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Richard Carter Family Cemetery Relocation; paper (Sept. 1991)
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. Narrative 2. Location Map of Cemetery b 3. Rock Probers' Report rl 4. List of Reinterrment Ceremony Attendees a 5. List of Companies Which Assisted / 6. News Article from 1960's 7. Plans Used to Carve Headstones 'Z 8. List of Citizens Interviewed 17 9. 1988 Petition by Carter Descendents to Relocate Cemetery g 10. Letter and Sketch of the Original Cemetery Site by ,z4 Richard Harvey Davis III 11. Richard Carter's Last Will and Testament ,� q 12. Brazos Genealogical Advertiser - Spring 1986 3 13. A Report on Richard Carter's Cemetery 3 3 by Clayton Alvin Greer, May 19, 1971 14. Photos 4 RICHARD CARTER FAMILY CEMETERY RELOCATION - SEPTEMBER 1991 The Richard Carter Family Cemetery was located to the north of the original homesite, off the crest of the rise where the homestead was established, remaining for many years after the land was no longer in the family name. Alone and basically uncared for, it stood as a reminder of the earliest historic settlement in the corporate limits of College Station. Local citizens would visit it on occasions during walks in the woods nearby. Mr. Windel Landman and his wife Rebecca are remembered for doing light maintenance to the area to preserve its sanctity. In the early 1960's, an article in the Bryan newspaper reported the site to have been heavily vandalized. Upon reading this, the Landmans who had taken it upon themselves to care for the cemetery, visited the site and found no vandalism. For a couple of more years it stood as it had for so many before. One day in December, 1964, Rebecca Landman was walking in the woods and found that the fence had several rods pulled out of the way, the headstones moved from their original location, and a hole started over the gravesite of Richard Carter. At that time, she took the photos which we later used to locate the cemetery. In the spring of 1965, she was on another nature walk and viewed unidentified workmen removing the fence at ground level and carrying off the three headstones and all sections of the fence. In the summer and fall of 1982, The Texas A &M University Archeological Research Laboratory and students in the Department of Anthropology located and unearthed two footings of the original fence of the Carter family cemetery. At that time, no other excavation was necessary for the study which was in progress (The Archaeological Investigation of the Richard Carter Homesite). The site was marked by a very temporary means and no permanent improvements were added at the location. The cemetery sat undisturbed for nine years until the late summer of 1991, when the owner of the property had a potential buyer. The necessity to relocate the cemetery became greater at that point. Hank McQuaide, with Brazosland Realty Service, Inc., approached Steve Beachy, the Director of the College Station Parks and Recreation Department, and solicited his help. The Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for historic preservation and the maintenance of Richard Carter Park. The pictures taken in 1964 by Rebecca Landman, the Archaeological Investigation document of 1983, letters, and citizen recollections were used to locate the original cemetery site. During the month of September, 1991, a tree was spotted and identified from the 1964 photographs. An area to be explored was identified by using the different angles in the photographs, and guessing at where the photographer was standing. Kling Engineering and Surveying, located in Bryan, was hired by Mr. McQuaide to "oversee" the exhumation and to document the process. Rock Probers, Inc., from College Station, was used to investigate the ground which had been identified before any digging took place. Weedon Cemetery Service from Bryan was used to clear the brush from the site, as well as exhume the gravesite. William Zieren of Memorial Funeral Chapel was asked to be present during the process to insure that the dignity and sanctity of the individuals was preserved. The individuals who witnessed portions of the process included Stephen C. Beachy, Director of Parks and Recreation; F. David Gerling, Superintendent of Special Facilities; Ross Albrecht, Forestry Superintendent; Dr. Gary Halter, Chairman of the College Station Historic Preservation Committee; and Dr. James Boone, Jr., Former President of the Brazos County Historic Commission. On Sunday, September 22, 1991, Hardy Weedon, owner of Weedon Cemetery Service, cleared the brush away from the suspected site, and removed approximately six inches of top soil to level the ground for Rock Probers' investigation. At that time the bases of both Richard Carter's and Elizabeth Carter's headstones were unearthed, as well as the footstone for Elizabeth Carter. This location was approximately 50 feet north of Brazoswood Drive and approximately 200 feet west of the intersection of Brazoswood Drive and the west frontage road for the Highway 6 by -pass. Dr. Robert Unterberger, President of Rock Probers, set up ground probing radar (GPR) lines in the suspected areas. He placed yellow flags to indicate areas of disturbed earth, which is usually associated with gravesites. Stewart Kling of Kling Engineering, marked the areas with white paint the following morning before the excavation proceeded and Bill Kling, of Kling Engineering, documented the process with photographs and measurements. Hardy Weedon and his employee Michael Nelson, started digging about mid morning on Monday, September 23rd and Richard Carter's gravesite was the first to be opened. Native gray clay soil was found to a depth of approximately four feet. At this depth, the remains of Richard Carter were uncovered. Over the years, the pressures of the ground and acids in the soil had condensed his remains to approximately one inch in thickness, and had the consistency and color of very fertile potting soil. All remains were placed in an infant -size concrete vault to be reinterred