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SLATER CEMETERY - ANNA

Slater Creek Road
N33.3434
W96.5607
 

Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough

According to A TOWN NAMED ANNA, Joseph Schluter "anglicized" his name to Joseph Slater. Joseph Schluter/Slater had 2 headrights in this area, one under each name. Slayter Creek, which goes through both headrights, and Slater Creek Road were both named for him, but the creek was misspelled with a "y".

This cemetery is on the verge of extinction. All that is left of it are the base of one stone and a foot marker. The base is around 18 inches square and is at the foot of a tree. The foot stone is about 7 feet east of it and is hard to see. There is a tree house in one of the trees in the group. In 1974 there were 2 stones here. COLLIN COUNTY CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS I lists the graves of Joseph Slater 1810 - 1851 and Barbary Slater 1821 - 1887. I have been told that there were carved bois d'arc markers in this cemetery.

This is private property. The house is a 2-story log house that faces south. A large horse pasture is east of the house. The Jewett family presently owns the land. They ask that no one visit the cemetery without them because of the horse.

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