Dedication service planned for Private Truitt

Dedication service planned for Private Truitt

The public is invited to a Southern Confederate Veteran's dedication and marking for Private Edward Robinson Truitt, Company 1, 14 Texas Infantry. The service will be held at the Clark Cemetery in the Jenkins Community, Morris County, Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m.
Private Truitt is the ancestor of Archie Otter Hass, Jr. and Mark A. Hass "Jumping Mouse", Comanche Native Indians. Archie Hass will play Amazing Grace on his custom-made, native Indian flute. The Lone Star Color Guard, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Upshur County Patriots, Camp 2109, will be overseeing the grave dedication and ceremony.
Muster time for the Color Guard and participating CSD Groups will be at 9a.m., with the ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony, the Hass brothers will be sworn into the Sons of Confederate Veterans on the porch of the cabin where their great-grandfather, Edward Truitt lived. The cabin was built before the 1850's and is located across from the cemetery. A Truitt Family reunion will follow the initiation held at the cabin.
Directions to Clark Cemetery and Log Cabin: From Lone Star, Morris County, Texas on Highway 259, go north across Ellison Creek Reservoir to Jenkins Community, turn left (west) onto Farm-to-Market Road 144 , go about one mile and turn right (north) onto Holt Road. The cemetery is on the left.