Near Groesbeck in Limestone County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mrs. C.D. Kelly

(Zada Jane Sanders Kelly, 1881 - 1968)

Photographed By James Hulse, October 18, 2020

1. Mrs. C.D. Kelly Marker

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Daughter of local pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cull Sanders, and graduate of Kidd - Key College. Married C.D. Kelly in 1910. A Groesbeck Club Woman; served as treasurer, Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, when State Headquarters were being built in Austin. Recognized nationally, she was awarded a Certificate of Honor in 1964 by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Member of Limestone County Historical Survey Committee
Recorded - 1969

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5937.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 31° 32.871′ N, 96° 33.001′ W. Marker is near Groesbeck, Texas, in Limestone County. Marker can be reached from Fort Park Memorial Cemetery Road, 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1245. The marker is located just south of the Fort Parker Massacre Memorial in the Fort Parker Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Groesbeck TX 76642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies. Fort Parker Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Fort Parker (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Parker (approx. 1.1 miles away); Groesbeck Independent School District (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Baptist Church of Groesbeck (approx. 1.8 miles away); Limestone County Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Home County of Lafayette Lumpkin Foster (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Methodist Church of Groesbeck (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groesbeck.

Mrs. C.D. Kelly Tombstone and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 18, 2020

2. Mrs. C.D. Kelly Tombstone and Marker

The general area of the Mrs. C.D. Kelly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 18, 2020

3. The general area of the Mrs. C.D. Kelly Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.