| Birth: | Mar. 3, 1880, USA | | Death: | Mar. 22, 1891
Anson
Jones County
Texas, USA | 
RAYNER CEMETERY
Information submitted for this document by Joe A. and Dorothy (Baitz) Clark
Rayner Cemetery in Stonewall County, Texas is located between Old Glory and
Aspermont, Texas just off Highway 380. To reach the cemetery you will go
West out of Old Glory for 2 miles, and then turn South on CR 116 for 5.2
miles. The cemetery is located on the East Side of the road with a large
metal sign RAYNER over the West entrance.
At this date of August 2000 it is apparent that no one maintains the grounds
and there are several gravesites that have funeral home markers at them, but
there are no stones for identification. The Rayner family who owned the large
ranch where it is located donated the land for the cemetery. Rayner was the
County Seat of Stonewall County at one time before it was moved to Aspermont.
The history of the cemetery will be quoted for the most part from the
Stonewall County history Book and written by Moneta Carr Newman as follows:
n the southeast corner of Stonewall it stands. Long abandoned, and forgotten
by all but those that laid their loved ones there.
It is a peaceful spot, scattered over three acres of a large ranch. For many
years it was open range, and cattle grazing near rubbed themselves on the
tombstones. Now it has a barbed wire fence, and cattle graze slowly by as
if loath to disturb those sleeping there.
You can visualize the wagons filled with weeping relatives as they brought
their loved ones here.
The monuments seem strangely at peace as they stand guard amid the mesquite
and cactus that has grown up around them. The inscriptions are gone from
many, but those that are legible will be listed below.
The oldest grave was an unknown trapper killed by lightening in 1884. He
was found dead and buried where he lay.
The Rayner's son was buried there, but later moved to Anson, Texas. The ruins
of an iron fence that enclosed his grave still stands, a gnarled mesquite
tree grows up in the center of the block.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRAGIC STORY OF CARL LANIER, A TEXAS PIONEER BOY AND HOW FAST THINGS CAN CHANGE IN AN ISOLATED WEST TEXAS LIFE.it is told that the children had
dug a cave where they played and Carl was bitten by a rattlesnake. His
frantic parents hitched a pair of horses to a wagon and ran them full speed
to the nearest doctor at Anson, Texas, about 50 miles. Both horses died that night and Carl
died the next day.
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Rayner Cemetery
Stonewall County
Texas, USA |
Created by: ron
Record added: Oct 18, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16235570 |
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I read the sad, sad story.. The Christians there should make an effort to clean up the cemetery for those that are resting there.. If I lived closer, I would do it myself...so so sad.
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Lenda Tuck
Added: Feb. 19, 2009 |
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Lorraine Blake
Added: Feb. 22, 2007 |
AFTER READING OF YOUR SAD DEATH I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME MORE COLOR AND WISH YOU A REST IN ETERNAL PEACE WHERE ALL IS BRIGHT AND SWEET.
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ron
Added: Oct. 18, 2006 |
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