked grave
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Male - adult
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male toddler
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Row 10 (begins at southwest corner of
fence)
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Row 11 (begins in southwest extension)
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Empty spot
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Stevenson, Minnie B.
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Mar
8 1871
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Jan
31 1895
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wife of G.F. Stevenson
footstone
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Unmarked grave
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Female - adult
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Long, Johnnie P.
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Jan
22 1891
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Jan
29 1894
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s/o R.A. & Fannie Long
footstone
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Empty spot
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Unmarked grave
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Male - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Dugan, J.C.
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Dec
28 1870
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May
08 1910
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Husband of Sudie
Dugan
footstone
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Dugan, George H.
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Aug
21 1834
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Jan
19 1911
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footstone
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Dugan, Callie B.
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Jan
22 1841
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Nov
7 1886
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wife of G.H. Dugan
2nd view
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Dugan, Thomas
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Apr
1 1876
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Sept
7 1877
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“Tomie”
s/o George H. & Callie Briscoe Dugan
“First person buried in this cemetery”
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Strawn, infant
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Dec
19 1898
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Dec
19 1898
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s/o W.F. & Lura
Strawn
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Row 12
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Unmarked grave
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Male - child
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Unmarked grave
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Female - toddler
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Unmarked grave
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Female - infant
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Unmarked grave
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Male - infant
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Empty spot
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Fence & underbrush against south fence
line prohibits continuation of survey on this row.
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Unmarked grave
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Male
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Unmarked grave
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Row 13
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Stevenson, Mrs. Gussie F.
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Dec
4 1871
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May
8 1900
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2nd view
footstone
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Stevenson, Lee W.
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Feb
3 1866
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June
25 1898
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2nd view
footstone
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Stevenson, Leo
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Sept
11 1896
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Sept
15 1896
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2nd view
back of stone
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Stevenson, Lewie
E.
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Sept
6 1894
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Sept
9 1895
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