at the end of the week at the new cemetery location in Richard Carter Park. The second gravesite to be excavated was that of Elizabeth Carter. This site was immediately adjacent to Richard Carter's grave and located on the south side. The earth was removed to approximately the same depth as that of Richard's gravesite and a cast iron coffin was uncovered. The ground was carefully excavated on the south side to allow room to work. Then, a sheet of plywood and belts were used to raise the coffin, and all remains were carefully placed in a full-size concrete vault. The remains of both Richard Carter and Elizabeth Carter were exhumed on Monday, September 23, 1991. The third gravesite was located to the south of Elizabeth's and held the remains of Helen Ligon. It was located outside of the original fence and was exhumed on Tuesday, September 24, 1991. A couple of square nails, some wood remains, fragments of skull and leg bones were found in this gravesite. The lower leg bones were crossed and it was assumed that this person was either too tall for the coffin, or some shifting occurred during the original burial ceremony. The remains of this gravesite were placed in an infant -size concrete vault. Due to inclement weather and funeral service obligations by Weedon Cemetery Service, very little was accomplished on Wednesday, September 25th. But on the following day the skies cleared and the exhumation of gravesites #4 and #5 were completed Both of these gravesites were thought to be newer than that of the previous three. More wooden coffm fragments, as well as bones were found. The person in gravesite #4 was located adjacent to Richard Carter outside the original fence to the north. After further research and interviews, we were able to identify this gravesite as being that of Frank Carter, the youngest son of Richard and Elizabeth Carter, who died at 12 years of age. Gravesite #5 had the most remains and the wood coffin lid remained entirely intact. All remains from both sites were removed and placed in separate infant -size concrete vaults. All concrete vaults were marked with numbers corresponding to the original gravesites and with the orientation as to the head and feet. On Friday, September 27, 1991, at 1:30 p.m. the Reinterrment Ceremony took place at Richard Carter Park, 1800 Brazoswood Drive in College Station. The small ceremony was attended by Carter descendents, city staff, and others involved in the exhumation. Mr. William Zieren presided over the ceremony. Steve Beachy spoke and explained the process and care that was used to move the remains. Dr. James Boone, Jr., former President of the Brazos County Historical Commission, reflected on the past history of this area and the work which has been done to preserve the heritage of the Brazos Valley. The descendents were given the opportunity to ask questions and examine the inside of the concrete vaults. Elizabeth Carter's vault was opened and all in attendance were comforted to know that their family heritage had been preserved and will be in the perpetual care of the City of College Station. The Cemetery Sexton for the City of College Station, Delmer Charanza, was instructed to plot the new cemetery and make it a part of our permanent records. A new wrought iron fence has been erected around the five gravesites, and headstones have been duplicated from the 1964 photographs of the original cemetery. The original headstone bases, Elizabeth's footstone, fence footings, and square nails are being kept by the College Station Parks and Recreation Department. LIST OF CITIZENS INTERVIEWED Carlson, David 1103 Chinaberry Dr. Bryan 77803 Dominick, Albin 507 N Coulter Dr. Bryan Gentry, Charles 26 Sara Ln. College Station Greer, Janie 500 Francis Dr. College Station Landmann, Rebecca 1602 Dominik College Station Lindsey, Jim 1706 Todd Tr. College Station Nance, Eleanor 1403 Post Oak Dr. College Station Page, Bill 2300 Broadmoor Dr. Bryan Schultz, Charles 1200 Goode College Station Schulz, Shirley 3602 S. Texas Avenue Bryan REINTERRMENT CEREMONY ATTENDEES RICHARD CARTER PARK FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991 1:30 P.M. Beach, Lois B. Beachy, Stephen Boone, James L., Jr. Calbert, Gracie Carter, Bill Carter, Eric Carter, James S. Carter, Robert and Lucile Carter, Roger Charanza, Delmer Gerting, David McQuaide, Hank Sandlin, Bill and Patty Sears, Pattie Weedon, Carl Weedon, Hardy Zieren, William E cr w < O � N J Q U jr m O H M-0 LLJ U z z w ti 2 W Lij cr- ti a �o `"2 m �o 0 o - Ic CC Q Q) a--) r RS i � Q) r � r . i Q1 O U knq'i HWY 6 BYPASS u, >_ Z w H M 1— J Q 2 2 - V Q 1, Q � � t w a Q a y C _ r- O z v cr w < O � N J Q U jr m O H M-0 LLJ U z z w ti 2 W Lij cr- ti a �o `"2 m �o 0 o - Ic CC Q Q) a--) r RS i � Q) r � r . i Q1 O U knq'i HWY 6 BYPASS ROCK PROBERS, HIC 5004 ENCHANTED OAKS DRIVE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77845 PHONE: (409) 776 -8890 Dr. R.R.Unterberger Pr P> n t 23, 1991 Mr. Hank McQuaide, President BrazosLand Properties 4103 S. Texas Ave. Bryan, TX 77802 Dear Mr. McQuaide, In accordance with a request from Mr. Stewart Kling, Rock Probers has completed a ground probing radar (GPR) survey over the suspected graves and also for the cleared area of the Carter site in College Station. Nine GPR lines (lettered A through I) were surveyed, each line is about 3 feet wide and thirty to thirty three feet long. A series of radar anomalies, indicative Of disturbed earth, and usually associated with graves, were observed. On Sunday, 22 Sept, I planted yellow flags to so indicate these anomalies. On Monday morning, I showed these areas to you and Mr. Kling. These anomalies can be conjoined to reveal 5 areas of interest to those wishing to locate the graves. Mr. Kling outlined these areas in white paint on Monday morning, and these same areas are roughly sketched on the attached map of the Carter site. Area 1 is the suspected grave sites of Elizabeth and Richard Carter. Areas 2, 3, and 4 are also possible grave sites. Area 5, not shown on the map, but found to be anomalous on GPR lines G and H, is towards the road and thought to be an unlikely place for graves. The map is not to scale, and is incorrectly drawn because it reveals a large area to the left of Area 1 that looks like it was not convered by the radar lines. In actuality, this area was covered by overlapping GPR lines.This was discussed with you and Mr. Kling this morning. Thank you for the opportunity to help. Sln rely yours, Dr. R.R. Unterber er Attach: Map Invoice I O VAV 1 6 1 ° r te J A a c o z a W 3 i V . 