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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Current and former residents of Ables Springs, in |
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Kaufman County, celebrated the Ables Springs Cemetery centennial |
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homecoming on July 16, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The community of Ables Springs is situated on land |
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that was granted in 1838 to Ezekiel Ables; Mr. Ables's son and |
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daughter-in-law, James and Eliza Ables, settled on the property in |
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1853, and in 1878 they donated approximately nine acres to the |
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Methodist Episcopal Church, South; in addition to using that land |
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for campground meetings, area residents built a tabernacle, church |
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building, and school there and also established a cemetery; the |
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first known burial took place in 1880, and a number of Civil War |
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veterans were subsequently interred in the graveyard, which was |
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designated a Historic Texas Cemetery by the Texas Historical |
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Commission in 2002; the cemetery has continued to expand over the |
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years, and today it remains a place where residents can lay their |
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loved ones to rest; and |
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WHEREAS, Individuals with ties to this close-knit community |
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have been coming together for an annual homecoming celebration |
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since 1917; this year's gathering, organized by the Ables Springs |
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Cemetery Association, featured a lunch, a memorial service, and a |
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cookbook sale that helped raise funds for cemetery maintenance; and |
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WHEREAS, The Ables Springs Cemetery has played an important |
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role in the community for nearly 140 years, and this special |
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occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize this historic |
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site; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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anniversary of the Ables Springs Cemetery homecoming and extend to |
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all the members of the Ables Springs Cemetery Association sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gooden |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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