Bill Text: TX HR70 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th homecoming of the Ables Springs Cemetery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR70-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 70 |
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WHEREAS, Current and former residents of Ables Springs, in | ||
Kaufman County, celebrated the Ables Springs Cemetery centennial | ||
homecoming on July 16, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The community of Ables Springs is situated on land | ||
that was granted in 1838 to Ezekiel Ables; Mr. Ables's son and | ||
daughter-in-law, James and Eliza Ables, settled on the property in | ||
1853, and in 1878 they donated approximately nine acres to the | ||
Methodist Episcopal Church, South; in addition to using that land | ||
for campground meetings, area residents built a tabernacle, church | ||
building, and school there and also established a cemetery; the | ||
first known burial took place in 1880, and a number of Civil War | ||
veterans were subsequently interred in the graveyard, which was | ||
designated a Historic Texas Cemetery by the Texas Historical | ||
Commission in 2002; the cemetery has continued to expand over the | ||
years, and today it remains a place where residents can lay their | ||
loved ones to rest; and | ||
WHEREAS, Individuals with ties to this close-knit community | ||
have been coming together for an annual homecoming celebration | ||
since 1917; this year's gathering, organized by the Ables Springs | ||
Cemetery Association, featured a lunch, a memorial service, and a | ||
cookbook sale that helped raise funds for cemetery maintenance; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Ables Springs Cemetery has played an important | ||
role in the community for nearly 140 years, and this special | ||
occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize this historic | ||
site; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th | ||
anniversary of the Ables Springs Cemetery homecoming and extend to | ||
all the members of the Ables Springs Cemetery Association sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Gooden | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||