3 W Z J z' Q m I I Y a H « ° E o W o !3 a r 0 lu a o �� m d a l 6ow ., A v 7 p r v "�-• p w p m o A Y t a � 0.m`�'°�o t y � = .° ❑ a °' � 0.,d u /' O0 , v 6 EC7aV, a H u ��H'..a TO b u x; b�� �«, g E a.. 8 1 0 , w.> a .m a a �ax 4�. y Y « 3. 5 a a £ d - O o -to.O YV .Cy a 00 t N r � «.q.G a�aoM f i4o " ° u �oov. 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Boy: 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Dear Mr. Szabuniewicz: Please accept the attached list of si =natures as a petition by the descendants of Richard Carter to have the remains of Richard Carter, his wife Elizabeth Carter, and any children or slaves that are currently- buried north of the Richard Carter Park, moved to the area rese -rved for them inside the Richard Carter Park._ We believe the relocation of the grave the history history of the Richard Carter famili sites could help preserve for the 'rave sites reatl enhance + pro ide came and protection �ance the Richard Carter Park. if there is ant thing additional to this petition thaf we may do to encourage or help to make the relocations a realitS-, please do not hesitate to let us know. & 04111 , Robert H. 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N c o S op T Pc Q � OU e g ,, �� o, � ✓ � 4L o F � //A °'oe (9-4Z 7 C�) ESTATE OF RICFARD U-2TE RD'_C SS_D Application, Recorded in Volume E, page 330, Probate Records, Brazos County, Texas. STATE OF TEKAS G In County Court for Probate Business etc. DRAZOS COUNTY 4 To May Term, 1363 To the Chief Justice of said County: f' o Your petitioner, William. I1clntosh, a resident of said County, represents that Richard Carter deceased on the 25th day of November A. D. 1860 at his residence in the aforesaid County, previous to his death made, published and declared his last will and testament, in which said last Z ill and Testa_ment your peti- tioner, William McIntosh, is appointed sole executor and trustee of the sane; your petitioner therefore prays that t_he said last Will and Testament of Richard Carter be admitted to probate in You- Court, and that your petitioner be appointee' Executor and Trustee of the sai� last Will and Testament of the saiu Richard Carter, deceased, and that the legal notice be given for a hear - in.- of the case at the ne t Lay Term of your Court. pc`0. let!_ 1663 1:111, Recorded in Volume r., pa- 313, Probate Records, Brazos County, Texas. - !m. I:iclntosh J STATE OF TEXAS Z BRAZOS COII,��'iY $ XNO1 ALL MN that I, Richard Carter, of the State and County aforesaid, being of sound disposing mind and memory and being: desirous of so arras,ing my effects as to prevent misunderstanding and dispute after my death, do hereby male, publish and ordain this my last will and testament. 1st: I desire that all my just debts, if I should be owin any to be paid i*_raodiately out of any r.oney I ma; be possed of at the time of my death. - 2nc_: After the payment of my debts, I -;ve, devise and bequeath to my beloved vdi_e, Elizabc Carter, durin:� her na- tural life, all. of my estate real Personal _ rso _al and mi:.eu, consis- tin o,. lands, tenwrents and ap - pur tena!"?ce s thereunto bcicn ar_e negroes, stock of all kincs, mor_cy :ZT , notes, accounts ana all Prop erg,• of any .kind c�hatcvcr tl t may belo to r1y estate at the time of ay death, to be hel(, ce;.trollcC., used, enjoyed, aand POss..yssc.. by ,,er, the s a__ i'�: c" tci "iL 1" ZCt;3 C2rtEr, d.L'crin . filer life; ^d _d after her dcr_t <z I dcsirc all my property above rer_tioncd to be dividc amore[; my children and. Grano- children az follows, to -wit: j 3rd: After the death of my wife, the said Elizabeth Carter, I desire that the following negroes be given to appointed fo dau. Evaline Burton and i=ediately placed in her y 6hter, my negro man Kel, and his vrife Possession, to-wit: Lyla, Allen, Nelson, Jerre, Ke1seEa' and their children, viz; all other of their posterity elsYp'nay dmound, Mary and Lofty, and this beouest shall take offect hereafter be born before J�linda, John, Eliza, and Betse and also my orphan negroes, born them before this b equest�shall take and all They be mentionon ed neo bo valued by appraisers a above Purpose. groes t or that 4th: After the above mentioned negroes shall have been taken from my estate, and placed in the daughter, Evaline Burton, I �;,i Possession of my said ter to be named to sh and desire my executor hereinaf- sell on a credit of twelve months the practicable time to zYY negroes all stock of ever all m y lands, all my remaining ing to my estate, to the every whatever belong- security either personal or by more . k notes with ample n o chase mono after ivin e puT._ ge or by both requires i such cases , for th notice of the sale ' , g proper in ga this s� family of negroes and in m: k , to -ti�it: Eliza, ng the e p this sale e 1 desire that the Coz, Amanda and Richmond, and all cildren't11ie, B`:rriet, Sicily, to them before making this sale, shall be sold together pur- chaser so that they may not be seperated. 