Carlock's early residents took partisanship to the grave
By Meg Thilmony
Sunday August 24, 2008
Daniel Williams
Most of the members of the Carlock family are buried in a specific cemetery in the town named after them. It was started by their ancestor, Abraham, as a place for compatriots of 'the Old Democrat' to rest eternally. Not to be outdone, Abraham Carlock's political rival, Phillip Benson, began his own cemetery just up the road. The Republican flag still flies above it on Memorial Day.
CARLOCK – Something more than solace lured me through the small town of Carlock to two cemeteries on its north side.
Sure, the two small parcels, less than a quarter mile from each other on opposite sides of the rural road, have the same peaceful characteristics of any other rural cemetery.
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