Tombstone Tuesday
More from my trip to East Texas
New Prospect Cemetery Rusk County, Texas
Mary Landrum Ballenger 1824 TN - 1898 TX daughter of Merriman Landrum and Delilah Jackson Landrum
Thomas Ballenger 1811 SC - 1882 TX
New Prospect Baptist Church
Mary Landrum Ballenger’s mother is probably also buried here but her grave is not marked. She came to Texas with her daughter and son-in-law about 1855. Her husband had died in Tennessee in 1826.
Deb, I have been driving by this church and cemetery since 1990… at least 5-6 times a year.
If only I’d known!! Maybe we should compare notes about other cemeteries in East Texas that you drive by–Dad’s family was there early and they were prolific!!