5th; get the So soon as my executor shall sales Of my property into mono a Proceeds of the secured as aforesaid, I wish and herebo direct him t t cash notes the same into threo. equal noitics the o divide s?s^11 distribute in eaual —' one of which moities he J. Carter, Sam H. Carter Jo�tior_s to r,.y grand -ch? lciren, valliam dren of my son, Flilcy Curter, � Carter and F Carter, chil- be of age when this bcqucet shall tokcreffcctch^of them as may another of said moities he shall distribute nd in like mamanner my grandchildren, Geraldine Kelly, Richard C. Flilliam Reed, Betty Reed and Flilsc�l, R.:cd, Fliley Recd ZL= , r ry Ann Recd ' Dec �d. r or to such oi' them'asldren of my daughter, the time thisbequest shall tako effect y be of age re at and share alike; and the other of all to receive .,hare m dau said moities heir a he shell deliver to y g Elizabeth l•.', r esident of Salt Lake City, upon the e c coo Atmore Elizabeth th:t she shall within ten years from the probate of this will become a citizen of Texas or some other state or territory not subject to Mormon government; daughter, the saia Elizabeth Whitmore shall not�becomeca P Per manent citn of some sta e or tcrri yam'` Cit ten 7c' 'rs from the probate y not under the Mormon government tion of my estate herein allotted o ndtbes moit ucill the o or per- " t. laps as to her and be divided equally between to hen e r , Burtn and the children of my son, F riley Carter yDeceasedr' and Evaline,. the children of my daughter, Mary' Reed deceased in the s manner as is directed in regard to the direct lerac , ame' y• 6th: In case the negroes herein bequeathed to my daughter , � Evaline Burton, be valued at more than one fourth of my whole es- . tate, then I direct m executor to collect from her in money a � sufficient sun to equalize the value of three; moities of my estate; then said her portion with the other to the said other three equal d sus of money shall be added in value '- *_zoi but should said negroes note �. : my r.>holc estate or should Maria an o�e fourth of d her children be recovered by James I. and others in a suit which they have ins itutcd against tie for thut either ..case my erector shall mnkc the remaininPurpose, then in to My said daughter, Evaline Burton eou, negroes bequea , thed ' of ray estate by adding 1 in value to one fourth , of ty estate. ' ;; Corey to them taken from the ballance 7th: I desire m9 E p ec tive o pay over to my above nam ed Wand children their respective interest shall arrive at la�:fu1 a e s in m estate so arrive at Jarful ag 6 ' hall kecbefore• �s they together with the ,. a he s and until they. shall Po ton not deliveredhtormy daughter portions secured out at interest so that it shall be full s y ghter Elizabeth Lred by mortgage or ample personal security oryand safely shall all be desposed of in accordance with the this VYill; ands wish said both, until it above dcrected. fluids to be a reinvested s as 8th: And Finally, I hereby my true and trusty friend., tlillam McIntosh�oOft said o Statc County, my Executor and Trustee p trust in his abilit nce and reposing full co appoint nfide last will and tostamenan int J. ro o e grity in the execution de this m In Testimony whereof I hereunto Of. these subscribing witnesses set my hand in the presence , this Nov. 25th, A. D, 1860. Richard Carter 8igncdj published and declared testament in the b as his last will an y the said Richard Carter request of said Richard Carter Prescnce of us, who at the presence of each other, and in his Presence and in the ritnosscs. , have hereunto subscribed our names as J. L. Kendall George Carter I, Robert Johnson do solorLnly sv,ccr tha r.�l writing of Richard Carter Dec td well acquain- tcd With the ha of the annexed instrumcnt of �Triting or last will ard ma bearing date on the 25th I� *ov. 1860 that gnat tes of ure of t the si ' Richard Carter to the said instru,�ent crritin 6 is the gen signature and hand Writing of the said testa uine id tor. Robt. Johnson Sworn to and subscribed before rso in open Court on this the 25th day of 2: 1863, to which I ccrtify u-ndcr my hand and seal of the Court on the day above rrx'ittcn. (SEAL) � G. B. Reed, C. J. B. Co. quainI,dHa Harvey ] t hcnd l, do sole y swear th:_ signor of t t I am vrcll ac- he hereto annexed iinstru»� and testament enlrofC ter, the maker and , be date on the 25th Of sting or last 17ill he that t signature of the said Richard of Idov. A. D. 1860, Will and Tcst ,,TM id i,'chard C�rtcr to the said last or. is the �;cnuir_c the said testat signature and hand i %r . or. 1 min; of B. Mitchell Svrorn to and cubccribcd bc. orc rio in open_ Court on this the 2 day seal o of 1-:ay, 1863, to Court on c_z I ccrtify ur_dcr my hand and the day above urittcn. (SLtL) G. B. Recd, C. J. B. Co. razor genealogical dvertiser Volume VIII Number 3 Bryan- College Station Sbrin7 1986 . Texas THE RICHARD CARTER FAMILY Richard CARTER was one of eight children born to Joseph and Nancy MENEFEE CARTER, of Virginia. On 17 January 1811, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Richard married Elizabeth LONES, born in 1788 in Shenan- doah County, Virginia. Richard CARTER served in tie War of 1812 as a private in the Militia Infantry of East Tennessee Volunteers. After his return from service in the War of 1812, he and Elizabeth and their children moved in 1820, to Decatur, in Morgan County, Alabama. They left Morgan Point, Alabama, early in 1831, for Texas by way of Natchez, New Orleans and Galveston, where they landed in early April of 1831. On 30 April 183, Richard CARTER received a grant for one league of land with the Stephen F. Austin Colony, in present day Brazos County, Texas. There they built a dog trot log cabin some three miles southeast of what be- came Bryan, Texas. Their four children who came with them to Texas were Wiley, Elizabeth, E<raline and Mary Ann. Another son, Funk, was born after their arrival in Texas. Wiley CARTER married Harriet REED, Elizabeth CARTER married a Mr. WHITMORE from Utah, and Mary Ann CARTER married Wilson REED, brother of Harriet. Wilson and Harriet were two of the children of Michael and Martha BURNETT REED, neighbors of the CARTERs and probably acquaintances back in Tennessee, as Michael REED had also been in the War of 1812. Evaline CARTER married Samuel BURTON, aid Frank died when he was about 12 years of age and was the first known member of the CARTER family to be buried in the Carter Family Cemetery. After living the last half of their lives in this area, Rich - ard CARTER died in 1863 and Elizabeth LONES CARTER in 1876. They were both buried near their son Frank. Their