OLDEST Recorded Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery - Winnsboro, TX
N 32° 55.469 W 095° 23.668
15S E 276101 N 3645458
A 1997 Texas Historical Marker at Pleasant Grove Cemetery notes the 1879 burial of Henry A. Brummett as the oldest recorded in the cemetery, which is located in the Pleasant Grove community, southwest of Winnsboro on Wood County Rd 4988.
Waymark Code: WMXK9R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2018
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The marker provides some background:
Land for a community school and cemetery was donated by Henry and Mary Robinson in the 1870s. A one-room log schoolhouse was replaced by several larger buildings as population in the area grew. Professor D. Speer, a teacher at the school, named the community and the school Pleasant Grove in the 1880s. The school was consolidated in 1956 with the Winnsboro School District. Located behind the schoolhouse, the cemetery dates to 1879 with the oldest recorded burial, that of Henry A. Brummett. Still active, the site is maintained by a cemetery association.
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This young man's headstone is badly weathered -- that's a hand at the top, holding an open book -- but the inscription is still legible:
Henry A.
Son of S.J. & M.A.
Brummett
Born
Nov. 1, 1868
Died
Aug. 2, 1879
He is at rest.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 08/05/1879
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