Birth: Apr. 22, 1871
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Death: Jan. 31, 1950
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Burial:
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Prairie Hill (Limestone County)
Limestone County
Texas, USA
Created by: couchpotato
Record added: Jun 07, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 274028
In 1854, Ezekiel J. Billington came to this area of Texas from Kentucky with his wife, Kitty Ann, and their three children. Billington organized a Baptist church the following year and named it Mt. Antioch. The six charter members of the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church were Ezekiel and Kitty Ann Billington, Nancy Billington, Houghton Hughes, Medina Hughes, and M. J. Billington. The nearby spring was a favorite camping spot for travelers in the area. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through, and the graves of these persons remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of early settler James Kimmel. Between 1860 and 1875 the community that developed around the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church and cemetery grew and prospered. About 1874, however, members of the church began moving to the town of Mt. Calm (2 mi. N), where they organized a new congregation. The cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, Mt. Antioch Cemetery stands as a reminder of the early heritage of this part of Limestone County. 1985
Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, school, and churches. James Samuel Kimmel, a pioneer settler, donated land for this cemetery, and the first marked grave is dated 1870. In 1881, when the Texas & St. Louis Railway bypassed the village, residents moved north to the railroad line and began New Mount Calm in Hill County. The cemetery, which has been enlarged and is still in use, is all that remains of the earlier settlement. 1984
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Limestone County, Texas
Contributed by Bruce Jordan, Jun 28, 2002 [[email protected]]. Total records = 928.
7 miles north of Prairie Hill on FM 339 on the left or west side of the road.
In 1854, three families settled in this area naming it Mt. Antioch. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through the area. The graves of these individuals remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of James Kimmel
Although the community no longer exists, the cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers.
These burial records represent all the people in the cemetery as of June 2002, compiled from reading the tombstones.
Listings with an asterisk * were reported in a survey taken in the late 1970's, but were not located in the 2002 survey:
∼From Texas Cert. of Death:
Male, White, Widowed, Farmer
Father: G. W. Windham, Miss.
Mother: Fannie McDonald, Miss.
Windham, Dora R., b. 28 Dec 1882, d. 7 Feb 1922
Windham, Infant, no dates, Located between Dora R. and Rufus S. Windham
Windham, Rufus S., b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 29 Oct 1929
Informant: A. H. Drake, Temple, Tx
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Rufus Slade Windham
Race White
Birth Date 28 Oct 1872
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address R F D # 4
Residence Place Hill County, Texas, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Spouse Dora Windham
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Death: Jan. 31, 1950
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Burial:
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Prairie Hill (Limestone County)
Limestone County
Texas, USA
Created by: couchpotato
Record added: Jun 07, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 274028
In 1854, Ezekiel J. Billington came to this area of Texas from Kentucky with his wife, Kitty Ann, and their three children. Billington organized a Baptist church the following year and named it Mt. Antioch. The six charter members of the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church were Ezekiel and Kitty Ann Billington, Nancy Billington, Houghton Hughes, Medina Hughes, and M. J. Billington. The nearby spring was a favorite camping spot for travelers in the area. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through, and the graves of these persons remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of early settler James Kimmel. Between 1860 and 1875 the community that developed around the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church and cemetery grew and prospered. About 1874, however, members of the church began moving to the town of Mt. Calm (2 mi. N), where they organized a new congregation. The cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, Mt. Antioch Cemetery stands as a reminder of the early heritage of this part of Limestone County. 1985
Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, school, and churches. James Samuel Kimmel, a pioneer settler, donated land for this cemetery, and the first marked grave is dated 1870. In 1881, when the Texas & St. Louis Railway bypassed the village, residents moved north to the railroad line and began New Mount Calm in Hill County. The cemetery, which has been enlarged and is still in use, is all that remains of the earlier settlement. 1984
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Limestone County, Texas
Contributed by Bruce Jordan, Jun 28, 2002 [[email protected]]. Total records = 928.
7 miles north of Prairie Hill on FM 339 on the left or west side of the road.
In 1854, three families settled in this area naming it Mt. Antioch. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through the area. The graves of these individuals remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of James Kimmel
Although the community no longer exists, the cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers.
These burial records represent all the people in the cemetery as of June 2002, compiled from reading the tombstones.
Listings with an asterisk * were reported in a survey taken in the late 1970's, but were not located in the 2002 survey:
∼From Texas Cert. of Death:
Male, White, Widowed, Farmer
Father: G. W. Windham, Miss.
Mother: Fannie McDonald, Miss.
