| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1586 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Hines Cemetery Association is celebrating the |
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| 6 | 6 | | rededication of the historic burial ground in Edna on May 20, 2023, |
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| 7 | 7 | | the 150th anniversary of the cemetery's founding; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In February 1873, Joe and Flora Hines purchased 200 |
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| 9 | 9 | | acres of land in Jackson County and set aside 10 acres for use as a |
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| 10 | 10 | | family graveyard; they had been born into slavery and transported |
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| 11 | 11 | | to Texas by Robert C. Hines from his plantation in Hinesville, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Liberty County, Georgia; the couple lived in Henderson, Texas, |
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| 13 | 13 | | before moving to Morales around 1864; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Together, Joe and Flora Hines had 12 children, |
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| 15 | 15 | | including three from her first marriage to Joe Robinson, Alfred, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Joe, and Tira, and the nine children of their own union, Tom, Bill, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Reuben, Mary, Jane, Francis, Rosa, Harriet, and Julia; today, they |
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| 18 | 18 | | have more than 350 known descendants; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Hines Cemetery Association was established in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2017 as a nonprofit organization with the sole purpose of |
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| 21 | 21 | | preserving the historical integrity of the burial ground; the |
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| 22 | 22 | | association's board is composed of descendants of Joe and Flora |
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| 23 | 23 | | Hines, and its original members were Sammie E. Brooks, president, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Beverly Callis Campbell, secretary-treasurer, Hugh Hines, grounds |
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| 25 | 25 | | coordinator, and Leonard Hines, assistant grounds coordinator; |
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| 26 | 26 | | today, the board includes Matthew Wesley Plummer Jr., president, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Bruce Butler, first vice president, Brian Plummer, second vice |
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| 28 | 28 | | president, Robert Hood Jr., secretary, Rolanda Hood Williams, |
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| 29 | 29 | | assistant secretary, Farouk O. Plummer, treasurer, and Carl Freddie |
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| 30 | 30 | | Hines, grounds coordinator; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, For 150 years, the Hines Cemetery has served as a |
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| 32 | 32 | | final resting place for tenacious men and women who braved many |
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| 33 | 33 | | hardships while striving to build a better life for their families, |
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| 34 | 34 | | and its preservation is a tribute to the constancy and devotion of |
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| 35 | 35 | | their descendants; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the rededication of the Hines |
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| 38 | 38 | | Cemetery on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding |
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| 39 | 39 | | and commend the members of the Hines Cemetery Association for their |
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| 40 | 40 | | efforts; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Morrison |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1586 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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