Graveyard Hill or Clark Cemetery Fannin County Texas
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Thanks to Jerry Allen for this much needed location and description of the
Graveyard Hill Cemetery is sent by Jerry Allen who grew up on the farm.

                  J. C. Clark, born June 30, 1820,
               died October 27, 1875. Masonic emblem
  (Also DAR records reflect at some earlier reading "W.N.D.
wood slab no dates ,other slabs of wood no inscriptions, once
   owned by the Jackson family . "Mr.& Mrs. Jackson are
                   supposed to be buried there")

     This cemetery is  located about 1 mile west north-west of  a very nice log
     house 2 miles north of Telephone on County Road 2145.From the log
     house, go west and angle slightly north, cross SandyCreek, and then
     cross a barbed wire fence, and you will come into a meadow.  As you
     look out into the meadow, on your right there is a lone tree standing .
     Use the lone tree as a marker.  Go west north-west across the meadow 
     so that you travel 50 yards or so south (to the left) of the tree.  Go
     straight west at this point, until you reach another barbed wire fence. 
     When you cross this fence, there is another open meadow (pretty
     swampy right now) in front of you. 
          Look west.  Thereis a wall of timber beyond the meadow. The line 
     of timber beyond the meadow ends in front of you, or perhaps, slightly
     to your right as you face west.  Look to the right of the end of the
     timber line and towards the horizon.  You will see a small grove of
     cedars in the distance.  (At this point, the cedars are too far away to 
     be seen very clearly).  There is a larger grove of trees in the western
     distance to the right, but that grove is not completely made up on
     cedars, there are some other kinds of trees, oaks, etc. in that grove. 
     Keep your eyes on the small cedar grove.  Walk across the meadow
     toward the cedars. 
          After you cross the meadow, you will be walking up a slight incline. 
     When you reach the top of the hill, the cedar grove will be obvious, and
     that is Graveyard Hill. 
       
     The cedar trees on Graveyard Hill are close together.  It is relatively
     clear under the trees, though there is some brush that has fallen. There 
       is a grave marked with a white headstone. J. C. Clark, born June 30, 1820,
     died October 27, 1875. with Masonic emblem The headstone bears a
     Masonic emblem and is in very good condition, easy to read.  At the
     foot of the grave there is a foot stone, which has broken off or fallen
     over.  The foot stone is engraved with the initials "J C C", which
     obviously stands for J. C. Clark.  The headstone has been broken off
     about 6 inches above its base, but is neatly propped against the base. 
     There is no evidence of vandalism. 
           There is a second grave northwest of the Clark grave, see notes above,
     about 20 paces, marked by two boards.  There is no writing on them...if
     there ever was, it has long since disappeared.  The head board is about
     the dimension of a two by six and stands about 10 inches high, while the
     foot board is smaller, about one inch by four inches and stands about
     the same height.