LAIR CEMETERY - ANNA
CR367
33.341N
96.568W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy
Gough
Dr. William Dixon Lair came to Collin
County in 1857 and settled between Mantua and Van Alstyne. In 1858 he moved
about 1 ½ miles west of Anna. Before coming to Texas, he was a member of the
state legislature in Kentucky. He was licensed to preach in the Baptist church,
but he was never ordained. In Collin County he practiced medicine around Mantua
and Anna. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, which was in the
Highland community. Friendship Baptist later moved and became Anna Baptist
Church. He served as moderator for the Sister Grove Baptist Association and the
Collin County Baptist Association at their annual conventions. He represented
the area in the Texas Senate for 2 terms, once in 1863 and once in 1881. He was
married 3 times. First to Maria D. Haynes; second to Narcissus B. Barger; and
third, in Collin County, to Sallie Jane McWhorter. COLLIN COUNTY CEMETERY
INSCRIPTIONS I mistakenly says that he died in 1837. He died in 1887.
The cemetery is fenced with a 4-foot chain link fence. It covers about 1 acre of
land. There is no identification sign on the cemetery. The cemetery has about 40
graves, mostly for 2 families - Lair and Riffe. Most of the cemetery has been
cleared and is well kept. There are a few stones in the growth on the western
side. I do not believe that the cemetery is still active.
A deed for the cemetery could not be found. There is some interest in getting a
historical marker for the cemetery. This cemetery was vandalized in 1995 along
with most of the cemeteries around Melissa.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Lair
Cemetery - Anna,
"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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