The community of Cotton Gin was established in 1848 at the site of a mule-powered cotton gin built by Dr. James S. Wills, who donated land for this cemetery. A bustling community in the 1870s, the Cotton Gin post office finally closed in 1904.
I (Glen) had known my paternal grandmother (nee Connell) grew up around Teague, Texas and I was surprised and excited to find the headstones of her parents (my great-grand parents) in the Cotton Gin Cemetery.
The posted coordinates will take you to my great-grand parents headstones. Here is a picture of the rear of their headstones:
To determine the coordinates for the final, you will use the dates found on the front of my great-grand parent's headstones as follows:
Final Coordinates = N31 40.7AB W096 21.0XY
where
AB = age of M.E. upon her death minus ten , and
XY = age of C.H. upon his death plus eight.
As a check-sum, the age of M.E. plus the age of C.H. = 147