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Mt. Carmel Cemetery

Wolfe City, Hunt County

Marker Text

(0.9 miles south) William J. "Uncle Billy" Williams (1826-1918), whose family settled this area in 1844, set aside 3.5 acres of this cemetery in 1852 for burial of his two-year-old niece, Angelina Williams. Oldest gravestones are those of his parents, Elizabeth (1789-1861) and George Williams (1786-1863). First called Williams Cemetery, it became known as Mt. Carmel after a Methodist church by that name was built nearby in 1883. An open chapel was added to the property in 1891; another erected in 1920 still stands. Maintained by Mt. Carmel Cemetery Association, the site has grown to 37.6 acres and contains about 10,000 graves. (1975)

Marker Details

Address SH 11
Location Description SH 11, SW side, 0.3 mi. NW of CR 4818 (which leads to Mt. Carmel Cemetery entrance)
Marker # 7819
Dedicated 1975
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; pioneers; Methodist churches
Latitude, Longitude 33.364404, -96.053895

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