Details for Glenfawn Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5401010999

Data

Marker Number 10999
Atlas Number 5401010999
Marker Title Glenfawn Cemetery
Index Entry Glenfawn Cemetery
Address
City Mt. Enterprise
County Rusk
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 324287
UTM Northing 3531515
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 7 mi. west of Mt. Enterprise, off US 84 on FM 2753
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Cemetery was begun after the death of Julien Sidney Devereux (1805-56), with the remains of his father, John W. Devereux (1769-1847), and an infant son reinterred soon after. Called Devereux and Sand Field, the plot served nearby Forest Hill community ( 1 mile N), site of academy founded by Devereux in 1850. Name was changed to Glenfawn in 1872 when post office opened with Charles Nunnally, postmaster. The settlement had several stores, two blacksmiths, school, church and Masonic Lodge building. The old Methodist-Baptist Church was located east of cemetery.

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