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HELMS CEMETERY - WESTON

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Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough

This is the Robert Skaggs headright. There is a story that Mr. Skaggs fought off the Indians for an entire winter from his cabin on the hill behind the present-day house. At night he would slither down to the creek to get water. In the field around the cemetery the farmer has recovered several arrowheads from the area near the creek.

This cemetery is said to contain about 14 graves. These include 2 cavalry officers, some Indians, members of the Helms family and some Skaggs. There was once a bois d'arc marker inscribed with "Mary Skaggs, 1849". One of the stones has crudely scratched on it "1855" and "REPP". It is believed that Robert Skaggs died in 1855.

Today the cemetery has only 3 stones with no writing on two of them. The history of the cemetery is family lore. Six generations of the Porters have lived on this property. There was a Helms School south of this area.
 

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