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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Belew Cemetery Association and |
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citizens of Aubrey are gathering on May 5, 2013, for the dedication |
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of a Historic Texas Cemetery Marker at Belew Cemetery; and |
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WHEREAS, In the mid-1850s, Richard Aaron Belew, Mary Jane |
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Belew, and their five children traveled with 39 other families from |
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Tennessee to settle on land north of present-day Aubrey in Denton |
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County; after a log cabin school was opened at the site, the |
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community came to be known as the Belew Schoolhouse Settlement; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the settlement purchased land from Mr. |
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Belew in 1880 in order to establish a public graveyard, and by the |
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early years of the 20th century, the Belew Cemetery was the |
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principal burial ground for the area; the cemetery's earliest |
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graves were marked with red sandstone; and |
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WHEREAS, The Ladies Cemetery Society was founded in 1902, and |
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for the next 85 years, the society held an annual Thanksgiving |
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dinner to raise money for the upkeep and expansion of the cemetery; |
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now known as the Belew Cemetery Association, the group continues to |
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oversee the maintenance of the cemetery, where early settlers are |
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buried alongside veterans who served in conflicts ranging from the |
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Civil War to the Gulf War; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who have found their final rest in these |
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peaceful grounds have contributed in myriad ways to shaping the |
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history of this North Texas community, and this historical marker |
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represents a fitting tribute both to their memory and to all those |
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who have worked to preserve and care for this important cultural |
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site; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of a Historic Texas |
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Cemetery Marker at Belew Cemetery and extend to all who have helped |
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to secure this recognition sincere best wishes for a meaningful and |
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memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Belew Cemetery Association as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Fallon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1504 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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