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Baccus Cemetery

Frisco, Collin County

Marker Text

Henry Cook (1775-1862), a veteran of the War of 1812, settled here in 1845 as a member of the Peters Colony. His log house, located nearby, was a landmark on the Shawnee Trail. He first used this property as a family cemetery in 1847 for the burial of his son Daniel (b. 1831). His daughter Rachel Cook Baccus deeded the burial ground to his heirs in 1878. She later donated adjoining land for construction of the Baccus Christian Church Sanctuary. The cemetery, named in her honor about 1915, is still in use. The church was disbanded in the 1930s. ** (1980)***

Marker Details

Address
Location Description At Legacy and Bishop Sts, Just East of the North Dallas Tollway. Plano
Marker # 272
Dedicated 1980
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 33.078443, -96.821854

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