1. Historical Belton
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Erica LaHouse
EDUC 3330 Social Studies Strategies
Spring 2013

2. North Belton Cemetery
Facts:
• Opened in 1876
• Has been in operation for the past 137 years
• Has over 8,000 graves
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3. Staff
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• President- Dennis Holle
• Cemetery manager: Roy L. Steger
• Cemetery project coordinator: Judy Dillard
• Inventory volunteer: Mary Lou Duke

4. Who is Buried Here?
• 105 Confederate soldiers’ have a
memorial at the NB Cemetery.
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5. Youngest Resident
• Ella Christine
Ramsey
• Born November 6,
1902 & died
December
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• Passed away
when she was
thirty- seven days
old.
• Buried in lot 1

6. The Polk’s
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• Yettie Tobler Polk and her four
children were killed in the flood of
December 2, 1913.
• William Charles Polk buried his
entire family in the NB Cemetery.

7. Woodmen of the World
• Founded in June of
1890 in Omaha,
Nebraska.
• A fraternal benefit
society that
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• Until the late 1920’s,
members who
passed away
received tombstones
shaped like tree
stumps.

8. Woodmen of the World
cont.
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• The North Belton Cemetery has
two members: Chas Fisher and
Albert Durie.

9. Cost
• $350 for a
grave space
• Tombstones
start at
$330 and go
up
• $20,000
mausoleum

10. Resources
• http://cemeteries.txbell.net/nbelton/
• http://cemeteries.txbell.net/nbelton/pr
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.
• Interview- Roy Steger