SMITH COUNTY (LOWRY FAMILY)

1. Site of Mark Lowry's blacksmith shop. NE corner of FM16 (formerly Dallas Road) and County Road 363 (formerly Walter Bluff Road) (2 acres). His home property (4 acres) was probably located directly across the road.
2. Starrville Community THC Marker, NW Corner of the intersection of FM757 and FM16 (formerly known as "the Dallas Road," a little more than 2 miles north of Exit 517B on Interstate Highway 20, This is where the Starrville Town Square was located.
3. Starrville Cemetery, FM757, approximately 2 miles north of Exit 517B on Interstate Highway 20. Mark Lowry is buried here, with an upright marker that faces east. Also buried here (with markers) are Mark's uncle, David Lowry, and several other Lowry family members, including cousin William David Lowry, with whom Mark jointly purchased some property in 1889.

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