Near Albany in Shackelford County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Black Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 8, 2017
1. Black Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Black Cemetery. . This pioneer burial ground contains more than a dozen graves of African Americans. The land was part of the Veals Addition to the town of Fort Griffin. Milton Sutton bought the property at public auction in April 1882. Two visible markers are for Elijah Earles (d. 1880), who the Fort Griffin Echo reported as a “tonsorial artist,” or barber, and Marriah McKay Williams (1781-1891), who came to Fort Davis (Stephens Co.) before the Civil War as a free black. The Echo also reported the June 1880 burial of James Lowe in this cemetery. Most of the other burials are unknown. When Fort Griffin disbanded, many African Americans stayed nearby and homesteaded. Here, their lives as ranchers, farmers, cowboys and domestics are remembered. , ,
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009.
This pioneer burial ground contains more than a dozen graves of African Americans. The land was part of the Veals Addition to the town of Fort Griffin. Milton Sutton bought the property at public auction in April 1882. Two visible markers are for Elijah Earles (d. 1880), who the Fort Griffin Echo reported as a “tonsorial artist,” or barber, and Marriah McKay Williams (1781-1891), who came to Fort Davis (Stephens Co.) before the Civil War as a free black. The Echo also reported the June 1880 burial of James Lowe in this cemetery. Most of the other burials are unknown. When Fort Griffin disbanded, many African Americans stayed nearby and homesteaded. Here, their lives as ranchers, farmers, cowboys and domestics are remembered.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17611.)
Location. 32° 56.01′ N, 99° 14.77′ W. Marker is near Albany, Texas, in Shackelford County. Marker is on Unnamed Road, 0.2 miles east of County Road 182, on the left when traveling east. The unnamed road is on the
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east side of CR 182 2.3 miles north of US 283. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albany TX 76430, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Black Cemetery. The burial ground is located approximately 1,400 feet northeast of the marker.
Also see . . . Rural Pioneer Cemetery. From findagrave.com website. (Submitted on July 11, 2017.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 8, 2017
2. Black Cemetery Marker
View to north
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 8, 2017
3. View to east along unnamed road
Marker is on left (north) side of road
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
