Near Farmersville in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Glass-Chapman Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, September 4, 2026

1. Glass-Chapman Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Established in December 1854 in the Old Rock Quarry Community, the Glass-Chapman Cemetery is the final resting place of generations of the Glass and Chapman families. William Pinckney Chapman (1815-1887) and Elisha William Glass (1796-1868) were patriarchs of some of the founding families of Farmersville, where they worked as farmers and stock men. The families had several children that intermarried. These families were instrumental in the early settlement and growth of this part of Collin County and helped build churches and schools and promoted commerce. Elisha Glass purchased 90 acres of land in the William B. Williams Survey from R.A. Rike in November 1851 where the cemetery is located.

The first people to be buried in the Glass-Chapman Cemetery were brothers John H. “Jack” and Samuel Manson Glass. Both were killed as innocent bystanders on Christmas Eve 1854 after a brawl broke out at a saloon in Sugar Hill. Their grave is marked with a sandstone brick encasement covered by a large stone slab. Most of the 67 burials are descendants of the Glass and Chapman families. The numerous gravestones representing children

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speak to the harsh reality the settlers faced. There is one Woodmen Circle symbol present on the grave of Nola Patterson, daughter of Albert Jones Chapman. Six known veterans’ are buried, four Confederate soldiers and two twentieth-century U.S. Navy servicemen. The Glass-Chapman Cemetery is a reminder of these pioneer families and their legacy in Collin County.

Erected 2022 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23898.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1851.

Location. 33° 10.677′ N, 96° 23.62′ W. Marker is near Farmersville, Texas, in Collin County. It is on County Road 610 0.4 miles north of County Road 814, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1324 Co Rd 610, Farmersville TX 75442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

Photographed by James Hulse, September 4, 2026

2. Glass-Chapman Cemetery Marker

it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Huson Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Farmersville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Farmersville I.O.O.F. Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); First National Bank of Farmersville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gussie Nell Davis (approx. 2.1 miles away); IOOF Pride Lodge 228 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Audie Murphy’s Homecoming (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Memory of Audie L. Murphy (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmersville.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 4, 2026

3. Glass-Chapman Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.