To Everything A Season: EDGAR Family Cemetery, DeWitt Co., TX

Joel Eugene

JACKSON

Joel Eugene

JACKSON

Mark David

GOLDSMITH

Mark David

GOLDSMITH

32. Adolph Henry

MAHLER

32. Adolph Henry

MAHLER

32. Adolph Henry

MAHLER

32. Adolph Henry

MAHLER

41. Charlotte "Minnie"

Wilhamina ABLE

MAHLER

42. John MAHLER

(Sr.)

42. John MAHLER

(Sr.)

42. John MAHLER

(Sr.) and wife 41.

Charlotte "Minnie"

Wilhamina ABLE

MAHLER

42. John MAHLER

(Sr.) and wife 41.

Charlotte "Minnie"

Wilhamina ABLE

MAHLER

44. Annie MAHLER

READER

44. Annie MAHLER

READER

43. Emma MAHLER

Visits: 1991 and 1992

        Welcome Grave Stones Location Meetings&Visits Management Politeness April 2015 April 2013 May 2006 Visits 1991 - 2, GOLDSMITH Visit 1969, John TRACY

Latest update: Thursday, February 21, 2013

Visit 1991 and 1992

[Click on any photo to start the slide show.]

"I was there in '91 & '92, I think. At least the negatives from

photos I took back then are dated such. I met Joel Jackson at

the time for permission to go on the ranch and clean it up. My

shots are dated 6-4-91, 4-11-92 and 5-2-92. Joel surprised

me and joined me with a chain saw and we made a huge

dent in the heavy work of the jungle in one long day (just two

people), so good progress should be made with several

people. I'm thinking we did that 4-11-92, then I came back

5-2-92 to do hand work around the gravestones, take pics,

and spray the brush stumps to slow down regrowth.

"I wondered if we could put some goats out there for a few

months to graze it down and kill all the bushes and trees, but

Joel said the coyotes would get them. I wasn't up to building

a coyote proof fence and getting water there, so I dropped it.

I was living in Columbus which was also too far away to tend

it. I think it is exactly 1/4 acre square. Someone will need to

bring a small chain saw."

Mark David Goldsmith, 18 February 2013

"Just got the photos back tonight. Its coming back to me now

that I can see them. We only cleared the front portion of the

cemetery where the Mahler graves were (maybe 25% or

less). The whole place would have taken two strong men

about 2 days. This was HEAVY work to cut those trees down

and throw them over the fence. I rented a blade-type bush

whacker and Joel had a chain saw as you can see from the

pics. Both would be a must for equipment if it looks anything

like it did in '92. If the folks coming are not fairly strong, i.e. be

capable of heavy work, it might be worth it to pass the hat

($150-200) for a couple of local[s]. I'm 20 year older too so

not sure I could haul logs for several hours.  I would be

concerned that the group would be disappointed that not

enough progress was made to be gratifying and get

photographs of the tombstones. That is, if the objective is to

clear the whole thing. If only Mahler again, then a small group

can do it in one day like Joel and I did.  It was getting dark by

the time we finished clearing. I think there was poison ivy and

sticker bushes, so I will be wearing heavy-cloth long sleeves,

boots and gloves.

"My original motivation for cleanup was that my grandmother

Mahler wanted to see the grave site one last time, so I was

getting it good enough to bring her out there to the Mahler

section.  She was never up to the trip but I got to show her

the photos."

Mark David Goldsmith, 21 February 2013

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