Gillum Cemetery, Oakalla, TX black plaque

Oakalla, TX, United States

Gillum Cemetery. Absolom Barton Gillum (1836-1923) and his wife, Hannah Emmaline, arrived in Texas from Alabama in 1872. In 1880, Gillum bought land at the present side of the cemetery. A. B. Gillum served in the Civil War, was Postmaster of Okalla, was recognized as a Master Mason and owned a cotto

n gin. The first person buried in the cemetery is four-year-old William "Willie" Peter Gillum (1878-1882), the son of A. B. and Hannah. Other burials include woodmen of the world and veterans from the

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