Heath in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Sterling Rex Barnes
(Gravesite in Heath Cemetery)
Photographed By Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010
1. Sterling Rex Barnes Marker
Virginia native Sterling Rex Barnes (1799-1866) migrated to this area from Mississippi with his wife Martha Ann (Mitchell) (b.1809) and family in 1846. A pioneer settler in the community of Black Hill, now Heath, he was a charter member of East Trinity Masonic Lodge No. 157 in Rockwall, organized in 1854. Barnes was the local justice of the peace in 1852 and operated a toll bridge at a site on the East Fork of the Trinity River, now under the waters of Lake Ray Hubbard. Five sons and one son-in-law served with the Confederacy during the Civil War.Erected 1981 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6135.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 32° 50.386′ N, 96° 28.762′ W. Marker is in Heath, Texas, in Rockwall
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Heath Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anderson Family Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall (approx. 4.3 miles away); James and Margaret Loving (approx. 4.8 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 5.4 miles away); Tripp Baptist Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Chisholm Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Brooklyn Lodge No. 386, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 5.9 miles away).
Photographed By Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010
2. Sterling Rex Barnes Marker and Heath Cemetery
Photographed By Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010
3. Sterling Rex Barnes Headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
