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Crayton - Spruill Cemetery

Martindale, Texas

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This is standing East of the graves and looking over grave 21 in the foreground toward the other graves.

This is the Christian cross set over grave 23.  You're looking back toward the fenced graves.  Click here to compare this photo to the one taken Oct. 06.

Palm like plants, perhaps Dracena or Nolina

Facing West toward the river over grave site 25

Looking toward the fenced graves over grave 12 marked by another Christian cross.

Facing South toward the river over grave site 26

These photos show the Dracena plants.  As described on page 1 the plant on the right is running along the ground further than the head of the plant rises.

The two images above are both of grave stone 28.  On the left the stone is intact.  On the right it is broken.  The stone was broken between Oct of 2005 and Sept. of 2006.

Grave stone 31 as one looks toward the Northwest

The two photos above are grave stones 28 and 29.  The left photo was taken on October 30, 2005 and the right photo was taken on September 29, 2006 giving a before and after image of grave stone 28 being broken.  The white square to the right of the lugustrom is a clip board for taking notes.

Foot stone with the letters C.G. to grave site 29

Grave stone 30

Animal burrow typical of what is found in various spots in the cemetery.  Often these are next to the graves.

The tombstone of A.J. Glover, DIED JUNE 8, 1920, AGE 18, AT REST.  Found by B.J. Peterson lying in the drainage ditch where vandals had thrown it.

After workday 10-29-2006 the Christian crosses marking graves 24 and 23 are more visible from John Spruill's grave.

A.J. Glover tombstone restored to base at grave 31 by Ben Springer.

Looking a little East of North over grave 24 toward the entrance of the roadway.

The entrance after B.J. spread a third load of caliche and the lugustrum were cleared on 10-29-2006

Looking over grave 23  toward the fenced section after clearing the area.

Veiwing the fenced section over grave 24.

Work day April 14, 2007

Attending to the cleaning of tombstones and clearing of the land were B.J. Crayton Peterson, Allison Tudor, Keith and Cindy Woolly, Phillip and Velma Shurtleff.

Clockwise starting from the left, B.J. Crayton Peterson and Keith Woolly cut the low hanging branches obscuring the veiw of the cemetery.  B.J. and Keith dragging the branches for placment to reduce erosion.  The next shot is from outside the cemetery on the west side.  The three across the bottom are a pan shot showing how much we've cleared with the late afternoon sun finally showing through.  Click here to compare to an earlier picture. The last shot to the left shows the bushes on the outside of the cemetery being cleared off.  Click here to compare to an earlier picture.

This is a wagon wheel brought up from the river by the scuba divers after the Oct. 06 work day.

Looking back to the fenced area over grave 12 showing the clearing.

Allison Tudor paid for this sign out of her personal funds.  Much thanks for her donation.  She graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1990 with a Bacholar in Arts and Anthropology.

Going clockwise.  Sept, 13, 2006.  That's Phillip using the Ridgid See Snake Micro inspection camera to look inside a burrow.  The second photo is the burrow with the conduit inserted and the third photo is the image of a small animal bone laying in the burrow about six feet away.  The image on the See Snake is right side up as you look at it here.  The bone looked to be a rib about three or so inches long.  It's possible it was an old root that just looked like a bone.

Don't laugh.  A tent outhouse and chemical potty is pretty darn handy when nature calls.  A Christmas gift to Velma that may seem odd but sure was useful.

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