Whittaker Memorial Cemetery
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Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery
near Kildare, Texas
. It was added to the Texas Historical Commission
in 1996. The cemetery was once portion of a plantation worked by slaves and those buried are African American. The plantation was owned by Willis Whitaker who separated six acres for slave burials. There are more than 350 people buried at the site and it is still used today.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
near Kildare, Texas
Kildare, Texas
Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.The Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.-External links:...
. It was added to the Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas. It administers the National Register of Historic Places for sites in Texas....
in 1996. The cemetery was once portion of a plantation worked by slaves and those buried are African American. The plantation was owned by Willis Whitaker who separated six acres for slave burials. There are more than 350 people buried at the site and it is still used today.