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Starr Cemetery

Elkhart, Anderson County

Marker Text

Family graveyard of the descendants of John Starr (1797 - 1872), Texas pioneer. First person buried here, Starr lies beside wife Susannah. Interred nearby are 6 of their 8 children; 2 of the sons here served in the Confederate Army, Civil War. Ancestral home is on nearby Starr Hill. (1969)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description off US 287/SH 19 about 3 mi. north of Elkhart on cemetery road
Marker # 8814
Dedicated 1969
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.667066, -95.584485

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