Bethel Cemetery - Ellis County, TX
N 32° 17.691 W 096° 54.852
14S E 696399 N 3575029
The historic Bethel Cemetery is an old but slightly still-active cemetery of about 900 burials, located in rural Ellis County, TX, southwest of Waxahachie, southeast of Maypearl, and near the old Greathouse and Boz Communities.
Waymark Code: WMMBNM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2014
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A Texas Historical Marker here provides some background:
In 1852 N.P. Sims (1806-1902) gave 10 acres of land at High Springs (4 mi. W) for a church and burial ground to trustees of Bethel Methodist Church. Several graves remain there. G.H. Cunningham (1828-1916) and P.C. Sims (1819-1903) gave church trustees 10 acres here at Bethel in 1868. Earliest marked grave is that of the Rev. J.W. Reynolds (1816-1873). In 1918 trustees of Bethel Cemetery Association bought 3.9 acres of the 10-acre plot from the church. Heirs of Cunningham and P.C. Sims gave 14 adjoining acres in 1961. The site has over 400 graves, including those of the 3 original land donors. (1978)
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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