By: Turner, Wentworth S.R. No. 1101 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Stockton Family Cemetery located in 1-3 Bell County northwest of the City of Bartlett will receive an 1-4 Official Texas Historical Marker at a special dedication ceremony 1-5 on June 5, 1993; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Located on land originally granted to Moses Allen, 1-7 a veteran of the Siege of Bexar, the cemetery has been in the 1-8 Stockton family since 1870, when Douglas Hayden Stockton and his 1-9 wife, Mary Elizabeth White, purchased over 1,200 acres of the land 1-10 grant with their partner, J. O. Darby; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Stockton built their home 1-12 near the present cemetery site, and they established the cemetery 1-13 in 1890 when their 15-year-old son died; on December 15, 1908, 1-14 Mary Elizabeth and Douglas Stockton legally designated the property 1-15 as a family cemetery; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The cemetery contains over 80 graves and is still 1-17 used by the Stockton descendents; Douglas and Mary Stockton are 1-18 interred there as well as 12 of their 14 children; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Numerous graves of children and infants bear the 1-20 dates of family tragedies; three family members who drowned in a 1-21 hurricane in Corpus Christi in 1919 were brought for burial with 1-22 other family members; and Ead White, a former slave who remained 1-23 with the family after the Civil War, was laid to rest; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Cemeteries are important links to our past 2-2 and their maintenance and preservation are a source of pride for 2-3 families whose loved ones are buried there as well as citizens who 2-4 appreciate their historical significance; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 73rd Legislature, hereby commend the Stockton family for their 2-7 generosity and loving concern in preserving and protecting the 2-8 Stockton Family Cemetery; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-10 Stockton family as a memento of this historic occasion. 2-11 _____________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the 2-14 above Resolution was adopted by 2-15 the Senate on May 27, 1993. 2-16 _____________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate 2-20 _____________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate