Smyrna Union Church and Cemetery - Smyrna, TX
N 32° 50.935 W 095° 49.296
15S E 235925 N 3638066
Near Emory, the Smyrna Union Church and Cemetery are at the intersection of Rains County Roads 1150 and 1308. The church grounds have historic importance, and the cemetery is old but active, approaching nine hundred burials.
Waymark Code: WMP2MC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2015
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An interesting but sad headstone is here for Rose Y. Sherrin, who was killed in a car accident with her two daughters. A Coca Cola bottle with wings is above the inscription:
Rose Y. Sherrin
Oct. 3, 1964
June 30, 2009
Meet Me in Heaven
While the cemetery has not attained any kind of historic status, note that the church is on the site of the first official meeting of the National Farmers Association, which took place here in 1902. A Texas Historical Marker is near the entrance to the church:
1885 - 1958
This house of worship is the site of the old schoolhouse in which, on September 2, 1902, Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America (National Farmers Union) established its first local union. The stated purpose was "To secure equity, establish justice and apply the Golden Rule."
The ten men who founded Farmers Union were residents of this area. The organization which they here established has become known and respected throughout the agricultural world. This tablet is erected to honor their names and memory.
Jesse Adams, W.T. Cochran, Tom Donaldson, Newt Gresham, J.B. Morris, T.J. Pound, O.H. Rhodes, Dr. Lee Seamster, W.S. Sisk, and J.S. Turner
Presented by James G. Patton
President
National Farmers Union
Denver, Colorado
Name of church or churchyard: Smyrna Union Church and Cemetery
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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