Hibbit Baptist Church & Cemetery - Sturgeon, TX
N 33° 45.821 W 097° 01.303
14S E 683209 N 3737713
The Hibbit Baptist Church is located at 5159 Cooke County Road 115, with a mailing address in Whitesboro, but it is closest to the Sturgeon community. The Hibbit Cemetery is behind it, and these are the last remnants of the Hibbit Community.
Waymark Code: WMTY1H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2017
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Sunday services are at 11 AM. While their mailing address is Whitesboro, they are much closer to Callisburg, and the Sturgeon community (sometimes called "Baum") is nearby. Interestingly, Charles Roff is buried in the cemetery: He was a Confederate officer who was called to testify during the Great Hanging of Gainesville in 1862.
An interesting headstone belongs to John M. Kent, who is buried here with his wife, Delilah. The headstone is either a replacement for an older marker -- note Mrs. Kent's 1877 headstone in the gallery -- or a modern headstone put into place at a much later date. It reads:
Pvt. 36th Virginia Infantry
John M. Kent
C.S.A.
1827-1904
W.I.A. Belgrove Oct. 19, 1864
They're referring to The Battle of Cedar Creek, also known as The Battle of Belle Grove, in which Private Kent was wounded in action, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia.
Name of church or churchyard: Hibbit Baptist Church & Cemetery
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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