FIRST Recorded Burial in Billington Cemetery - Limestone County, TX
N 31° 41.305 W 096° 52.478
14R E 701448 N 3507862
A 1997 Texas Historical Marker at Billington Cemetery, one of the surviving bits of the Billington community on Limestone County Rd 110, indicates that the first recorded burial in the cemetery is that of John Sanders in 1890.
Waymark Code: WM147H1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2021
Views: 2
There are two small modern granite headstones in the southeast corner of the cemetery, at the base of a tall metal cross. One reads "John Sanders", and other is a curiosity, reading "Redmond 'Red'". There is no indication as to the identity of the latter, but John Sanders is referenced on the historical marker:
Tennessee native E.J. Billington settled in this area with his family in 1854. In 1890 he sold one-half acre of land to John Ellison and Gus Haney on which a church and cemetery were established. The first recorded burial was that of John Sanders in 1890. Named for Billington, the nearby town was once a thriving community with a school, post office, and several stores. In 1900 additional land was purchased from the Billington estate for the cemetery, which contains 115 marked graves and 12-15 unmarked graves. The Billington Cemetery continues to serve the area.
Mr. Sanders and "Red" could both be buried here in the corner, but it's a possibility that the location of their graves was lost over time, and the cross and stones are simply a memorial to note that they're here, somewhere.
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