Windham, Dora R., b. 28 Dec 1882, d. 7 Feb 1922
Windham, Infant, no dates, Located between Dora R. and Rufus S. Windham
Windham, Rufus S., b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 29 Oct 1929
Informant: A. H. Drake, Temple, Tx
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Rufus Slade Windham
Race White
Birth Date 28 Oct 1872
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address R F D # 4
Residence Place Hill County, Texas, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Spouse Dora Windham
Birth: Apr. 22, 1871
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Death: Jan. 31, 1950
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Burial:
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Prairie Hill (Limestone County)
Limestone County
Texas, USA
Created by: couchpotato
Record added: Jun 07, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 274028
In 1854, Ezekiel J. Billington came to this area of Texas from Kentucky with his wife, Kitty Ann, and their three children. Billington organized a Baptist church the following year and named it Mt. Antioch. The six charter members of the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church were Ezekiel and Kitty Ann Billington, Nancy Billington, Houghton Hughes, Medina Hughes, and M. J. Billington. The nearby spring was a favorite camping spot for travelers in the area. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through, and the graves of these persons remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of early settler James Kimmel. Between 1860 and 1875 the community that developed around the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church and cemetery grew and prospered. About 1874, however, members of the church began moving to the town of Mt. Calm (2 mi. N), where they organized a new congregation. The cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, Mt. Antioch Cemetery stands as a reminder of the early heritage of this part of Limestone County. 1985
Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, school, and churches. James Samuel Kimmel, a pioneer settler, donated land for this cemetery, and the first marked grave is dated 1870. In 1881, when the Texas & St. Louis Railway bypassed the village, residents moved north to the railroad line and began New Mount Calm in Hill County. The cemetery, which has been enlarged and is still in use, is all that remains of the earlier settlement. 1984
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Limestone County, Texas
Contributed by Bruce Jordan, Jun 28, 2002 [[email protected]]. Total records = 928.
7 miles north of Prairie Hill on FM 339 on the left or west side of the road.
In 1854, three families settled in this area naming it Mt. Antioch. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through the area. The graves of these individuals remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of James Kimmel
Although the community no longer exists, the cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers.
These burial records represent all the people in the cemetery as of June 2002, compiled from reading the tombstones.
Listings with an asterisk * were reported in a survey taken in the late 1970's, but were not located in the 2002 survey:
∼From Texas Cert. of Death:
Male, White, Widowed, Farmer
Father: G. W. Windham, Miss.
Mother: Fannie McDonald, Miss.
Windham, Dora R., b. 28 Dec 1882, d. 7 Feb 1922
Windham, Infant, no dates, Located between Dora R. and Rufus S. Windham
Windham, Rufus S., b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 29 Oct 1929
Informant: A. H. Drake, Temple, Tx
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Rufus Slade Windham
Race White
Birth Date 28 Oct 1872
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address R F D # 4
Residence Place Hill County, Texas, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Spouse Dora Windham
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Death: Jan. 31, 1950
Mount Calm
Hill County
Texas, USA
Burial:
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Prairie Hill (Limestone County)
Limestone County
Texas, USA
Created by: couchpotato
Record added: Jun 07, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 274028
In 1854, Ezekiel J. Billington came to this area of Texas from Kentucky with his wife, Kitty Ann, and their three children. Billington organized a Baptist church the following year and named it Mt. Antioch. The six charter members of the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church were Ezekiel and Kitty Ann Billington, Nancy Billington, Houghton Hughes, Medina Hughes, and M. J. Billington. The nearby spring was a favorite camping spot for travelers in the area. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through, and the graves of these persons remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of early settler James Kimmel. Between 1860 and 1875 the community that developed around the Mt. Antioch Baptist Church and cemetery grew and prospered. About 1874, however, members of the church began moving to the town of Mt. Calm (2 mi. N), where they organized a new congregation. The cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, Mt. Antioch Cemetery stands as a reminder of the early heritage of this part of Limestone County. 1985
Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, school, and churches. James Samuel Kimmel, a pioneer settler, donated land for this cemetery, and the first marked grave is dated 1870. In 1881, when the Texas & St. Louis Railway bypassed the village, residents moved north to the railroad line and began New Mount Calm in Hill County. The cemetery, which has been enlarged and is still in use, is all that remains of the earlier settlement. 1984
Mount Antioch Cemetery
Limestone County, Texas
Contributed by Bruce Jordan, Jun 28, 2002 [[email protected]]. Total records = 928.
7 miles north of Prairie Hill on FM 339 on the left or west side of the road.
In 1854, three families settled in this area naming it Mt. Antioch. As early as 1846, this site was used for the burial of those who died while passing through the area. The graves of these individuals remain unmarked. The first marked grave in what became the Mt. Antioch Cemetery was that of George Kimmel (d. 1860), the infant son of James Kimmel
Although the community no longer exists, the cemetery continues to be used and maintained by the local residents and descendants of the early settlers.
These burial records represent all the people in the cemetery as of June 2002, compiled from reading the tombstones.
Listings with an asterisk * were reported in a survey taken in the late 1970's, but were not located in the 2002 survey:
∼From Texas Cert. of Death:
Male, White, Widowed, Farmer
Father: G. W. Windham, Miss.
Mother: Fannie McDonald, Miss.
Windham, Dora R., b. 28 Dec 1882, d. 7 Feb 1922
Windham, Infant, no dates, Located between Dora R. and Rufus S. Windham
Windham, Rufus S., b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 29 Oct 1929
Informant: A. H. Drake, Temple, Tx
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Rufus Slade Windham
Race White
Birth Date 28 Oct 1872
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address R F D # 4
Residence Place Hill County, Texas, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Spouse Dora Windham
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