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Rock Hill Cemetery
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By Amanda Hartley, June 5, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Rock Hill Cemetery Marker | | |
Inscription. Rock Hill Cemetery has served this area since the late 1800s. It is located on land granted to pioneer Alexander J. Clayton, who migrated here from Alabama with his wife, Martha (Carver), and his children in 1854. Clayton, who was born in North Carolina, was a farmer and leader in the Rock Hill community, which developed around the Rock Hill Baptist Church. Residents of Rock Hill, and the nearby settlements of Martin Springs and Pine Hill, were the first to use this cemetery. The earliest recorded interment here, of Juno Martin, a young daughter of settlers Robert James and Lenora (Taylor) Martin, dates to 1885.
In 1900, one of Alexander Clayton's sons, Rufus, sold property he inherited, including two acres set aside for burials, to his brother Columbus, formally establishing the cemetery. Rufus and Columbus were farmers and school district trustees. Others buried here include farmers, early area settlers, community leaders and veterans of military conflicts.
Features in the cemetery include curbing, an enclosed wall of sandstone surrounding a grave, vertical stones and woodmen of the world markers. Through the years, need for additional land arose; various individuals graciously contributed property to the cemetery in 1979 and 1984. In 1982, relatives of those interred here established the Rock Hill Cemetery Association | | | | 
By Amanda Hartley, June 5, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Rock Hill Cemetery | | |
to maintain the burial ground. Today, Rock Hill Cemetery continues to serve the area and remains as a testament to the early Henderson County pioneer and residents of the Rock Hill, Martin Springs and Pine Hill communities.
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission.
Location. 32° 17.525′ N, 95° 32.424′ W. Marker is near Brownsboro, Texas, in Henderson County. Marker is on County Road 3405, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is near Rock Hill Baptist Church. Marker is in this post office area: Brownsboro TX 75756, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. John Crane (approx. 3.1 miles away); Yarborough House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Site Of Old Normandy (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cherokee Exodus from Texas (approx. 4.4 miles away); County Line Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Site of C.W. Morris Cotton Gin (approx. 6.8 miles away); Cherokee Chief Bowles (approx. 8.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Brownsboro. |
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By Amanda Hartley, June 5, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Rock Hill Cemetery Information Marker | | another little marker telling about the cemetery | | |
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By Amanda Hartley, June 5, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Gravestone in Rock Hill Cemetery | | an example of one of the old gravestones | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 7, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 635 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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