graves were marked by matching marble gravestones by members of the CARTER family, who also erected a wrought iron fence arounu the cemetery. The fence and gravestones were removed in the 1960's without permission from the CARTER descendants, many of whom live in the Bryan- Colj-ege Station area today. Descendants of Elizabeth CARTER WHITMORE live in Utah and other areas. Carter reunions have been held in the Texas Panhandle where other descendants live, and a REED reunion is held alLnually in Temple, Texas, with many Richard CARTER descendants attending. This paper was written by Eleanor HANOVER NANCE, great - great- great- grandaughter of,Michael and Martha BURNETT REED. She presented it at the Ceremony held on March 2, 1986 when College Station dedicated the Richard Carter Park and the Historical Marker was presented. The Historical Marker is on the grounds of the Richard CARTER Park and near the access road on the East Bypass. The marker reads as follows: I g 3 l 1043 Fra ti K 6 A Report on Richard Carter's Cemetery 1. On a beautiful Sunday of ternoom in the Fall of 1941 my w if e Janie and I stumbled upon Richard Carter's &oily Cemetery wh ©x we wore Talking in the woods and NO lexger cultivated fields east of our home In College Hills. Richard and his wife Elizabeth were buried side try side and their graves were sxclesod in. ax iron picket fo=e and each grave had its marker - x rather large aarblo ono. There was ax inscriptiox on ea eh marker - one for Richard and ens for Elizabeth. There were ra.xy other graves in the Cemetery. Cme of those other graves was carked with a marble marker very such like the m rkers to the graves of Richard axd Elisabeth and a4the other graves were marked with small saxdstoxes and had no inacriptions. At the tine of our discovery I rade note of the inscriptions OR all three Markle €arkers but I have misplaced these notes and have not yet keen male to find them. We had boex readixg Of Richard Carter ix the Ab-stract of the Deeds to Our home in College Hills Estates and we had 1a$come quite interested in him and hia family. 8. A few days after our discovery, we told Colonel Claude Mitchell Of Bryan about it. He was the Only deacoxdaxt of Richard and B1lzaboth Carter that we knew Of at the tine. Ch the same day we told him he came Buy axd Janie axd I took kin to the Cemetery. He was exesodixely glad that we pointed it out to his. He had been looking for it but he had not boon akle to locate it because it had become overgrown with brush. He told us wko had put the irox fonoe around Riabard axd Elizabetk's graves but we have fergottex the name of tko person. We do know, however, that it vas a Carter descendant axd kixswonax of Col. Claude Mitchell, an aunt Or a cousin or some other relative. - We also remember that he said that the same person had provided the fence around the Mitchell graves in tho Boonville Cemetery at about the sane time. He said lee was geixg to clean up Richard's Coaetery. At this Lime ke was in the midst of restorixg the graves of his Mitchell Family in tke Boonville Cemetery axd he lead just fixishod restorixg then when he died axd Rover did got around to cleaning up tho Carter Cemetery as he had planned to. 3. Janie and I have gone to Richard Carter's Coxotery oftsx ever tke years and so leave many ether people of College Station. Maxy People of College Station know of the Cemetery. 4. In 1960 or 1961, Mr, John Cecil Culpepper Srti bought the ]a nd ex which the Cemetery is located frsm Mr. Mit Dax-shy of Bryan. He bought it mostly ty option, I believe, and actually paid for it as ke needed it for development. The enact date of purchase can b ascortaixed from the Deed Records. j I i 5. Slightly after Mr. Culpepper's purchase of mho land, the City Of College Statiex annexed the land as a part of the City. i 6. Slightly after this Jamie talked to Mrs. Culpepper about 111ak&rd's Cemetery. Mrs. Culpepper, of course, was John Cecil Sr's wife. She f knew about the Cemetery axd said that she had boex to it many ti1s9s. She was all for preserving it as a pert of her husband's devslopsont. She wanted to set aside some land surrouxdixg it as a park for the de- colepmext. She suggested talking the matter ever w ith Esther Danny, wtti sf= i buA i= dvt'V - - Whether -h - yor did or--"het.- IYcidoatal1 i she wishid .that her hushaxd would name his proposed addition for Ri&.ard Carter axd call it Carter's Greve, which was also the xane 6f -l tin ' t; C.L tor' r s fancus hone OR the Janes River in Virginia. She also Wished trst he would rase the streets in the new additiea for other faneus heaos on the James River. Her wishes in those respects were for the =eat part carried out. The xa.me Carter, Of caurse, was ix doferexce to the fact that the land of the Cemetery and of the entire purchaas from Mr. Dmxsbiy was Originally im Richard Carter's League. Mrs. Culpepper became ill and died bofere she could carry all of her plaaxs. She did got her husband to same the addition Carter's Grove and to name most of the streets for etkor famous homes on the Jams s RiTor. Apparently, howeYer, she did sot succeed in persuading his to carry out her plans for the Cemetery. ?. Is the late winter or early spring of 1962 Jaxia axd I visited tho Cenetory and found out that a a all hole atrout it foot deep and a foot in diameter had rocextly been dug into Richard's grave and two reds or pickott had boex removed from the iron fence OR the north side. Otherwise tke Cemetery was just as we had always found it before. 8. Is 1962 or 1963 Mr. Huffaker, broadcasting for T. V. Ckaxxel 3, talked of a aosetery. He said that in some addition in Bryan gone one had found a foot steno marker with R C OR it and Mr. Huffaker concluded that the marker must have boom for R1 7 36ard Carter's grave and Cemetery but he did mot know where the grave and coaetery were. Jamie phoned Mr. Huffaker and told him where Richard's grave axd Cemetery were located and tkat the marker witk R C om it could met have boom that of Richard Carter since Richard's markers, both head stone and foot stone were still ixta ct is his Cemetery. She invited his to some by and let ker and so take his to the Cemetery. He sever case by asi he never talked again of Richard Carter and his C9motery. The - very meat day after Jamie lead phoned Mr. Huffaker, she and I went to Richard's Cemetery agaim and found all markers and the iron fence still ixt& ct. The little hole in Richard's grave which we had first xoticod a short while before wan still there. 