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Walnut Grove Cemetery is located outside Tyler, Texas.
JC Roycroft was on the Board of the Cemetery for many years.
Directions:
From Tyler, take Highway 110 South through Whitehouse, turn right (west) onto FM344. The cemetery is about 2 1/2 miles on the right (north side) of the road.
On September 30, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Canton donated 2 acres of land to the Walnut Grove Community. Later that year (1903) Robert Shackelford was being taken to Gandy Mountain for burial over bad roads. When the party reached Walnut Grove, the road was impassable and they were forced to bury the 88 year old Mr. Shackelford there, starting the cemetery. His is the first grave, and was unmarked until recently.
Click on the following link to see the Walnut Grove Cemetery entries on Findagrave.com
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSmid=46849085&CRid=7470&pt=Walnut%20Grove%20Cemetery&
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