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Clarks Ferry Cemetery
by
Debra Coursey Pitts and son
D. J.
Location: Hwy 59 south of
Diboll, just north of Neches River bridge, west side.
*NOTE*
This is an Angelina County Historical site , info on it below:
Marker Text: Established by I. D. Clark in 1856, this ferry provided an
important crossing
on the Neches River between Angelina and Polk counties. When Clark died in
1859, his widow,
Ann, operated the ferry with the help of two slaves until her own death in 1863.
Ownership of the land remained in the Clark family. In 1881 W. B. Clark was
issued a license
to operate the ferry. A town was platted at the ferry crossing and named Clark's
Station,
also known as Miami. In 1860 a community cemetery was established north of the
town.
The ferry was phased out after modern highways were built.
THIS MARKER HAS BEEN VANDELIZED and WAS NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF SURVEY.
At the time of my survey this cemetery was in bad need of restoration.
The last reported work done here was 10 years previously. It was a mass of
trees, underbrush,
poison ivy vines, thorns and litter. This made the identifying of most markers
very hard,
so I apologize if all the info is not correct or complete on your loved ones.
The location, age and condition of the markers made it very hard to read.
You may view most of the markers on the tombstone photo page and see the
condition of
the cemetery for yourself, be sure to look at the "cemetery view" shot .You will
see there
what a volunteer has to go through to do their job :)
There were several chunks of stone in various places, could have been grave
markers
or debris I don't know. There is also a large area in the center of this
cemetery that has a
concrete border around it with various names scratched into it....(Weeks was one
name), I
could not decide if this was to mark an existing burial site or a burial site
for the future
or what it's exact purpose was. (can be seen in photos)
If you can help to fill in any of the missing info please notify me.
Transcription: clrkfry.txt
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