Liberty Hill in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Connell Cemetery
Photographed By QuesterMark, July 2, 2014
1. Connell Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Connell Cemetery. . Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He moved to Milam County where he helped found the San Gabriel Christian Church, later settling in Williamson County as a farmer and stockman. During the Civil War he served in Capt. Robert Ashford's Co. B, 1st Regiment, 27th Brigade, and later in the local Home Guard. This family cemetery, also known as Bear Creek, was part of his homestead, and his 1873 burial cairn is the oldest known grave. Several relatives and friends are interred in this burial ground that honors a pioneering Texas family.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006 , Marker is Property of the State of Texas.
Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He moved to Milam County where he helped found the San Gabriel Christian Church, later settling in Williamson County as a farmer and stockman. During the Civil War he served in Capt. Robert Ashford's Co. B, 1st Regiment, 27th Brigade, and later in the local Home Guard. This family cemetery, also known as Bear Creek, was part of his homestead, and his 1873 burial cairn is the oldest known grave. Several relatives and friends are interred in this burial ground that honors a pioneering Texas family.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15057.)
Location. 30° 44.543′ N, 97° 56.683′ W. Marker is in Liberty Hill, Texas, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of County Route 203 and Peaceful Valley Road
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, on the right when traveling west on County Route 203. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Liberty Hill TX 78642, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Marker has been knocked off its post and is lying on the ground.
Photographed By QuesterMark, July 2, 2014
3. Connell Cemetery and Marker
Photographed By Keith Peterson, February 26, 2017
4. Sampson Connell, Jr.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 7, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. 2. submitted on March 4, 2017, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3. submitted on March 7, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. 4. submitted on March 4, 2017, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.