PLEASANT GROVE - CLIMAX
FM2756 33.206N 96.438W
FM2756 33.206N 96.438W
This cemetery is on 3 sides of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. The church is a small white board building. There is a covered pavilion in back. The church is still active. The church and cemetery are about 1 mile east of the Van Winkle Cemetery and the Climax community.
A large arch over one driveway says, "Pleasant Grove." A sign has been added recently that says, "Pleasant Grove Cemetery, established 1890." There is a deed for the cemetery listed in Vol 53, p 64. It is for 1 acre and was signed by F. J. Rominger. The deed states that, if there is room, no white person shall be denied burial because of poverty or religious opinions. The cemetery must contain at least 3 acres of land. There are over 600 graves. Most of the burials have been in the middle 1900's. There are few, if any, trees in the cemetery. The cemetery is fenced and well maintained and appears to be active. It is close to being full. There is a cemetery association and visitation day is the second Sunday in June.
The Midway School was just south and a little east of the church. The flag pole for the school is still standing. The road in front of the church, FM 2756, is part of the old Farmersville road.
The cemetery has a historical marker.
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
A large arch over one driveway says, "Pleasant Grove." A sign has been added recently that says, "Pleasant Grove Cemetery, established 1890." There is a deed for the cemetery listed in Vol 53, p 64. It is for 1 acre and was signed by F. J. Rominger. The deed states that, if there is room, no white person shall be denied burial because of poverty or religious opinions. The cemetery must contain at least 3 acres of land. There are over 600 graves. Most of the burials have been in the middle 1900's. There are few, if any, trees in the cemetery. The cemetery is fenced and well maintained and appears to be active. It is close to being full. There is a cemetery association and visitation day is the second Sunday in June.
The Midway School was just south and a little east of the church. The flag pole for the school is still standing. The road in front of the church, FM 2756, is part of the old Farmersville road.
The cemetery has a historical marker.
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
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PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY
MALISSA (DODSON) SIDES BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO BE BURIED ON THIS SITE IN MARCH 1891. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN HALF NATIVE AMERICAN, MRS. SIDES AND HER CHEROKEE HALF SISTER ELLEN MURPHY SURVIVED THE U. S. GOVERNMENT RELOCATION OF THE TRIBE DURING THEIR YOUTH. THE PAIR CAME TO COLLIN COUNTY FROM INDIAN TERRITORY WITH MALISSA'S HUSBAND HENRY L SIDES. IN OCTOBER 1891, CHARTER METHODIST CHURCH MEMBERS FRANKLIN J. AND NANCY (VAN HUES) ROMINGER DONATED AN ACRE OF LAND INCLUDING MRS. SIDES' GRAVESITE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PLEASANT GROVE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH, TO BE USED AS A PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND. THE ROMINGERS, HENRY SIDES AND ELLEN MURPHY ARE ALL IN- TERRED IN THE CEMETERY, AS ARE DESCENDANTS OF THESE AND OTHER PIONEER FAMILIES. FOR MANY YEARS CEMETERY TRUSTEES RAISED FUND AND MAIN- TAINED THE GROUNDS THROUGH STEW SUPPERS AND ANNUAL DECORA- TION DAYS. A 1996 COUNT REVEALED MORE THAN 1,000 GRAVES, MOST WITH MARKERS OF SOME KIND. THE GRAVES OF 141 INFANTS IN THE OLD NORTH SECTION BEAR WITNESS TO THE HARSH CONDITIONS OF PIONEER LIFE; 7 CONFEDERATE AND 52 OTHER VETERANS OF U. S. AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS ARE INTERRED HERE. PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY CONTINUES TO SERVE THE AREA. Texas Historical marker, 1998. |
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