[Photograph of William Whitley Wheat's Grave]

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Photograph of William Whitley Wheat and Cynthia A. Wheat's tombstone in Howe, Texas. The name "Wheat" is embossed at the base of the tombstone in capital letters. William was born on March 16, 1820 and died on November 26, 1890. The inscription identifies him as "W. W. Wheat." He was buried with Cynthia A. Wheat, who was born on September 26, 1820 and died on September 12, 1914.

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1 photograph : col. ; 2332 x 2403 px.

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West, Carolyn Effie [2011-12..2012-03].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Private Collection of Carolyn West to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 20 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Carolyn West

The private collection of Carolyn West consists of a photographs of historical markers and related buildings in Grayson County.

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Photograph of William Whitley Wheat and Cynthia A. Wheat's tombstone in Howe, Texas. The name "Wheat" is embossed at the base of the tombstone in capital letters. William was born on March 16, 1820 and died on November 26, 1890. The inscription identifies him as "W. W. Wheat." He was buried with Cynthia A. Wheat, who was born on September 26, 1820 and died on September 12, 1914.

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1 photograph : col. ; 2332 x 2403 px.

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Texas History Collection

Drawn from collections at the UNT Libraries and various partners, these materials about Texas history include artifacts, books, documents, manuscripts, photographs, maps, letters, and more.

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Grayson County Texas Historical Markers (Presentation)

Grayson County Texas Historical Markers

Presentation containing photographs of historic markers in Grayson County, Texas, organized alphabetically by city name. Each site slide includes the name, a photograph of the marker, and (when relevant) a photograph of the building or area described by the marker.

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Grayson County Texas Historical Markers, ark:/67531/metapth256984

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  • [2011-12..2012-03]

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  • Nov. 1, 2012, 8:27 p.m.

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  • Sept. 26, 2022, 9:31 p.m.

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West, Carolyn Effie. [Photograph of William Whitley Wheat's Grave], photograph, [2011-12..2012-03]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth256974/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Carolyn West.

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