TITLE: Commemorating the rededication of the Hines Cemetery in Edna on the 150th anniversary of its founding.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the rededication of the Hines Cemetery in Edna on the 150th anniversary of its founding.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Hines Cemetery Association is celebrating the rededication of the historic burial ground in Edna on May 20, 2023, the 150th anniversary of the cemetery's founding; and WHEREAS, In February 1873, Joe and Flora Hines purchased 200 acres of land in Jackson County and set aside 10 acres for use as a family graveyard; they had been born into slavery and transported to Texas by Robert C. Hines from his plantation in Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia; the couple lived in Henderson, Texas, before moving to Morales around 1864; and WHEREAS, Together, Joe and Flora Hines had 12 children, including three from her first marriage to Joe Robinson, Alfred, Joe, and Tira, and the nine children of their own union, Tom, Bill, Reuben, Mary, Jane, Francis, Rosa, Harriet, and Julia; today, they have more than 350 known descendants; and WHEREAS, The Hines Cemetery Association was established in 2017 as a nonprofit organization with the sole purpose of preserving the historical integrity of the burial ground; the association's board is composed of descendants of Joe and Flora Hines, and its original members were Sammie E. Brooks, president, Beverly Callis Campbell, secretary-treasurer, Hugh Hines, grounds coordinator, and Leonard Hines, assistant grounds coordinator; today, the board includes Matthew Wesley Plummer Jr., president, Bruce Butler, first vice president, Brian Plummer, second vice president, Robert Hood Jr., secretary, Rolanda Hood Williams, assistant secretary, Farouk O. Plummer, treasurer, and Carl Freddie Hines, grounds coordinator; and WHEREAS, For 150 years, the Hines Cemetery has served as a final resting place for tenacious men and women who braved many hardships while striving to build a better life for their families, and its preservation is a tribute to the constancy and devotion of their descendants; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the rededication of the Hines Cemetery on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding and commend the members of the Hines Cemetery Association for their efforts; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Morrison Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1586 was adopted by the House on May 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House