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Various newspaper accounts about her tragic death state that . . . her funeral took place at Murray school house . . . and that she was buried at the Pleasant Grove cemetery [aka Murray Cemetery].
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Her father is Milton Grant Davis who (according to the family Bible) was born 04 Nov 1811 and died 30 Nov 1863, but location of death and burial is unknown . . . he was once described as "a prosperous planter of antebellum days and cousin of ex-Governor HUBBARD of this State" [i.e., Texas] . . .
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Various newspaper accounts about her tragic death state that . . . her funeral took place at Murray school house . . . and that she was buried at the Pleasant Grove cemetery [aka Murray Cemetery].
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Her father is Milton Grant Davis who (according to the family Bible) was born 04 Nov 1811 and died 30 Nov 1863, but location of death and burial is unknown . . . he was once described as "a prosperous planter of antebellum days and cousin of ex-Governor HUBBARD of this State" [i.e., Texas] . . .
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Inscription
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Josephine W.
HENRY
born
May 10, 1842
died
Jan. 28, 1899 [sic]*
Her happy soul has
winged its way
To one pure,
bright eternal day
MOTHER
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*Note that the grave marker shown here indicates that Josephine's date of death was 01-28-1899 BUT . . . multiple newspaper accounts have proven that her date of death was actually 10-28-1899 . . . many thanks to cousin Peggy for finding this date in an old newspaper clipping saved by one of her kinfolk!
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