Rowlett Creek Cemetery - Plano, Texas |
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| Mary Goodwin 1880 + Felix Goodwin 1872 |
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| In 1836, Dr. Daniel Rowlett (1786-1848), a Kentuckian, came to Texas with his wife and six other families. Rowlett, a physician, lawyer, surveyor and politician, settled near present Bonham. He located much of his large 1838 land grant in the fertile area along present Rowlett Creek. |
After meeting in homes and outdoors, seven charter members organized the Wilson Creek Church of United Baptists in 1848, under leadership of the Rev. David Myers. In 1852 the name became Rowlett Creek Baptist Church. George White (1820-1886) deeded six acres at this site in 1861 for a meetinghouse. The following year Shadrick J. Jackson (1830-1863) and his wife Sphphronia deeded an adjacent four acres. Soon lots were set aside for this cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of pioneer Alfred Harrington in 1862. The second internment in 1862 was that of Charles Gough, who was on furlough from the Confederate Army. in 1895 the Rowlett Creek Cemetery Association was formed.
Rowlett is believed to be the earliest Baptist church in Collin County. It became inactive in 1935 but had been influential in establishing many early churches, a number of which are still prominent in the North Texas area. |
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| Talley Family Plot |
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| This beautiful, old Texas cemetery overlooks the Four Corners section of Collin County. Six acres of land on a hill with a chapel (not the orignal church) founded by Dr. Daniel Rowlett in the Mid-1800s make up this classic Texas resting place.. You can read the entire story by clicking on the image of the plaque at the right |
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| Rowlett Creek Cemetery plaque |
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| Bare tree and family plot |
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| Eliza Kittrell, Jennie Wetsel - 1868 |
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| Mother and Father tombstones under a tree |
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| Baby Cesil Earl Stanton 1890 |
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CE Stanton 1849-1873
CB Stanton 1859-1877 |
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| Broken monument base |
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Susan Sheldburne 1827-1907
Dr. B S Sheldburne 1817-1895 |
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| Tree stump in foreground, headstones beyond |
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| Twin headstones |
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| Collection of headstones in the shade of the trees |
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| Tree split by lightning |
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| Hedgcoxe family plot |
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| Bush headstone in foreground |
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| Infrared of cemetery with chapel |
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| Infrared of cemetery |
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| M J Spradley 1812-1923 + James Spradley 1832-1919 |
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| Infrared landscape of cemetery |
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| Infrared row of tombstones |
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| Infrared of tombstones and trees |
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| Infrared of tombstone clusters |
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| Massive black granite Griffin family memorial |
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| Infrared of tombstones in the trees |
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| 1 yr old Elizabeth Christie 1918 |
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| Tilted plain vertical marker |
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| Collection of infant headstones |
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| Nicholson children's monument 1899 |
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| Cemetery plaque and chapel |
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| Bare tree and Griffin family plot |
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| Cemetery with chapel in distance |
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| Infant Elvin E Bolin 1927 |
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| Christie family Mother and Father monument |
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| Collection of headstones |
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| Simple stone marker with Father carved on side |
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| Collection of headstones |
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| 5 mo old Jessie Ray Berry 1904 |
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| Baptist church entitled "The Message" |
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| Infant Berry |
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| Nanney Davis 1825-1885 + Tommie Davis 1871- 1887 |
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| Collection of tombstones |
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| Row of short markers |
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| Baby Stephen Pearce 1880 |
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| Baby Jesse Brown 1887 |
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| Very old tombstone in a stand of trees |
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Rev. C A Stanton 1821-1883
Eleanor Stanton 1829-1903 |
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| Row of small markers |
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| Rows of tombstones, old and new |
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| Cellular tower rises up above the tombstones |
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| Child - Willie Atkinson - 1878 |
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| Shattered tree between tombstones |
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Clusters of tombstones
All images © Copyright Warren Paul Harris
All Rights Reserved |
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| Row of tombstones |
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| Early settler headstone in foreground |
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