Bald Prairie Cemetery
FM 979 and Fm 2096 junction, Bald Prairie, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1813
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Bald Prairie Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Bald Prairie Cemetery
Bald Prairie Cemetery was given to the public by citizen Elijah Rains, who had come to Texas from Tennessee in 1848. It served the Duck Creek and Prairie communities, with its earliest burial being Walter Pirtle and its oldest marked grave dating to 1872. Civil War veterans and later servicemen were buried there, and a cemetery association formed in 1928.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Bald Prairie Cemetery
A leading citizen, Elijah Rains (1813-1889), who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1848, gave this burial ground to the public. Duck Creek people soon joined the Prairie people in its use. The earliest known burial was Walter Pirtle, date uncertain. The grave of Samuel E. Lightsey (1827-1872) has the oldest marker. Veterans of the Civil War and later conflicts are buried here. The cemetery association was formed in 1928. In 1957, Gilbert Sterling Ross added a donation of one acre to the original 5-acre plot. Annual Memorial Day services honor some 600 marked graves. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010900
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