Oak Branch in Ellis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Oak Branch Cemetery

Photographed By J Frye Fort Worth TX, January 29, 2022

1. Oak Branch Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

In 1875 area pioneer William M. Claunch (1815-1888) donated twenty acres of his ranch land for a Methodist Church, church campground, and cemetery. The oldest grave in the burial ground is that of Susaner Bynum, the one-year-old daughter of M.C. and L.E. Bynum, who died in 1881. Many of the gravestones date from the 1880s and bear the family names of Bynum, Hollingsworth, Williams, Gilbreth, Martin, Claunch, and Blakely -- all early settlers in the once-thriving community of Oak (1 mi. N). Since 1927 the historic graveyard has been maintained by the Oak Branch Cemetery Association.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7134.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 32° 20.433′ N, 96° 58.511′ W. Marker is in Oak Branch, Texas, in Ellis County. Marker is on North Oak Branch Road east of Oak Branch Trail, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waxahachie TX 75167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Maypearl Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Greathouse Community, Church, and Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles

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away); Jefferson Dunaway Home (approx. 4.3 miles away); Ozro Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); McKinney-Aday Farm House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bethel Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Sardis Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Photographed By J Frye Fort Worth TX, January 29, 2022

2. Oak Branch Cemetery Marker

Oak Branch Cemetery Entrance Arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J Frye Fort Worth TX, January 29, 2022

3. Oak Branch Cemetery Entrance Arch

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2022, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2022, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.