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13011 Faulkenberry Cemetery Faulkenberry Street off SH 164 David Faulkenberry, believed to have been born in South Carolina circa 1795, wed Nancy Douthit in 1814 in Tennessee. The couple had seven children. ... 13198 Ferguson Cemetery 17 mi. SE of Groesbeck on FM 937, then E on CR 740 Joseph and Hannah (Penrod) Ferguson moved to this area in the 1830s, years before the formation of Limestone County following Texas statehood. Their ... 1636 First Baptist Church of Groesbeck 306 N. Ellis St., Groesbeck. When Groesbeck was founded in 1871, on Houston & Texas Central Railroad, Old Springfield (5 mi. NW) was bypassed. Some Baptists from the church founded ... 1656 First Baptist Church of Mexia Corner of Bonham & Carthage St., Mexia Organized Jan. 14, 1872, by the Rev. W. Henry Parks. Some charter members came from Springfield Church (founded 1846), as that town was bypassed ... 1757 First Methodist Church of Groesbeck First United Methodist Church, NW corner W. State and S. Dr. J.B. Riggs streets The Rev. Mordecai Yell conducted the first Methodist worship services in Groesbeck in 1871, the year this congregation was founded. Early worship ... 1844 First Presbyterian Church of Mexia 209 Carthage St., Mexia. Cumberland Presbyterians began this church in Old Springfield (12 mi. SW) early in 1917. After Houston & Texas Central Railroad started the town ... 14338 Focke Gin, Old (BURNED) Mexia 2001 Fort Parker Fort Parker Historical Park, off SH 1245 on park rd. 35, N of Groesbeck Built 1834 for protection from Indians. Named for leaders who bought first Predestinarian Baptist church body to Texas: Elder Daniel Parker; his ... 2002 Fort Parker Memorial Park Off FM 1245, on park rd. 35, Fort Parker Historical Park, N of Groesbeck

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3228 Martin House From Mexia, take SH 14 south about 3 miles. N/A 3298 McKenzie Cemetery 15.3 miles S of Groesbeck on FM 937, 3.1 mile E on LCR 740, .5 miles N on CR 742. The area surrounding this graveyard was known as McKenzie Prairie, named for Joseph S. McKenzie and his family who settled her in 1853. The oldest ... 3354 Mexia Oil Boom SH 14 on west side of of road at southern city limits to Mexia One of great free-wheeling oil booms of America before proration was enforced. Population in Mexia increased from 4,000 to 50,000 within days after ... 3402 Miss Rogers' Music Room 609 N Bonham St., Mexia Built opposite public school, for Laura T. Rogers, who (1880-1920) taught piano and choral music from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., 6 days a week, 8 months in ... 3487 Mount Calm Cemetery Mount Calm Cemetery, 2 miles S of Mount Calm on LCR 106 then 1/4 mile W on LCR 102, between Mount Calm and Prairie Hill. Marker reported damaged May 2023. Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, ... 3513 Mrs. Martha Rogers Lost Prairie Cemetery, FM 3371 (about 1795 to about 1865) According to family tradition, Martha Rogers was the daugther of United States Army General James Wilkinson (1757-1825) ... 3514 Mrs. Mary E. Reeves Lost Prairie Cemetery, FM 3371, Lost Prairie (October 28, 1828 - January 7, 1917) Born in Georgia, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hawkins, Mary Ellephan Hawkins was married in 1847 in Alabama ... 3517 Mt. Antioch Cemetery FM 339, W side between LCR 131 and LCR 132. Marker reported damaged Jun. 2024. Re-installed March 2025 next to cemetery fence. In 1854, Ezekiel J. Billington came to this area of Texas from Kentucky with his wife, Kitty Ann, and their three children. Billington organized ... 17714 Munger Community 4.5 mi. N. of Coolidge on SH 171 In 1854, Ten Labors of Land (1770 acres) were surveyed in Limestone County for Jonathan Scott. In 1872, Henry Martin Munger moved his family from ...

