Details for Site of Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497004916
Data
| Marker Number | 4916 |
| Atlas Number | 5497004916 |
| Marker Title | Site of Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery, Site of |
| Address | Old Reunion Road, S. of Decatur |
| City | Decatur |
| County | Wise |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 630947 |
| UTM Northing | 3675312 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery; poor farms |
| Marker Year | 1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Decatur, take FM 730 south about 2 miles to CR 4181; head west on CR 4181 about .5 mile to Old Reunion Road; head orth about 1.3 miles north on Old Reunion Road to marker. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 28" x 18" |
| Marker Text | Operated 1885-1962 to support and employ dependent or needy citizens and as place for county convicts to work out fines. First superintendent of the 320-acre farm, R. Suffert, managed all land and activities and his wife cooked, washed, and sewed for both inmates and guards. Of inmates buried in the now-leveled cemetery at bend of Center Creek, only names known are Steve Abbey, Sarah McCain, Jim Wilson, Jim M. Goodner, Bill Hodge; Rankin, Owens (surnames); Della, Edna, Ike, and Mariah. In 1969 county sold buildings and 12 acres of farm at auction. (1971) |