Pinehill in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Buckner Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025
1. Buckner Cemetery Marker
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Buckner Cemetery. . John S. Buckner (1806-1870), his wife, Mariah T. (d. 1874), and their two sons, Arthur Washington (1828-1894) and Mumford Jackson (1831-1872), traveled from Georgia and settled in this area before 1850. As the family and community grew, this site was set aside as a burial ground. John was one of the first to be laid to rest here in 1870. Both Buckner sons served the Confederacy during the Civil War. Mumford enlisted in Johnson's Brigade, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers, and later served in the Texas Cavalry. Arthur was part of Company C, 1st Texas Infantry and was at Appomattox, VA., on April 9, 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered. He returned to his businesses in Pinehill where he ran a sawmill with his father, as well as a general store and cotton gin. One of his daughters, May Buckner Hillin (1869-1966), is remembered for her response to an 1892 incident in which a man was stabbed at a local drugstore that secretly sold whiskey. She led the women of Pinehill to the site, where they broke up the whiskey containers with axes. The Buckner Cemetery chronicles these pioneers, veterans and the generations that have contributed to the development of the Pinehill area of Rusk County. A trust fund created in 1974 provides for its upkeep.
Historic Texas Cemetery 2001
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John S. Buckner (1806-1870), his wife, Mariah T. (d. 1874), and their two sons, Arthur Washington (1828-1894) and Mumford Jackson (1831-1872), traveled from Georgia and settled in this area before 1850. As the family and community grew, this site was set aside as a burial ground. John was one of the first to be laid to rest here in 1870. Both Buckner sons served the Confederacy during the Civil War. Mumford enlisted in Johnson's Brigade, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers, and later served in the Texas Cavalry. Arthur was part of Company C, 1st Texas Infantry and was at Appomattox, VA., on April 9, 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered. He returned to his businesses in Pinehill where he ran a sawmill with his father, as well as a general store and cotton gin. One of his daughters, May Buckner Hillin (1869-1966), is remembered for her response to an 1892 incident in which a man was stabbed at a local drugstore that secretly sold whiskey. She led the women of Pinehill to the site, where they broke up the whiskey containers with axes. The Buckner Cemetery chronicles these pioneers, veterans and the generations that have contributed to the development of the Pinehill area of Rusk County. A trust fund created in 1974 provides for its upkeep.
Historic Texas Cemetery 2001
Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16219.)
Location. 32° 6.588′ N, 94° 36.209′ W. Marker is in Pinehill, Texas, in Rusk County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1798 and County Road 3115, on the left when traveling south on Road 1798. The marker is located along the fence of the
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cemetery by the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10607 Co Rd 3115D, Henderson TX 75652, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
