Moody Cemetery
Moody, McLennan County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Soon after Moody was founded in 1881, area settlers developed plans for a community burial ground closer than the cemetery at the Old Perry townsite (2.5 mi. Ne). Purchased from J. Parker Naylor, the original tract at this site was first used for the burial of Flora Welch (d. 1889), a 7 year-old girl. Hackberry trees here were transplanted from the banks of the nearby Leon river in 1890. A woman's federation, later the Moody Cemetery Association, was started in 1929 and Miss Rob McCauley served as president for 35 years. Many early pioneers of Moody are buried here.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Soon after Moody was founded in 1881, settlers sought a burial ground nearer than the old cemetery at Perry, and bought this tract from J. Parker Naylor. It was first used in 1889 for the grave of seven-year-old Flora Welch, and hackberry trees were transplanted here from the Leon River in 1890. A women's federation, later the Moody Cemetery Association, cared for the grounds — Miss Rob McCauley presiding for thirty-five years — and many of the town's early pioneers rest here.
Why it matters
Community cemeteries like Moody's, long tended by local women's associations, preserve the memory of a young railroad town's founding families.
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Related people
- · Flora Welch
- · Rob McCauley
- · J. Parker Naylor
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