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Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery

Navasota, Grimes County

Marker Text

Soon after John Moore McGinty (1823-1888) and his wife Mary Loretta Brown settled in Stoneham in 1853, they organized the Grimes Prairie Baptist Church. About 1859 the congregation moved to a schoolhouse in this area and changed the name to "Harmony". This property was acquired from Blake and Peggy Brantley, and the first church house erected in 1870. Upon the death of McGinty, his wife and son deeded the cemetery land which had been in use for years. About 1924 this building was completed. Services were held here until the 1930s.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Navasota, take SH 105 E approximately ? miles to CR then take CR N approximately 1.6 miles to CR 407; then take CR 407 W approximately .1 mile to cemetery and church.
Marker # 8588
Dedicated 1979
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.37487, -95.989368

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