Photograph of the grave of C.B. Dorchester at a grave marking ceremony in Sherman, Texas on May 18, 2019. The headstone reads, "C.B. Dorchester 1856-1932." On the ground beneath the headstone is a plaque that reads, "Dedication of this marker by Edmund Terrill Chapter #34, Texas Sons of the American Revolution May 18, 2019." The SAR insignia has been engraved into the left side of the plaque.
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Photograph of the grave of C.B. Dorchester at a grave marking ceremony in Sherman, Texas on May 18, 2019. The headstone reads, "C.B. Dorchester 1856-1932." On the ground beneath the headstone is a plaque that reads, "Dedication of this marker by Edmund Terrill Chapter #34, Texas Sons of the American Revolution May 18, 2019." The SAR insignia has been engraved into the left side of the plaque.
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Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR)
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Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.[C.B. Dorchester headstone and historic marker],
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May 18, 2019;
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