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This burial ground is named for
Julius Paul Urban (1848-1923), a Wendish immigrant who deeded 1.05 acres
of land for use as a cemetery in the late 1890s. The oldest known grave is
that of Madalena Denker, who died in 1903. The cemetery also contains
numerous graves of infants and children dating from the early years of the
20th century. Many tombstones bear German-language inscriptions,
reflecting the area's strong German heritage. Although the Lutheran church
and school that once served the Felton, Duncan and Sharp communities no
longer exist, the Urban Cemetery remains in use for this rural part of
Milam County.
(2001)
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