Shiloh Cemetery - Selfs, TX
N 33° 41.120 W 095° 56.539
15S E 227239 N 3731154
Shiloh Cemetery is a Historic Texas Cemetery, dating to the 1860s, with over four hundred burials. It is still active, located near the Selfs community on Fannin County Rd 2730.
Waymark Code: WMXR9Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2018
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A 2003 Texas Historical Marker provides some history:
Early settlers to this area included: Melchezedec Self, who arrived in 1845; William Newton Wright, who came around 1852; and brothers John and Henry Whittenberg, who came in the early 1860s. These men, their families and others established several farming communities throughout this part of Fannin County. These pioneer settlers typically had family burial plots, and early members of the Wright and Self families are buried in the Wright Family Cemetery.
Tradition holds that John M. Gross deeded land for this community cemetery sometime before 1871. By that time, others had been buried here. The first known burial is that of John Gwaltney, whose gravesite dates to the early 1860s. In 1878, W.P. and Louisa Bennett deeded land at this site to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1880, Shiloh School was established on adjacent property, and it remained in operation until 1940.
Today, Shiloh Cemetery is the final resting place for generations of area residents. It is also the site of family reunions and annual homecomings. Maintained by an association since 1952, it is an important link to the community's history.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Selfs, TX
Approximate number of graves: 400+
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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