Canaan Baptist Cemetery - McLennan County, TX
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N 31° 33.301 W 097° 34.174
14R E 635766 N 3492001
Small cemetery next to the Canaan Baptist Church. In 1969, the Canaan Baptist Cemetery Association was formed to provide perpetual care for the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMWYXG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2017
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Marker Text:
Canaan Baptist Church established an adjoining burial ground in 1894. Heinrich Engelbrecht donated land for the cemetery in 1895 and additional land in 1902. The earliest marked grave is For Franz Massirer, an Austrian immigrant who died in 1900. No records exist to document earlier burials or their exact locations. In 1928, a steel fence replaced the original barbed wire fence. Engelbrecht, who fought in the civil war, is the oldest of more than a dozen veterans interred here and honored with a memorial marker. Grave markers include concrete, fieldstone, granite, marble, and metal.
Name of church or churchyard: Canaan Baptist Church
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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