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 Burns Cemetery Posted by:  txoilgas
N 33° 26.280 W 096° 19.296
14S E 748997 N 3703053
Texas Historical Marker at the main gate to Burns Cemetery, noting its pioneer roots, history, and early and continued usage. It is located just off of TX 121 on Fannin County Rd 4602, just northeast of Trenton. There are over 2000 burials here.
Waymark Code: WMAMRN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2011
Views: 6
Marker Number: 8852
Marker Text:
Land for this cemetery was donated in 1876 by Tennessee native William Boyd Burns (1821-1907), whose log cabin home was located adjacent to the site. A pioneer settler of the Trenton community, he also gave nearby property for a Union church building, Burns Chapel, which served as an early schoolhouse for the surrounding rural area.
The cemetery was first used in 1877 for the burials of Burns' stepson John Patton and daughter Priscilla Burns, who at 16 was a teacher in the Orangeville Academy. Other graves include those of pioneer area settlers and prominent leaders of Trenton. Among the Civil War veterans interred here and early physician Dr. W.C. Holmes, who fought at Shiloh, and John W. Connelly, a former teacher in the Indian Territory who became a popular local preacher.
For well over a century the Burns Cemetery has served residents of the Trenton area. The original tract has been enlarged through a donation of land and the purchase of additional property. Still in use, the cemetery serves as a historic reminder of the region's rich heritage and as the site of an annual memorial service honoring the settlers who led in the area's development. (1982)
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