W.H. Parsons deeded the original ten acres at this site in 1875 for use as a cemetery. The burial ground was named Myrtle for a child whose single grave was included in the tract of land. Also buried here is Frederick H. Ranklin (1795-1874), a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old 300 colony and veteran of the Texas Revolution. Other graves include those of author Katie Daffan (1874-1951), and Marine Lieutenant Jack Lummus (1915-1945), who was killed at the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Myrtle Cemetery Historical Marker Location Map, Ennis, Texas
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