Cypress Church and Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 02.995 W 095° 16.676
15S E 287301 N 3659127
Texas Historical Marker on Franklin County Rd 3230, just northwest of the center of Cypress, TX, noting the establishment and history of the Baptist church and cemetery here.
Waymark Code: WMWVJ9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 1

Marker Number: 9837

Marker Text:
On August 28, 1851, the Associated Cypress Baptist Church was founded. The congregation constructed a meetinghouse on this property which belonged to Spencer Shearer. In 1862 he deeded the six-acre site to the congregation. The site also served as a burial ground. The bell tower was used to call neighbors to help with grave digging. One of the earliest marked headstones is that of Jane Willis Huggins (1837-1854), daughter of Jonathan and Mary Huggins. According to local tradition, Confederate troops trained on the church grounds during the Civil War, 1861-1865. The fellowship joined the Red River Baptist Association and was a charter member of Rehoboth Association of the Southern Baptist Convention. the present sanctuary replaced the original in 1953. The next year another acre was donated to be used as needed for interments. Although plots are not sold, perpetual care is financed by donations at the memorial services each year in June. The Cypress Cemetery Foundation was organized in 1968. Members of the church helped found the Mt. Zion Church which later began the First Baptist Church in Winnsboro. Descendants of many of the early founders are active in the congregation. (1979)


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