Adams Cemetery
Moscow, Polk County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Now named for a former county commissioner, this burial ground has also been known as Lone Pine Cemetery, Brown Cemetery and Adams-Lott Cemetery. It began as a family graveyard for the Lott family. In 1843, Joshua and Anna (Woolsey) Lott moved with their family from Mississippi to the Republic of Texas. One of the couple's sons, Calvin, farmed this property. He also served as a Confederate soldier and in the Texas State Troops during the Civil War. Calvin lott died in 1884 and is buried here; his is the oldest marked grave, though there are believed to be earlier unmarked burials. Today, Adams Cemetery remains as a record chronicling several pioneer families of Polk County. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This burial ground, now named for a former county commissioner, began as a family graveyard for the Lotts, who moved from Mississippi to the Republic of Texas in 1843. Their son Calvin farmed the land and served as a Confederate soldier and in the Texas State Troops during the Civil War; his 1884 grave is the oldest marked burial, though earlier unmarked graves are believed to lie here. Known over the years by several names, the cemetery preserves the memory of Polk County's pioneer families.
Why it matters
Pioneer cemeteries like this one are ground-level archives of frontier settlement and the Civil War generation, holding the names of families who built early Texas.
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Related people
- · Calvin Lott
- · Joshua Lott
- · Anna Woolsey Lott
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