while i've never pursued an oral history project before myself, i find the concept of oral history and the different examples i've heard of it extremely facinating. i don't think i would actually put together a project of my own, but if i did i think i would do it on my bofriends dad he has a lot of really interesting stories about his life and family. but anyway, i picked a random cemetary in texas, it's in mckinney and is called pecan grove cemetary, here's the info on the oldest grave listed there.
Allison, Robert D. b. September 25, 1810 d. December 5, 1900
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served as a Colonel in the United States Army during the Mexican War. After the war with Mexico he was elected to the Tennessee State House of Representatives. During the Civil War he served as Colonel and commander of the 20th Tennessee Cavalry, and as Colonel of the 26th Tennessee Infantry. He was wounded 6 times during the conflict. After the the war he settled down in McKinney, Texas, serving as a Town Judge until his death at age 90.
Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, Texas, USA
Plot: Block 32
pretty neat huh?
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