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Clark Family Cemetery

Bandera, Bandera County

Marker Text

Located on the original homestead of Bandera County pioneer Amasa Clark (1825-1927), this small cemetery contains the graves of several generations of the Clark family. The first recorded burial was that of Clark's first wife, Eliza Jane, in 1883. A veteran of the Mexican War and the first permanent settler of Bandera, Amasa Clark operated an orchard and nursery at this site for many years. He lived to age 101. His grave is located here along with those of his first wife, Eliza; his second wife, Lucy; and a number of his nineteen children. (1990)

Marker Details

Address FM 970
Location Description NW side FM 470, 1.2 mi. SW of SH 16. Marker is on FM 470 right-of-way. Cemetery is on private property.
Marker # 904
Dedicated 1990
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; pioneers; settlement; military topics; U.S.-Mexico War
Latitude, Longitude 29.722885, -99.125876

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