Twitty in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Center Cemetery
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
1. Center Cemetery Marker
In 1906, D. M. Pollard bought the south half of section 30, block a-7 of the H&GN survey and lived in a dugout. Near his homesite, the center school opened in 1909. The school also hosted church services, and the Center Cemetery was dedicated on the adjoining property to the west. The oldest marked grave, for B. F. Matthews, dates from March 1909. A survey recorded 34 marked graves with 13 marked unknown. There are indications of additional unmarked graves. Elisha Powell (Civil War) and Alvin David Fellingham (World War II) are two known military veterans interred here. Descendants of D. M. Pollard still own land around the cemetery, which reflects hardships faced by settlers of the Texas Panhandle.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17488.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 35° 19.699′ N, 100° 10.08′ W. Marker is in Twitty, Texas, in Wheeler County. It is on FM 592, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bill Mack (approx. 8.4 miles away); Tower Building (approx. 8.4 miles away); Bill Mack: Shamrock's Midnight Cowboy (approx. 8.4 miles away); "Bill Mack's influence on country music is legendary" (approx. 8.4 miles away); Shamrock Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Shamrock Methodist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Shamrock (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Legend of St. Patrick and the Shamrock (approx. 9 miles away).
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
2. Center Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
3. B.F. Matthews' grave, the oldest in the cemetery
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
4. Center Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
