ROUTH CEMETERY - RICHARDSON
Glenville Dr. 32.993N 96.704W
Glenville Dr. 32.993N 96.704W
There is a road that runs from the gate to the east side of the cemetery and on into the woods. Another road circles the cemetery. A double gate is on the north side of the cemetery and a single gate in on the south side. The gates are kept locked. The bike trail along Spring Creek does not affect this cemetery.
This cemetery is one of the oldest ones in Collin County. Some claim it is the oldest cemetery, because of graves that were here before the cemetery was founded. Jacob Routh bought the land in 1852. At that time there were 2 graves here. His mother, Elizabeth, and his only son, John, are buried here. The rest of his family are buried in the Routh Family Cemetery about ¼ mile northwest. Jacob Routh was an early Baptist preacher in the area. He was pastor of Spring Creek Baptist church, which was on the same property but further east near Plano Road. Spring Creek Baptist Church became First Baptist Church of Plano. Plano Road was once a stagecoach run, as was Renner Road. The creek that runs through the property is Spring Creek. Many area pioneers are buried here. One of the relatives is trying to get a historical marker for the cemetery.
An unknown soldier was very rude to the ladies of McKinney. His commanding officer apologized for him. That night the man was killed between Richardson and Dallas. He is buried in a corner of this cemetery. No one is buried near him.
The cemetery is .9 acres and has approximately 200 graves, about 100 unmarked. The deed for this cemetery is listed in Vol 658, p 114. There are provisions for ingress and egress for cleaning purposes. A cemetery association was formed in the 1990s that has cleaned the cemetery and fixed the stones. A book was published on the families on the people buried in the cemetery. The directions to the cemetery might change with development of the area.
The cemetery has a historical marker.
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
This cemetery is one of the oldest ones in Collin County. Some claim it is the oldest cemetery, because of graves that were here before the cemetery was founded. Jacob Routh bought the land in 1852. At that time there were 2 graves here. His mother, Elizabeth, and his only son, John, are buried here. The rest of his family are buried in the Routh Family Cemetery about ¼ mile northwest. Jacob Routh was an early Baptist preacher in the area. He was pastor of Spring Creek Baptist church, which was on the same property but further east near Plano Road. Spring Creek Baptist Church became First Baptist Church of Plano. Plano Road was once a stagecoach run, as was Renner Road. The creek that runs through the property is Spring Creek. Many area pioneers are buried here. One of the relatives is trying to get a historical marker for the cemetery.
An unknown soldier was very rude to the ladies of McKinney. His commanding officer apologized for him. That night the man was killed between Richardson and Dallas. He is buried in a corner of this cemetery. No one is buried near him.
The cemetery is .9 acres and has approximately 200 graves, about 100 unmarked. The deed for this cemetery is listed in Vol 658, p 114. There are provisions for ingress and egress for cleaning purposes. A cemetery association was formed in the 1990s that has cleaned the cemetery and fixed the stones. A book was published on the families on the people buried in the cemetery. The directions to the cemetery might change with development of the area.
The cemetery has a historical marker.
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
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ROUTH CEMETERY
BROTHERS JACOB, GEORGE WASHINGTON, JOSEPH, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON ROUTH, AND THEIR SISTER ELIZABETH ROUTH THOMAS, WERE COUSINS OF THE VANCE FAMILY WHICH HELD THE ORIGINAL LAND GRANT THAT ENCOMPASSED THIS SITE. JACOB ROUTH (1818-1879), A BAPTIST MINISTER, ACQUIRED THE 640 ACRE J. W. VANCE SURVEY IN 1851, AND BROUGHT HIS MOTHER AND OTHER RELATIVES FROM TENNESSEE TO TEXAS. THE ROUTH FAMILY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THEIR LAND. ROUTH FAMILY MEMBERS HELPED TO ORGANIZE A SCHOOL, CHURCH, AND STORE IN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY CEMETERY. EARLY COLLIN COUNTY SETTLERS NANCY DE LOSIER BEVERLY (1806-1851) AND SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM KLEPPER, ALONG WITH AN UNKNOWN CHILD WHOSE PARENTS WERE CAMPING NEARBY AT THE TIME OF ITS DEATH, WERE ALREADY BURIED ON THIS SITE WHEN JACOB ROUTH SET ASIDE ONE ACRE AS A FAMILY BURIAL GROUND. JACOB'S MOTHER, ELIZABETH MASHMAN ROUTH (1788-1852), DIED SOON AFTER HER ARRIVAL IN TEXAS AND WAS THE FIRST FAMILY MEMBER TO BE INTERRED HERE. JACOB ROUTH, HIS WIFE LODEMIA ANN CAMPBELL, AND TWO UNMARRIED DAUGHTERS, ROSE AND CLARA ROUTH, ARE BURIED SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS NORTH OF THE CEMETERY IN A PRIVATE PLOT. OF THE APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED GRAVES HERE, FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED ARE MARKED. THE LAST BURIAL TO OCCUR HERE WAS THAT OF SEREPTA ELLEN CAMPBELL MILLER, WHO WAS BORN IN 1836 AND DIED IN 1922. THE ROUTH CEMETERY CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A RECORD OF THE PIONEERS OF NORTH TEXAS. Texas Historical marker, 1998. |
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