Obituary

W.H. Tedford is in this cemetery according to cemetery records, but no headstone can be found. His wife's stone is within the branches of an evergreen, so he is probably in the tree also, or under it.

He was the son of John Milton Tedford and Julia Etta [Minerva?] Burney. He married Ella Mary Cocke in 1876 in Kerr Co., TX. Their children were Frederick Milton, William Norven, Annie, Maggie M., Eliza Mary, Ethel, Ralph [Byrd?], Herman Alton, Jessie Ella, possibly Bertha, and one unnamed.

Children not listed below in relationship links: Milton, buried in this cem.; Ralph & Herman, both in Fayetteville Nat'l Cem., AR; Bertha, unsure whether she is their child, buried in this cemetery.

OBITUARY from "The Abernathy Review"

W.H. Tedford of Friona, Texas, one of the earliest settlers on the Plains and a former citizen of Abernathy, Texas, died Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Thursday afternnon, conducted by Rev. J.F. Michael, and interment was made in the Strip Cemetery west of Abernathy, where so many of the pioneers of this section sleep their last long sleep.

W.H. Tedford was born in eastern Tennessee on May 10, 1851. In 1858 he moved to Kerr County, Texas and was married in 1876 to Mary Elien [sic] Cocke, who preceeded him in death almost thirty years ago. To this union 11 children were born, of whom 6 survive: Milton, Alton, Ralph, Mrs. Annie Brown, Mrs. Ethel Morton, and Mrs. Jessie Crow. Among the deceased children was Mrs. Earl Maupin of Abernathy.

About thirty-five years ago, Mr. Tedford moved with his family to Hale County, being one of its earliest settlers and living in the vicinity of where Abernathy is now. Eight years ago he moved to Parmer County, where he resided until being taken to Lubbock, Texas, to undergo an operation.

Early in life he united with the Methodist church, and throughout his life he was an active and untiring worker for his church.

His many friends, both in this immediate section and in his home country, will learn with deep sorrow and regret of the passing of this estimable citizen. To the bereaved "The Review" extends its sincere expressions of sympathy.