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
Inscription.
Sterling Rex Barnes. (Gravesite in Heath Cemetery). 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.
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.)
Location. 32° 50.386′ N, 96° 28.762′ W. Marker is in Heath, Texas, in Rockwall County. Marker is at the intersection of Smirl Drive (Farm to Market Road 1140) and Terry Lane, on the left when traveling east on Smirl Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Farm to Market Road 1140, Rockwall TX 75032, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 1,429 times since then and 34 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.