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13700 Oakes Cemetery SH 64 E, then S on FM 39 to CR 836 This cemetery began with the burials of Mary C. Justice (d. 1861) and Roland Pair (d. 1865). It is located on land later owned by John Collins Oakes ... 15978 Odds Community FM 147, N side, 0.1 mi. W of FM 339. The Odds Community, a dispersed agricultural settlement, was founded upon the arrival of the David Barron family circa 1854. Additional settlers ... 13214 Old Sandy Creek Cemetery near Echols, approx 8 mi. W of Mexia, on CR 191, near intersection of FM 2310 and CR 180 Following Emancipation in 1865, many former Limestone County slaves established their own homes. Those settling in this area included Sawney Henry ... 3816 Old Springfield SH 14 S of Mexia, 500 ft south of Fort Parker State Park entrance on W side of road. Marker reported damaged Feb. 2022. Named for the large spring on townsite donated Jan. 6, 1838, by Moses Herrin, who gave 4 lots to any person agreeing to settle in the town. 12 families ... 3817 Old Springfield Cemetery Park Rd. 28 off SH 14, S. of Mexia in Fort Parker State Park Established as a 10-acre community burial ground in town plat dedicated Jan. 6, 1838, by Moses Herrin. Earliest graves probably never had stone markers ... 3827 Old Union Community Off of FM 3371. 1/4 mile South on Originally known as Ferguson Prairie, this settlement grew up around the property of Joseph and Hannah Ferguson who settled here about 1847. Listed ... 5565 One Half Mile North to the Site Once Occupied by Trinity University Main St. (Loop 442), E side between S. 5th St. and S. 6th St. Established by the Brazos Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Opened its doors as a co-educational institution September 23, 1869. Chartered ... 3869 Origin of the Texas State Teachers Association 209 Carthage St., Mexia The first statewide teacher association in Texas had its beginnings in two regional teachers organizations. The North Texas Education Association ...

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4563 Sanders Walker Fort Parker State Park in Old Springfield Cemetery, Park Road 28, off SH 14, S of Mexia A veteran of the Texas War for Independence, 1835-1836. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962 4569 Sansom/Wedgman Cemetery 18 miles SE of Groesbeck via FM 937 via Sterling Robertson Dam Rd and LCR 480 Located on a tributary of the Navasota River known as Running Branch, this cemetery has been in use since the days of Reconstruction in Texas. Soon ... 4643 Seth H. Bates Fort Parker Memorial Cemetry, 2.5 miles north of Groesback on FM 1245 Born May 26, 1811. An early Ranger in the Texas war for Independence. Member Captain Seale's Company, 1835-1836, that was organized "agreeable to ... 12583 Shiloh Baptist Church 5 miles south of Mexia on FM 39 at CR 439 On October 21, 1881, 15 residents of several neighboring communities in this part of Limestone County met to organize a Baptist church. The Rev. ... 4713 Sion Roberts 19 miles S of Groesbeck on SH 14 to LCR 745, 1.5 mile in Roberts Cemetery Served in the Texas War for Independence; Veteran of San Jacinto. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962 13854 Site of Dunbar High School 603 W Main Public education efforts for African American students in Mexia began in 1883 with a school on Herman Street. After fire destroyed it, trustees selected ... 3784 Site of Old Potter's Shop 8.6 mi. E. of Thornton, NE corner FM 1246 and LCR 758 The fine, white clay mined near here was used at this shop from the 1840s to 1912 to make pitchers, jars, crocks, churns, flower pots, and ornamental ... 13185 Site of Oletha Common School Groesbeck, SE at int of FM 937 and CR 746 Site of Oletha Common School Settlers at the turn of the 20th century educated their children in small schools within walking distance of their homes. ... 12032 St. John's A. M. E. Church 308 W. Milam Street This church traces its history to the 1870s, when African Methodist Episcopal Church services were held for Mexia's African American population. ... 23760 St. Paul Industrial College NW corner US 84 and College Avenue In 1906, African American members of three Texas districts within the Primitive Baptist Church expressed desire to build an institute of higher ...