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Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery  Moss Obelisks
Three Obelisks in the Moss family plot
The Moss Family had substantial land holdings in southern Llano County
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Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018
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Oxford Cemetery

The Oxford community was founded in 1880 when Confederate veteran A. J. Johnson came to Llano County and laid out the townsite. In 1881, a burial ground was established near this site for the use of the families of Oxford. Burials date from 1883, although some of the graves that were moved from a neighboring cemetery bear earlier death dates. Among those interred there are the town's founder, A. J. Johnson (1832-1924), who captained the Packsaddle Mountain fight, an 1873 battle that drove raiding Indians out of Llano County.
(1985)
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery Historical Marker
Oxford Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, June 2011
Oxford TX Oxford Cemetery Sign
Oxford Cemetery since 1881
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, June 2011
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery, Gravestone of AJ Johnson and Wife
Gravestone of A.J. Johnson ( the town's founder) and Wife
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery, Gravestone of Edgar Johnson, 22 yo son of AJ Johnson
Gravestone of Edgar Johnson, 22 yo son of AJ Johnson
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery
Oxford Cemetery
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, June 2011
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery  tombstones
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018
Oxford TX - Llano County  Oxford Cemetery  tombstones
Oxford Cemetery tombstones
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018
Oxford Cemetery
Oxford cemetery tombstones
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Oxford Cemetery Forum
"I havn't been able to research how or why this happened, but inside the Oxford cemetery there are the graves of twins: Lola and Ida Maupin. [ Being twins they ] were naturally born on the same day (November 1, 1891), but they also died on the same day (November 7, 1898). I just thought you should know. I visited the cemetery at night and it is truly a creepy place." - Will Creedle

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