Center in Shelby County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
First United Methodist Church Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025
1. First United Methodist Church Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
First United Methodist Church Cemetery. . The First United Methodist Church Cemetery, one of the oldest in Shelby County, is located in the Nancy Smith Survey on land deeded by Judge M.W. Wheeler and Sam Samford to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first burial was that of a small child in 1861. The last recorded burial was in 1939. Most of the burials in the cemetery are before 1900. Thirteen Masonic members, five Civil War veterans, a minister, doctor, and numerous businessmen, including R.L. Parker, the father of Center, are buried here. The cemetery has been beautified with blooming plants and a flagstone walkway. Several family plots are marked with antique iron fencing.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016
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The First United Methodist Church Cemetery, one of the oldest in Shelby County, is located in the Nancy Smith Survey on land deeded by Judge M.W. Wheeler and Sam Samford to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first burial was that of a small child in 1861. The last recorded burial was in 1939. Most of the burials in the cemetery are before 1900. Thirteen Masonic members, five Civil War veterans, a minister, doctor, and numerous businessmen, including R.L. Parker, the father of Center, are buried here. The cemetery has been beautified with blooming plants and a flagstone walkway. Several family plots are marked with antique iron fencing.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016
Erected 2017 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18705.)
Location. 31° 47.882′ N, 94° 10.872′ W. Marker is in Center, Texas, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of Porter Street and Church Street on Porter Street. The marker is located northeast of the First United Methodist Church building at the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Porter St, Center TX 75935, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
3. The view of the First United Methodist Church Cemetery and Marker behind the church
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