9. On April 22, 1964, tke following article appeared in tke Brga Daily Beagle Reraixs of Piex©sr Missing from Grano By Tom Nelson Bsglo Staff Writer "A few weeks age the daughter of a local couple came home from school and asked k*r dad if he would take her to the grave of Richard Carter, one of the founding fathers of Brazen County. "He was busy at the time but several days later he took the child to tko grave and tkey found it had boom desecrated. " This was tke ovoxt that led to the opexixg of Richard Carter's grave Tuesday by Texas Ranger 0. L. Luther uxdor the directiox of a court order—Issued by - District Judge John M. Barron. "Tke remains were Rot found. The grave located xortk of Carter's Grove housixg dovelopmeot in College Station, had boom dug into, parts of the iron fence surrouxdixg it removed, and the gravestones uprooted. "Barren issued the -court order on two assumptions: First, that someoxo had tried to got to the remains, and socoxd, that someone has hidden or had hidden soaethixg in the grave. " Included in the ixvestigatiox party were Ranger Luther, Judgo -__Ba rrw- , axd _%Uariff__- J- .19_ -.__Hx -- ? *thing was found ix the Qrave • =cept a part of the iron fog co, about - throe feet holow the surface, and several pieces of docayixg "dd. 3 "Two trustoor���rustioafrom the county fail dug down aid feet without finding any real o1ridonce Of the rectins. "Carter, who cane to Texas from Tennessee in the 1830'x, settled east Of what is now College Statiox o a league of land grantod to kin by the Momican Gev "H* died on Vay 12 1863 during the middle of the Civil War. Thor* has always been speculation about the possibilit y of o ld ar eurr axcyCurroxcghelONZing to the Confederates buried with him. Now, the site has More mystery than before. Richard Carr Is Act where he should he. " A local funeral hen* director has. said that there should be souse evidenc* of either the case or decayed &.attar loft is the skewing a coffin had been there. calth "Several questions arise about the desecration and imyestigation. " the spot that was desecrated the location of the grave? Ens someone reMeved the rexaixs? Why did semoexe try to get irate the grays? "Anyone Information that cOntact him at h c Ju dge Barron in the courthouse.* Just bofere the foregoing article in the same xewspapor was a Picture of Richard's grays with a ah *vol ix the bolo that had Veen dug and showing a portion of the iron fence. Below the picture ap- peared the fcllcwixe ixforma tiers "Mystery of the Grave "Authoriti are *Mystery the mystery of the desecrated graro of Richard Carter,, One of the fouxdixg fathors of Brazes County. The shovel shows the deptk of a hole dug into tka The hole was recently discovered by amateur kimteriaxs. W• kors�dug down about six foot without finding evidence of the remains or coffin, part of the irox fence On the right had been removed for the $ 1prits to $aim &ccOsa to the grave. (Eaglo Photo by Tom Nelson.)" 10. The next day, April 23, 1964, after reading the foregoing article and seeing its accOmpanying picture and inscription beneath the picture, Jaxie and I visited Richard's Grave and Cemetery, and I Must say that we found much that flatly c ox tra di c to d what we had r ea d IN the article and had seen in the accompaxyixg picture. WO found Richard and Elizabeth Carter's, marble markers up and intact just as we had found then many tines before and not "uprooted" as the artscle.gak they had boex; we found the irox foxce UP and ixtact except for the id two reds Or piekots on tke xertk side that we had before noted as having been removed; we found the hole ix Richard's grave no deeper th&x we had Origixally found it in the late winter or early sprixg Of 1962 but possibly a few inches wider ix diameter; Just "workers" Or "trustees trustie�d scratched in the hol and a widen d It a few inches but it 'Tooked as if it had net even be most certainly it had not been dug six foot deep as stated�in theaarticle; we found that tke picture accompanyixg the ,article gave a very inaccurate, ixcoupl*t*, and dist *rted picture of the graves, markers, and foxce; r apparently the nor ativO Of the picture hSd beam roversed and the pictire � taksn s* as net to show a picture Of the markers and their ixscriptions; if the picture had actually beex taken from the east and Of the gravaR, then the picture would have showx� the markers and their inseripticus: gt the Other or west and but it didn't; the picture must from in fron o f thO _- mark wrs_fa -ci have hbox sna th - -- ae�a -t- -S that nce =tlri- r s -gin t h ad scrgti�xg boon l - wore mat shown, but in that so the ickets or rods at had romeved would have been on th•� � •r1 side fence but 4 i , the actual picture they wore cide fence when that were a shawx to be on the ri the he trust hate be on the loft or t or south eex r eT ®read. north aide - so 11. The article and the a questioag; ccompanyin 8 Pi cturo Present Who �►$ "the dau Many Puzzliie to take her to ghter of the g the daughter and therlocalf coup,,,, ard Carter? co asked her dad Why did District Jud article doe. not name to issue a court ardor for ga John M. $trrox t tir�oyis 1 °gal authority to doe ope ullkg of Ric�sara, °sit upon him$elf s s but that of g,,,, wh en it was had been did the author the County Judgo a t the eex uprooted" whax th th° articl Why did the author Y "ad not been d' Why a " � yQ Btanes" the hole sic feet may that two " t all? halo had not b dO ° P whax the a Trusteas eex doopexed at t'idonab the neat dug What yea s the author t a l l? Y showed that the boex sPocatiax abyut th s source for b,eloxg"xg is the Poesibi_1 "t saYing�tbat "There h done co Coxfoderates dried y of gold or curraxc al 7 xeiderahle research o, R1 with h "z Ri Y & a c oily time I }sa.. come u ex .