Evans Chapel Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 13.070 W 095° 30.272
15S E 263962 N 3567332
Texas Historical Marker at the Evans Chapel Cemetery, providing some background on this cemetery, which was nearly destroyed by "progress" in the 1970s. What remains is at the corner of Forest Grove Dr and Lonely Ln, south of Chandler, TX.
Waymark Code: WM10CAY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 15176

Marker Text:
The name of this cemetery comes from a nearby chapel whose African-American minister, Joseph Evans (1823-1883), counted both blacks and whites as members of his congregation. 1870 is the date of the earliest known burial, that of Sidney J. McCurley, infant son of Confederate veteran Charles F. McCurley (1844-1881). Many Civil War veterans are buried here, but all of their wooden crosses and some other markers were destroyed when development encroached upon this burial ground in the 1970s before local citizens rallied to protect the site. It remains as a tribute to the early settlers of Henderson County.

Historic Texas Cemetery - 2000
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