Connell Cemetery
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N 30° 44.543 W 097° 56.683
14R E 601016 N 3401527
This post-mounted subject marker stands in the cemetery where CR204 meets Peaceful Valley Road northwest of Liberty Hill.
Waymark Code: WMPYAH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2015
Views: 6
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Connell Cemetery
Address
City Liberty Hill
County Williamson
Subject Codes graveyards; Anglo American
Year Marker Erected 2008
Marker Location from Liberty Hill, N on CR200, W on CR 203 to intersection w/ Peaceful Valley Rd.
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 15057
Marker Text:
Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He moved to Milam County where he helped found the San Gabriel Christian Church, later settling in Williamson County as a farmer and stockman. During the Civil War he served in Capt. Robert Ashford's Co. B, 1st Regiment, 27th Brigade, and later in the local Home Guard. This family cemetery, also known as Bear Creek, was part of his homestead, and his 1873 burial cairn is the oldest known grave. Several relatives and friends are interred in this burial ground that honors a pioneering Texas family.
Historic Texas Cemetery-2006
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