�r Carter but hard ia that if su I h� m a P this " the first and bad not been d "spoculatiex" had "P ��Miox. been arIt i8 strax ge doTelo 1842 befor 19 alNRye bound Jbndeed "aPelOPa Carter's GroTe. Cs Cla soon after ll�. Cul °that the bole ex when he t�s tell", Claude Mi tchell P PPer had started Why Wsuldx't the re g us much ab -out th ® not ■extra, th It a mem]me:• of his fa ail taixs of RI Cemetery. y had removed Ber Cart* still be "x ka1co gotten a court order to h the Is there anY record of a do Be? ? a rsskixs, wou,"d 1t h�Te Y Richard's court Order? h DTs Te had boex hourt der? had to steal Richard' rds roxaixs? Wsu h g for troa a p w�sax who dug into em ro11aixs hats been r rea"xs still n he hate rem�ed would case a vmeTed by H di be there? his wife �aTe remoT th r , e ggixg down could e Elizabeth? Who would mains Of Richard duet a feetY res�eted the iron ha TO repoTed d but not y article fence and th the remains th ose o f categorically say that Aarkers? So hew an d not bats before. Richard Carter " Now, th s can tbo autho of the expect the di s not where ke should be "p o gegyetary than itself after agar to find any s" w" " actually hundr gxs of a P"xo coffin o could ono Y the hole y or more eye, r of the body was never if ho had dug six feet deg 8 more than a f Oct deep? P thatch Why did the takor of the In front distort his picture? re reTerso hia xe sx f on f the markers and Why didn't ke � k� tiTe and Tao zarkorQ and tharohY skew the �rarkers and the Piero Lx the picture. Why did their ixscri d the I nscriptions the author Ptions iad been would ha Uprooted" whax the say the +rzruld or " bee all-- lmpo Y most certainly had net b gra fee texas" Who was the "l o cox? heuld h "some oTidelocal funeral home director of a coffix a its " " who said that Who were tko " case ? the hel ix RI chard's historlaxs its area ha. Ord s SrateY Min " who had "r r -- -- -- Is W3 - — - Y �t -Cell �' -- siacs 1962, *go Sfati *x and i 12. The Sax ' s day, April 23, 1964 from cur v , after Janie and I had or a to the Cemetery, Janie phoned Judge Barron arai sttaurned with hi>Q far a halt hear or more abut Richards � °d :xd about the article and a eccn I had actually rein and observed On our Picture to d aho ah hat ails ry Y g picture and ab What and the same day. The Judge Boozed COATiAced of her ersisnvofat Cemetery and left the Impression that he would cooperate ix the a ratter Of the Cenetory. Preservation 1 3. Just after Janie had finished talkix to Judge Barron, Oahe talked to Mrs. Joseph IwiiltGA(Eleaxor HaxoTOr� Ance about the ratter. 14. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Nance took the xatter up with Judas Barren and found his most attentive artd cooperative. He was six to help her and the Childrex of the DAR to keep the Cenetery. C 15. In July, 1965, Mr. A. H. Alex, a neighbor of Ours, and I visited the Cemetery and found tho iron fence and the markers Richard and Elizabetk's FMTes intact and to starrdix gravec; the marble marker outside the irex foxes a in surrounding at the and Elizabeth's graves, wh ich was Richard daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Probably that of a daughter or tm xd- the irex foxee; the saxdstoxe markers in the Bute d ed maids around the graves of Richard &Ad Elizabeth, however, had been Picked UP and Piled near the graves of Richard and Elizabeth. The ladle i Richard's grave was there and still very much as and I first discovered it in 1962. it was when Janie 16. Inter In 1965, -Taxis and I visited the Cemetery and found the situatiex just as Mr. Alex and I had found it in the Preceding July. 17. Could Richard's Cemetery be the land Mr. In 1965 when he proposed to the Cit C St i bad in sled he swap some land in hie Carter's Grove Additioxor Ar afor w that the College Hills Estates Parks at the Ee st Gate in College H1118? s Grove he had ix mind rb He never did make it clear just what land in Carter' to n Incidentally, the lot owners of College Hills Estates I* mi extally defeated his proposal and the swap was never reads. of Los Angeles, Cal 16 • Mares 89, 196 ?, I received a letter from Mrs. Helen P. Baker Carter iferxia, a direct desc°xdaxt of Richard and Elizabeth , saying that she would like to come to Texas and visit their fives and she would like to get me to take her t• them. I decided that before answering Mrs, Baker's letter we had sbett�io oaxd to the Cemetery again and see if there had beer any further attempts at obliteratixg it and see just what the situatiex was at that Time. 19 • So, ex April 17, 1967, Janie and I visited the CoNster an found the irox Taxes to Richard and Elizabeth's 'y � all three marble markers Eoxo and Only fi'agmarrtc of a fotvvthoastones ` oo' outer gTeB retained a who had done the romoTina tholf enc0 '"d bmarbl the marker pars ox or persons In Richard's grave remained the sago. 8• The hole th 1A to 1965 and April 17 1967, had made fur�errefforts tomoblit' between e Cemetery, b the attempts a t e - - -- era to tke roxw—jXg - -*f - th�s�bur - item 9x —were - coetP i d tee l t — dad tars are still there and it is s o Per the Cemetery to bo preserved. till 20. The meat da -y. April 1R_ or, r D all ahcrLzt the attempted o bliteratiox and N_it Dansby and Mr. Jahx su Hg°sted that she Write Mr. had haPPexed to the iroxCfence axd e the rmarkers see if the drosses. Several moxths later eve he a FOR what , Mrg. Baker told ma r Chair ad- Mjr Lh nshy and Mr. Culpepper and she that she had Witten soarer from them, had xot gottex any response what - 21. At this poimt, I may ask. the Ces y? eter ' Just who would want to obliterate Certainly xot the Carter Family. a treasure seeker. Equally certain not 22. Nothixg happexed is the Ceeeter Daxsby sold the property to Mr Cul y ' I vay add,t� ill after Mr. dovelspgext of Carter's Grave. p ° vex e 1960 sr 1961 for his Richard's gray, was dug therei'�ill after thatOne axd axly hole ix 23. My guess is that a p the Cometcry is located did pay for of t ,418 land ox which ot about to shlit -orate it go that he Would bur a s cemetery axd some oxa y it. 24. Csrtai=ly the owner of the laid kXaW ab•sut though that obliteratisx wag Yet quite eoaplets. Surol oblitsratiox would xot have had the " , for irsi fexce and the marke Z&11" t ' g o t o@At* ths�Property and taekebawayrathesr o ewxer s knowlsdeo and oexsext. 