Tannahill Cemetery - Henderson Co., TX

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East Texas Family Records, VOL. III, No. 1, SPRING 1979, page 13

TANNAHILL CEMETERY

In the book of J. J. Faulk called HISTORY OF HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 
on page 56 one can find this statement. "His body (P. T. Tannahill) 
now sleeps in what is known as the Tannehill Cemetery, one and half 
miles south of Athens, on his old homestead. He was public spirited 
and gave and deeded two acres of land to the people for a cemetery, 
I think in 1856 or 1857. "

In a recent visit to this location, which is back of the Lovers Lane 
Methodist Church, south of Tidmore development of 1978, 1 found only 
one marker that could be read.

A member of The Henderson County Historical Commission states that 
there were several markers when she attended school in Athens and w
alked across this open field.

Octavia Hart - born April 12, 1853 - died December 15, 189?

broken marker - October 7, 1816-- May 10, 1874 
At the end of this marker, the foot marker had P. T. T.

1860 Census

Beat #1, dated June 29, 1860

# 35

P. T. Tannahill		42 lawye-r-farmer 1,800 - 800 	S.C.
M. A. "	                30		        -5000	Ala.
Wm. Worth		10				Ala.
Daniel P.		8				Tex
Sarah J.		5				Tex
John C.			1				Tex
John 0. Gore		32			-1700	S.C.

#36

Amolette S. Tannahill	34 farmer	    2680- 300	Ala.
Frances M     "		20				Tenn
William	      "	 	 1				Tex
Pleasant S. (male)	 3/12				Tex.

Any information on the cemetery would be appreciated. Contact
Mrs. Claude A. Corder, P. 0. Box 71, La Rue, texas 75770