Jefferson, TX, United States
Savannah Cemetery. This site began as the family burial ground for Sofia Smith Whatley and her descendants. A South Carolina native, Whatley moved from Alabama with her son, Miles Jefferson, shortly after her husband, Martin, died in 1875. She came to this area to join another son, James Darling, an
d his family. A third son, Francis Marion, later bought land in Marion County as well. The burial ground began on the land of James Whatley, who also deeded property to the county for a public school.
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