Cemetery Point Cemetery, Smith County, Texas -- SE-64


Latitude:   32:14:12.4
Longitude: 095:06:56.3


From Tyler, take Hwy 64E to the bridge over Lake Tyler East. 
Proceed on Hwy64E to the intersection of CR230 and turn 
right (south). Proceed on CR230 for a distance of 2.66 miles. 
The cemetery is 0.655 mile on a bearing of 284 degrees true 
from CR230.


This cemetery appears to consist of a single marked, unnamed grave, 
facing east, and is on a tract of land as follows: land in the 
Wilson L. Parmer Survey, Abstract No. 767, 5-3/4 acres of land 
conveyed to E.H. Toncray by Henry Floore et ux by deed dated Nov. 25, 
1896, recorded in Vol. 58, page 99, Deed Records of Smith County, 
Texas.

**The following information was provided by Charles Musselwhite of 
Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas, on October 26, 2004. This 
information is from his family verbal history. There is no other 
verifying information on this data.

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There are actually 4 graves in the cemetery - only one was marked - 
it is believed that this is an African-American cemetery. If so, it 
might be the grave of a Thomas McKay, enumerated as a laborer with 
the family of Steven Christopher Columbus Musselwhite on the US Census, 
1900: Smith Co. Tex, Pct 2, vol. 97, e.d. 99, sh. 22, line 1, Soundex.

Thomas McKay; Serv; B; M; 50; Sept. 1849; TX.

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PHOTOS:

Sep 18, 2004

cempt01.jpg -- Land map showing location of cemetery

se64c001.jpg -- Funeral Home Grave Marker - name insert missing

se64c002.jpg -- Mrs. Teresa Goss kneeling next to Funeral Home 
Grave Marker

se64c003.jpg -- Mrs. Goss pointing to what appears to be a metal 
marker indicating the foot of the grave