Wellington in Collingsworth County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quail Cemetery
Among the earliest settlers of this area were J.E. & Mary Jane Blevins and their children. Arriving in 1902, they were soon involved in the organization of a community school, post office, and church. J.E. & Mary Jane Blevins donated land for each of those endeavors, as well as for a community cemetery.
The Quail Cemetery was created in 1904, shortly after the death of the Blevins' infant son. The grieving parents donated land for a cemetery, and their son was the first to be buried here.
There was no fence around the burial ground. Townspeople chose grave sites in which to bury members of their families. Though most graves are marked, some have plain stones, and the cemetery does contain some unmarked graves. Many of the burials are those of infants and young children, a testament to the hardships of life and rudimentary medical care in early Collingsworth County.
Area pioneers buried in the Quail Cemetery include: J.E. Blevins (1860-1956), Mary Jane Blevins (1868-1926), Lydia Rose Atkinson (d. 1908), W.M. Barton (d. 1932), Lee Jeffres (d. 1932), W.I. Atkinson (d. 1940), J.A. White (d. 1915).
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4141.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 34° 55.255′ N, 100° 23.919′ W. Marker is in Wellington, Texas, in Collingsworth County. Marker is on FM 1547. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15075 FM1547, Pampa TX 79065, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dozier Cemetery (approx. 9.3 miles away); The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and Clyde (approx. 10.3 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 10.3 miles away); Rocking Chair "Ranche" (approx. 10.4 miles away); Site of Dozier Schoolhouse (approx. 10.6 miles away); Collingsworth County (approx. 11.2 miles away); First Methodist Church of Wellington (approx. 11.3 miles away); Methodism in Collingsworth County (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellington.
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