Near Farwell in Parmer County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Olivet Cemetery

Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 24, 2021

1. Olivet Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

The Capitol Freehold Land and Investment Company, which incorporated in England in 1884 to finance the XIT Ranch, deeded land for the Olivet Cemetery to James M. Hamlin in Nov. 1908. One of the earliest burials is that of John Armstrong, XIT manager and shipping agent who was shot by cattle thieves while loading cattle onto rail cars in Bovina. A local tragedy is recalled at the plot of the Hassell family, a mother and eight children who were murdered in 1926. About one hundred interments have been identified in the ten-acre cemetery, including veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. The site was Farwell's first cemetery, and many prominent names in Parmer Co., Texas and Curry Co., New Mexico are represented here.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007
Marker is the property of the State of Texas

Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14559.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 34° 20.958′ N, 103° 2.62′ W. Marker is near Farwell, Texas, in Parmer County. Marker is on New Mexico (State Highway 348) 2 miles south of John Aldridge, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farwell TX 79325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hopping-Aldridge House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Near Route of the Coronado Expedition (approx. 2.4 miles away); Parmer County (approx. 2½ miles away); Farwell, Texas (approx. 2½ miles away); Oklahoma Lane (approx. 9 miles away); Norman Petty Studios (approx. 10.8 miles away in New Mexico); Bovina United Methodist Church (approx. 14.6 miles away); Bovina Cemetery (approx. 14.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farwell.

Hamlin Family gravestones image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 24, 2021

2. Hamlin Family gravestones

Hamlin Family gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 24, 2021

3. Hamlin Family gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.