From Hillsboro, north on I-35 to HCR 4282. NE .5 miles to gate on north side (Bill Mash Farm). Follow pasture road, cross creek, and continue a total of .5 miles. Just before going down hill, enter woods on trail to west. Grave is 30 yards through woods in small clearing.This site was maintained in the past because the trail and clearing to the site are still accessible. The only grave at the site is B. Haire, born York Dist. S.C. Mar 2, 1788, d. Apr. 25, 1861. Haire was killed at this spot.The obelisk has been broken in the past but was set back up by Bill Mash. The obelisk is marked by a Masonic Seal (SHTWSSTE). The actual grave is enclosed in an iron fenced, but the gravestone and footstone are outside. Cattle have been in and around the site, but the marker is currently standing.
B. Haire
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B. Haire is a cemetery in Hillsboro, Hill County. It is one of 82 cemeteries documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0281, -97.0884 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hill county, C.S.A. (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Veterans and Old Settlers Reunion Grounds, George L. and Roxie Brooks Porter Home, and Freeland, J. W..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7217009603. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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