25. Could the sblitera ter have beex the old ibex fexce to Mrs, irox o (Edna) Pruitt of old Hoe latl S emax hs geld ax about the time the ibex foaco to. at just. If so, W*Uldx't ke have also b, Cho Cantor grave$ was takox aw oex the sxe that removed the markers Y 26. Sunday, Juae 15, 1969, Jaxio and I witk, Eleanor Naxce,,axd Mr, Walter G. " visited Richard C �Har C6 The Braze Csuxty Historical Survey Committee, of which th waa csxsid ©nix or s ea� story. e markixg the Cemetery as a pl c of l w er 27. Ox Juxe 24, 1970 I about Richard Carter's Ce�eet I talked ox the phone is County Judge Vaxco Of three people that were direct des c�en ki the R Richard and addresz a Carter whom he could write axd Elizabeth for the Historical Survey Committee!ge necessary a utherizatiox from Judgo Vaxco said that he was oix to g preserTixg the Cemetery. day or two axd that he and the Co wr it* three people in a head, wars goixg to de sonethii , which he was the o ffieil rkixg before the Cemetery *ms b t�era tad and a ar ri . business developraext took eompletely obli over. The Judi yt am residential or „e sounded quite enthusiastic, 28• Early ix Nb.rch, 1971, Donald Lixd, nixie of the Astronaut Houston axd a direct de and scendant of Richard Carter and his me is our s i cam© by is visit Janie ef. Richard Cell ego Hills h omA axd wife Elizabeth, Carter axd his Cemetery. He axd his childre had s wife and Just paid a visit to the Cemetery before girl livixg en Dominik Drive, coming try to s a a exact , le s us' A litt takex them to the Ceozotery. little rr OINi girl to b write Judge Vaxes and give the ne essary authorization , had deacendaxt of Richard and Elizabeth Cart Astronaut Lind that re he PreservatioY of the Ce der bar from a direct Carter for the eratiox axd also write Miss Lucy Harrison good soasurs a I rest suggested that he Survey Committee the mattsr.member of the Brazos I lave his the .ecessart $Historical y ddressea ix f cash case. Ho tried to contact both of these povple on the phone whilo he was here but without success. A few days later Dr. Lind wrote gee that he had written both Judge VaR6 f nd Miss Lucy as I had suggested. Sixes then I have learned from Miiss Lucy aAd other mcwb.ers Of the Historical Surrey Committee that Judge Vance and the Committee now have t authorizatiox for the Committee's rsarkixg and presorvixg the Cemetery. 29. One questiex in all this remains - why did Judge Barron tell Janie that she should have reported the desecration of the Cemetery to him whex she first noted the small hole ix Richard's grave and the remoiral of the two reds or pickets IN the iron fence in 1962 when as a matter of fact it should have boex reported to the County Judgo rather thax to the District Judge? 30. Many poeplo in College Station and Bryan know of the Cemetery and xo doubt would lend all the support they can to seeing that the Cemetery is markod, restored, and well preserved. 31. There is not a more deservixg pioneer of Brazes County to be honored than Richard Carter: He was one of the very first settlers of this area of Texa s, hav - ixg arrived with his wife Elizabeth and five of his eight children from Alabama IN April, 1831, and obtaining a grant of a league of land in what was to become Brazes County frem the Mexican Gevernment just a bit later that year. He had arrived at about the time the Millicaxs were arrivixg IN what was to become the Millican. Community, and for a long time the Carters and the Millicans were the only Axglo- Americaxs in this area and they were the closest neighbors to each other. Richard's league was IN Stephen F. Austix's Seeoxd Colony. His league of land included much of what is today Bryan and Q011ege Station. He gave name to Carter's Creek. The first school in the area was taught by Harvey Mitchell in the hoxe of Richard Carter, which was ox a hill about a 100 yards from his family Cemetery and which had a rather mommanding view cf the surreuxdixg area. Ix 1841, Richard Carter, John H. Jones, and Hirarm Hap_�ver sur- veyod the towx of BooRTille and served as a Board of CeRmisSioner8 to auction off the lets. Boonville became the first county seat of Brazos(earlier VaTasota) County. Richard's daughter Mary Ann married Wilson Reed who himself was quite prominent in early Brazos County affairs, one time being county treasurer. Richard's grandson Wiley Reed, Born of Wilson Reed and Mary Ann Carter, married Phoebe Agnes Eugenia McCullough, daughter of William J. VcCullough and Artillery Greer and granddaughter of Stephen Greer and Phoebe Morgax. Mary Reed, daughter of Wiley Reed and Phoebe Agnes Eugenia McCullough, married Claude Mitchell Sr. of the well -knewx Mitchell Phmily of Brazos County, oany of whom are buried im the Boonville Cemetery. Richard's daughter Evalino married a Burtox 2 who I would guess had some connectiox with the Burtons who I would also guess had some- this e to do with the naming of Burtox Crack which flows partly at LanaL in Richard Carter's League xet far from Richard Carter's Hone aad Cemetery. Was this Burtox Samuel Burton who at oxe time was tax assessor - collector of early Brazos County? Richard Carter's estate ix 1877, according tQ the probate records of that estate, had 2300 acres in Brazos County and fi acres ix the Saar Burton Headright im McLennax C e to which probate records tell us ETalina cou 67 67 � e Cartor Burton had Moved. Is this a further suggestimn that Etalixo Carter's husband was Saguel Burton? Richard's son Wiley made a Tory distinguished record for himself ix the Texas ReTolution and later he bocame a member of the Texas Raxger8. 7� q g 7/