| Marker Number |
7084 |
| Atlas Number |
5139007084 |
| Marker Title |
Bethel Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Bethel Cemetery |
| Address |
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| City |
Rural |
| County |
Ellis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
696400 |
| UTM Northing |
3575026 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Waxahachie take FM 876 S about 10 mi. to Bethel Rd., then W about 1.5 mi. to cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1852 N.P. Sims (1806-1902) gave 10 acres of land at High Springs (4 mi. W) for a church and burial ground to trustees of Bethel Methodist Church. Several graves remain there. G.H. Cunningham (1828-1916) and P.C. Sims (1819-1903) gave church trustees 10 acres here at Bethel in 1868. Earliest marked grave is that of the Rev. J.W. Reynolds (1816-1873). In 1918 trustees of Bethel Cemetery Association bought 3.9 acres of the 10-acre plot from the Church. Heirs of Cunningham and P.C. Sims gave 14 adjoining acres in 1961. The site has over 400 graves, including those of the 3 original land donors. (1978) |
