Vance Cemetery Black and White
by Donna Greene
Title
Vance Cemetery Black and White
Artist
Donna Greene
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
One of the earliest settlers of this area was Henry Wells (1850-1923), who first came to the Nueces Canyon in 1866. He founded the town of Bullhead in 1873. The name was changed to Vance in the mid-1880s. In 1875 a guest in the home of the Wells Family, C. J. Fowler, died and was buried on the family's farm. The land surrounding Fowler's grave became known as Vance Cemetery. Henry Wells often worked as a coffin builder for members of the community. Rancher Z. H. Pannell (1862-1925) donated additional land in 1909 for the cemetery and a church. The Vance Baptist Church was built in 1917, the same year Henry Wells gave more land to enlarge the cemetery. In addition to the graves of Fowler and Wells, the Vance Cemetery is the burial site of many early pioneers of this area. Six Civil War veterans are interred here, as well as Veterans of World War I and World War II. Epidemics of diphtheria and influenza in the early 20th century claimed the lives of many area citizens who are buried here. The Vance Cemetery Association was organized in 1952 and is responsible for maintenance of the graveyard, which is still in use by descendants of pioneer settlers. (1988)
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October 14th, 2012
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Comments (12)
Kimberly Perry
Awesome, I love cemetary pictures. You should put this one in the "spooky" thread too :)
JOHN TELFER
Donna, Fantastic gothic like photograph. Very good choice to do it in black and white. Love the whole feel to it, to the iron gates and the detailed address above the gates and the stone pillars on each side of the gate. Great angle allowing the viewer to see the tombstones. Voted, FB and Google promoted
Kelly Hazel
Love the foreboding clouds over the iron gate. This effect is beautiful too and lends to the tranquil yet mysterious quality of the image.