BENJAMIN GARLINGTON CEMETERY - Newton County, Texas - Historical Marker
Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1804-1887), an unidentified laborer who worked for them, and three others whose identities are unknown. This site is East on 320 acres that Benjamin received in 1857 as a bounty for his service in the War of 1812 in which he was listed as a private and musician in the Mississippi Malitia. He later served this area and adjacent parishes in Louisiana Primitive Baptist Preacher. Concerned descendants have rallied to honor and preserve the memory of this pioneer family of Newton County.
Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1804-1887), an unidentified laborer who worked for them, and three others whose identities are unknown. This site is East on 320 acres that Benjamin received in 1857 as a bounty for his service in the War of 1812 in which he was listed as a private and musician in the Mississippi Malitia. He later served this area and adjacent parishes in Louisiana Primitive Baptist Preacher. Concerned descendants have rallied to honor and preserve the memory of this pioneer family of Newton County.
BENJAMIN GARLINGTON CEMETERY - Newton County, Texas - Historical Marker
Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1804-1887), an unidentified laborer who worked for them, and three others whose identities are unknown. This site is East on 320 acres that Benjamin received in 1857 as a bounty for his service in the War of 1812 in which he was listed as a private and musician in the Mississippi Malitia. He later served this area and adjacent parishes in Louisiana Primitive Baptist Preacher. Concerned descendants have rallied to honor and preserve the memory of this pioneer family of Newton County.
Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1804-1887), an unidentified laborer who worked for them, and three others whose identities are unknown. This site is East on 320 acres that Benjamin received in 1857 as a bounty for his service in the War of 1812 in which he was listed as a private and musician in the Mississippi Malitia. He later served this area and adjacent parishes in Louisiana Primitive Baptist Preacher. Concerned descendants have rallied to honor and preserve the memory of this pioneer family of Newton County.
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