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[Garitty and Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the Garitty and Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and the two family sections are marked off with cement curbs. There is a tall obelisk in the Jester plot and a tall structure for the Garitty's.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the area around the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it. Visitors are visible past the area.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jester family grave-sites at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the area around the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it. Visitors are visible past the area.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jerry and Ted placing a SAR marker]

Description: Photograph of Jerry Cope and Ted E. Wilson, from the Arlington Chapter (#7) of TXSSAR, burying a SAR marker piece in the ground in front of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone. There are shovels behind Wilson and the markers for Evelyn Allison Polk and Rosine Blair Polk are on either side.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jester family headstones at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of two headstones at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. They are George Taylor Jester's and Frances G. Jester's. There is a cement divider around their graves. Visitors are visible standing across from them.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Copes and a compatriot at Emerald Hills Memorial Park]

Description: Photograph of Jerry Cope, Marshall, Cope, and another compatriot crouched down at Carl R. Holland's grave. They were taking part in the 'Wreaths Across America' program, in which SAR members place holiday wreathes at the graves of SAR members who have passed. They were present at Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale, TX.
Date: December 15, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Edward Monroe Polk's headstone and SAR emblem]

Description: Photograph of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. At the base is a newly added SAR emblem that has been buried so that only the face of the piece is visible.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jerry and Ted at Edward Monroe Polk's headstone]

Description: Photograph of Jerry Cope and Ted E. Wilson, from the Arlington Chapter (#7) of TXSSAR, after placing a SAR marker piece in the ground in front of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone. There are shovels behind Wilson and the markers for Evelyn Allison Polk and Rosine Blair Polk are on either side.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. The two in frame are George Taylor Jester's and Frances G. Jester's. There is also a cement divider around their graves.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Area by Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the area around the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it. Visitors are visible past the area.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Space at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of an empty plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones nearby and some trees near them.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ted Wilson and Jerry Cope at George Jester's headstone]

Description: Photograph of Ted Wilson and Jerry Cope at George Jester's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, TX. They have just buried a SAR emblem at the base of Jester's headstone.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two headstones at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of two headstones at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. They are Edward Monroe Polk's and Rosine Blair Polk's. Beside Rosine's marker is a small metal DAR symbol stuck into the ground.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rows of headstones at Oakwood Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the rows of headstones at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. The collection that are in frame belong to the Polk family.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ted Wilson and Jerry Cope at George T. Jester's headstone]

Description: Photograph of Ted Wilson and Jerry Cope at George Jester's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, TX. They have just buried a SAR emblem at the base of Jester's headstone.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Abston headstone at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of John Abston's headstone at Abston Cemetery. The headstone reads, "In Memory of John Abston -- Rev. Soldier -- 1757-1856 -- Erected by Richard Royal Chapter D.A.R." A symbol has been engraved into the top of the headstone; the symbol says, "A soldier of the American Revolution."
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[SAR plaque at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of an SAR plaque on the ground at Abston Cemetery. The plaque shows a soldier holding a rifle. There are stars behind him. Around the soldier the plaque reads, "SAR -- 1775."
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[NSDAR plaque at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of a plaque on the ground at Abston Cemetery. The plaque reads, "Historic Preservation by John Abston Chapter NSDAR -- Partially Funded by Grants From Collin County Historical Commission." There are flowers on the ground above the plaque in the top portion of the photograph.
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR members put stakes in the ground at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of three members of the TXSSAR Dallas chapter putting stakes in the ground at Abston Cemetery. On the left side of the photograph, a man is holding a stake in his left hand and a mallet in his right hand. The man in the center of the photograph is holding a stake in each hand, facing to the left of the photograph and looking down. The man on the far right is also facing to the left of the photograph. They are all in costume. Headstones can be seen in the foreground and background of … more
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR members put stakes in the ground at Abston Cemetery, 2]

Description: Photograph of three members of the TXSSAR Dallas chapter putting stakes in the ground at Abston Cemetery. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a mallet in his right hand. A stake has been planted into the ground in front of him. The man in the center of the photograph is holding a stake in each hand. The man on the far right is facing to the left of the photograph. They are all in costume, looking down at the ground. Headstones can be seen in the foreground and background of th… more
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR members set up flags at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of members of the TXSSAR Dallas chapter setting up flags at Abston Cemetery. The man on the left side of the photograph is facing to the right, looking down at something in his hands. A flag is leaning on a bench next to him. On the right side of the photograph, another man is holding a stake in his left hand and a mallet in his right. They are both in costume. Headstones can be seen in the foreground and background of the photograph.
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[DAR members at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of members of the DAR John Abston chapter at Abston Cemetery. They are standing on the right side of the photograph, facing a row of graves on the left. One woman is walking next to the graves, holding something in her right hand.
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Missy McPherson and man at Abston Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of Missy McPherson and a man at Abston Cemetery. The man is wearing his TXSSAR Color Guard uniform. McPherson has military pins on her blazer. They are both looking at the camera and smiling. Members of the TXSSAR can be seen in the background, on the right side of the photograph.
Date: April 29, 2018
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Dallas Chapter.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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