Historical Markers in Texas

Union Grove Cemetery

History·Cherokee County·Texas

Established in 1868 with burial of Mary Ann Patton, the first wife of John F. Patton (1829-1900). He was Jacksonville postmaster, Confederate Army officer during Civil War (1861-65). In 1871 he deeded this land to the Union School and Church. Kept up by gifts, cemetery is still in use. (1971)

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31.8690, -95.2886

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