To Everything A Season: EDGARs in Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, DeWitt Co, TX

Group 4 Entrance

James D. Edgar

Jan. 1, 1826

Oct. 8, 1912

Martha Jane

Wife of

James D.Edgar

Dec. 1 1834

Jan. 14, 1910

Blessed are the pure

in heart for they shall

see God. Matt 5:6

James D. EDGAR

and Martha Jane

HADLEY

Larger view of

inscription

A view toward the

northwest showing

BFW Edgar's

gravestone (large one

on the right) and BFW

Edgar II's gravestone

(small, flat one on the

ground beside the

large one). Directly

behind the large

headstone of BFW

are the Edgar

headstones of Group

5.

B. F. W. Edgar

Born Maury Co. Tenn.

Aug 27, 1835

Died May 30, 1909.

“He being dead yet

speaketh” Heb XI-IV

Edgar

B. F. W. EDGAR

Larger view of

inscription

Footstone with

military service:

[graphic icon: cross in

circle]

Benjamin F. W. Edgar

Texas

Pvt. Co H Texas State

Troops

Confederate States

Army

Aug 27 1835 [-] May

30, 1909

Footstone:

Benjamin Franklin

Washington Edgar

B. F. W.  Edgar II

May 16, 1901

In Edgar, Tex.

Apr. 28, 1959

Footstone:

Benjamin Franklin

Washington Edgar II

Edgars: 4

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(Select any photo to start a slideshow - ten photos.)

Area 4: Grid Section 4A, 1 – 198

• Four Edgar family members.

• Four in the Goebel survey.

Tree

(For a more complete family tree, visit the James and Selah Edgar website.)

James S. EDGAR b. 1790 -m- Selah WITHERINGTON b. 1794

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Benjamin Franklin Washington EDGAR b. 1835

James D. (Doc)  EDGAR b. 1826 -m- Martha Jane HADLEY b.1834

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Christopher (Kit) EDGAR b.1879 -m- Tabitha NORTON b.?

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Benjamin Franklin Washington EDGAR II b. 1901

• Gravestones

• #79, James D. "Doc" EDGAR, [b. 1826, son of James S. EDGAR and Selah

WITHERINGTON]

• #80, Martha Jane  EDGAR, [Martha Jane HADLEY, b. 1834, wife of James

D. EDGAR]

• #81, BFW  EDGAR, [Benjamin Franklin Washington EDGAR, b. 1835, son

of James S. EDGAR and Selah WITHERINGTON]

• #82, BFW  Edgar II , [Benjamin Franklin Washington EDGAR II, b. 1901,

son of Christopher H. EDGAR and Tabitha NORTON]

NOTE: BFW  Edgar II was named for his great uncle.

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