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. 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.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 30° 44.543′ N, 97° 56.683′ W. Marker is in Liberty Hill, Texas, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of County Route 203 and Peaceful Valley Road, on

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Concord School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Williams-Buck Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of Prairie Point Community (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Liberty Hill Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); William O. Spencer (approx. 4½ miles away); Bryson Stagecoach Stop (approx. 4½ miles away); John G. Matthews (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Gabriel Mills (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Keith Peterson, February 26, 2017

2. Connell Cemetery Marker

Marker has been knocked off its post and is lying on the ground.

Connell Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, July 2, 2014

3. Connell Cemetery and Marker

Sampson Connell, Jr. image. Click for full size.

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 855 times since then and 43 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.