Jane Chandler Gill memorial and gravestone.
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| Jane Chandler Gill Memorial |
The picture below was taken in May of 2025. The stone itself is becoming unreadable because of the growth and, at the time the picture was taken, the lighting. The stone needs to be cleaned badly. Much of the text can be read here.
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| Jane Chandler Gill Gravestone |
Jane Chandler Gill was from England, and she was one of the first Anglo settlers to be buried in Texas. It is my understanding that this gravestone was discovered in a field in or near the old town of Jonesboro, Texas. The town hasn't existed in decades.
"Consort of Wm. H. Gill, age 31 years 8 months 20 days, [birth date calculated] From ABSTRACTS OF EARLY EAST TEXAS NEWSPAPERS 1839-1856 -- THE NORTHERN STANDARD, Clarksville, Texas: 26 Sep 1846 -- Died at Jonesboro, Red River County on the 20th inst., Mrs. Jane Chandler Gill, consort of Wm. H. Gill, in the 30th year of her age. CLARKSVILLE TIMES 2 Jul 1981 has the following from the memorial 'When Sorrow Weeps O'er Virtues Sacred Dust, Our Tears Become Us And Our Grief Is Just, Such Were The Tears He Shed Who Grateful Pat His Last Sad Tribute Of His Love And Praise'. Her epitaph is inscribed THIS SMALL MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN AFFECTION BY THE HUSBAND and I SHALL GO TO HER, BUT SHE SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME."
Text source: Findagrave.com
