Mineola City Cemetery, Mineola, Wood County,
This is in the 1932 Oct. 12 edition of the Wood County Record.
"The body of the baby daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Cousins, buried in the Mineola cemetery 45 years ago, was distintered herre Monday and removed to Kingsville where it will be placed beside the remains of her father Prof. R. B. Cousins, who died several years ago. Mr. Cousins was at one time Superintendent of the Mineola school and latter Superintendent of Education of the State of Texas. The body of this infant was buried in the city cemetery on April 4, 1887. When the remains were taken from the grave the metal casket was in a perfect state of preservation. The head of the child could be seen thru the glass of the coffin. The hair was combed and the pillow on which the head lay bore the color of white."
Mineola City Cemetery, Mineola, Wood County,
This is in the 1932 Oct. 12 edition of the Wood County Record.
"The body of the baby daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Cousins, buried in the Mineola cemetery 45 years ago, was distintered herre Monday and removed to Kingsville where it will be placed beside the remains of her father Prof. R. B. Cousins, who died several years ago. Mr. Cousins was at one time Superintendent of the Mineola school and latter Superintendent of Education of the State of Texas. The body of this infant was buried in the city cemetery on April 4, 1887. When the remains were taken from the grave the metal casket was in a perfect state of preservation. The head of the child could be seen thru the glass of the coffin. The hair was combed and the pillow on which the head lay bore the color of white."
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