Jamison
Chapel Cemetery
Jamison Chapel Cemetery","1891",
"This cemetery is located in the northeast quadrant of Red
River County, Texas. GPS COORDINATES: Datum WGS84: 33 Deg 39.989N,
95 Deg 03.349W. To reach this cemetery, go north from Clarksville
on Hwy 37, turning right opposite FM 2283. Then turn left at
the first road, about two city blocks, and go about one city
block, the cemetery will be on the right. The oldest record we
could find was an instrument made on 1 May 1889 and filed for
record on 1 May 1889 in Book CH Vol 16 Page 137 transferring
1.5 acres of the William Sims survey from J. P. Jamison to Jamison
Chapel School and Church. The oldest marked grave was that of
Tommy Thurmond (originally buried as a Jamison) who died in 1891.
On 26 Oct 1998 this cemetery was surveyed by Lawrence and Sue
Dale. As there is family buried here, we visit several times
per year and were there also on 29 Jan 2003 to take the GPS Coordinates."
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