De La Fosse Cemetery
This cemetery is on private property. To find the De La Fosse Cemetery: from Groveton, Texas, take FM 355 to Sebastapol. Turn left on FM 356 to Onalaska. Turn left on Hwy. 190, go a short distance, turn left on FM
3459. Go approximately 3 miles to De La Fosse
Cemetery Road, turn right on that road, go approximately 1-1/3 miles to fork in
road, turn right, cemetery is less than .10 mile on left (look for rusty chain
link fence at edge of woods). This is
now the Lige Ratcliff
Place, where
Pierre De La Fosse settled when he came to Texas.
This description was submitted by Mr. Ben De La
Fosse for the 1980 Trinity County Cemeteries book. According to Mrs. Ben De La
Fosse of Groveton, Texas, the status of this private family cemetery remains
unchanged in 1992.
The cemetery information was compiled on 14 April, 2002 by TCHC Cemetery Committee Members: This cemetery has not been
physically checked for the 2002 cemeteries’ survey. Directions updated: 28 June 2004 by TCHC Cemetery Committee/pc
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Surname
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Given Name
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Birth Date
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Death Date
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Other
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DE
LA FOSSE
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Clementine
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May 19, 1823
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Sep. 20, 1876
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Born
in Louisiana, Died at Trinity Station, TX
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DE
LA FOSSE
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Felix
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Mar. 3, 1868
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Sep. 9, 1873
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Age
5 yrs, 5 mos, 6 da
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DE
LA FOSSE
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Pierre
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Mar. 30, 1816
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Jul. 9, 1879
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Born
in Louisiana, Died in Henderson County, TX
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You may contact the caretaker through Trinity County
Historical Commission, P.O. Box 123, Groveton,
TX 75845,
if you have any corrections, questions or information to add to this listing.
For the compiled list, both Trinity County Cemeteries ©1980 and the second
edition Trinity County Texas Cemeteries © 1992 both published by Trinity County
Historical Commission (TCHC) were consulted.
The information has been
submitted and is offered free to all who visit. The ownership/copyright stays
with the submitter Trinity County Historical Commission.
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