Davenport
Cemetery
"Davenport","Cemetery","
","Davenport","This cemetery is located in
the northwest quadrant of Red River County, Texas and has been
lost. From local rumors the cemetery was named for a post Civil
War carpetbagger named Davenport. Rumor has it that the man was
thoroughly disliked and that he was buried in a fancy brick mausoleum
in this cemetery. It is also told that during a rise on Red River
in 1908 that most of the community gathered to watch the mausoleum
slough off into the river. Location is near the site of old Jonesboro
and this information garnered from Robert Williams living a mile
west of the site. His father, also Robert Williams, also had
related the story prior to his death. This information taken
on 6 Feb 2000 by Lawrence and Sue Dale."
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