FELKER CEMETERY - PLANO
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough
At one time there was a gate in the fence to provide
access to the cemetery. Someone has nailed it shut. The creek bank is too steep
to provide access to the cemetery. The shrubs are about 8-foot tall. It is not
too difficult to get through the shrubbery.
John Anderson Felker married the widow, Margaret Stubblefield, in Arkansas. They
moved to Texas in the late 1860's and eventually acquired an extensive farm west
of Plano that they called Walnut Grove. Margaret Felker died April 13, 1891, and
was buried on the family farm. In September of that year John Felker sold the
farm to the Shepard family. He moved to Cooke County after that and died there
in 1894. He is buried there in the Hood Cemetery. The large granite stone for
Margaret Stubblefield is the only one in the cemetery. Her inscription reads:
Our Mother, Margaret Stubblefield, wife of John A. Felker, 1828 - 1890.
This cemetery covers about � acre of land. It is fenced on 2 � sides. The west
side is a small creek. The setting is very peaceful with several large trees and
birds singing. There is a family area on the north side of the cemetery marked
by curbing. The area is large enough to contain 10 or 12 graves. There are no
stones inside the curbing. Records say there are about 9 graves here. Someone is
maintaining the cemetery.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Felker
Cemetery - Plano,
"CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County,
Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries,
Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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