Zion Hill Cemetery - Richards Family of Zion Hill Community Parker County

Beautiful

Guardian of the Gate

Zion Hill Cemetery

Tombstone of Joshua Hooper Richards

and wife, Elizabeth Conway Richards

Looking to the West in Zion Hill Cemetery
RICHARDS 
Father 

J. H.

April 21, 1861 - Feb. 25, 1939 

Mother 

Elizabeth

Mar. 20, 1866 - Dec. 1, 1939 

"The Lord is My Shepherd"

J. H. and Elizabeth Richards

My Paternal Great-grandparents

Tombstones of Earl S. and Ida Martin Richards

and their son, William buried to the left of them

Earl is the son of J. H. and Elizabeth

EARL S. RICHARDS

Aug. 23, 1895 - Apr. 5, 1954

IDA M. RICHARDS

Oct. 6, 1898 - May 15, 1974

"Wife of Earl Richards"

WILLIAM EUGENE RICHARDS

PFC US Army

World War II

Sep. 23, 1922 - Nov. 18, 1981 

(Son of Earl and Ida Richards)

ANNIE LAVERN

Dau of

E. S. and Ida M. RICHARDS

Mar. 25, 1927 - Jan. 15, 1930

MINNIE BELLE RICHARDS

Nov. 16, 1892 - Mar. 28, 1972 

"In Loving Memory"

(Daughter of Joshua H. and Elizabeth Richards.

Belle was never married.)

 

ELMA DEWEY RICHARDS

Aug. 24, 1898 - Feb. 11, 1986 

"A Loving Memory"

(Daughter of Joshua H. and Elizabeth Richards.

Dewey was never married.)

 

See a photograph of my great-grandparents, Joshua Hooper Richards and Elizabeth Conway Richards on my blog, Genealogy Traces, at this post. You can read Earl Sanford Richards' obituary and see a photograph of him here. 
See other photographs from Zion Hill in the previous post.


SOURCES:
Zion Hill Cemetery, Zion Hill Community, Parker County, Texas near Weatherford.


Photographs in Digital Format belonging to Judith Richards Shubert, Fort Worth, Texas. 2010

Zion Hill Cemetery - Plumlee Family of Parker County

 

Zion Hill Cemetery

Zion Hill Community

Parker County, Texas near Weatherford

This possibly could be the original entrance to the cemetery. It looks like a hitching post to the right, but this could be conjecture on my part. I have not found any information on the cemetery other than what is written on the Texas Historical Commission sign.

Zion Hill Church School and Cemetery

"Zion Hill was named by early settler Samuel Wolfenberg who deeded 4 acres for a school / church and cemetery in 1877. Zion Hill School, established in 1868, operated until 1927 when it merged with the Peaster School system. The school building also housed early church services. Zion Hill Church was organized in 1871. The first recorded burial is that of Wolfenberg's granddaughter, Margaret Lionberger, in 1879. The cemetery covers 6 acres and contains more than 700 burials including at least 8 Civil War veterans and many veterans of World War I and World War II."

PLUMLEE

A Freemason

Born Sept. 2, 1830 - Died in 1888

The first Plumlee headstone I came upon in Zion Hill was this one which has been preserved. The broken pieces found and placed on a base of concrete stone in order to protect what remains of this once lovely memorial to a beloved family member. There were several markers for Plumlee family members in the same area of the cemetery. They were placed near the entrance on the south side and along the east and north side. Near this broken stone the next three grave markers were found and then the following headstones and markers. I have posted all of the photos of Plumlee markers that I saw for those who are researching the Plumlee / Sapp line in Parker County.

Infant Children of J.W. Plumlee

Two by M. F. Plumlee and one by L. A. Plumlee

 Sister

CELLA MAY PLUMLEE

Dec. 19, 1892 - Apr. 6, 1935

ELISHA JACK PLUMLEE

1860 - 1925

 

FLOYD DENTON PLUMLEE

July 19, 1891 - Aug. 13, 1907

 HARRY H.

son of

J. D. & ? Plumlee

JOHN D. PLUMLEE

Dec. 4, 1869 - Feb. 4, 1941

"Gone But Not Forgotten"

 

Mother

LUCINDA

Wife of

I. D. PLUMLEE

Born May 2, 1828 - Died Mar. 5, 1896

"Gone But Not Forgotten"

 

PLUMLEE

Howard L. - Born 1938 -

Annie Ruth - Born 1939 - Died 2003

HURSHEL PLUMLEE

1892 - 1912

JOHN R. PLUMLEE

PLUMLEE

John W. - Born Aug. 24, 1856 - Died Feb. 20, 1941

Father

Fannie - Born Aug. 8, 1867 - Died Dec. 10, 1941

Mother

"Asleep in Jesus"

Mother
MABEL A. BLOSS
PLUMLEE
July 27, 1876 - Jan. 1, 1954
"None Knew Her But to Love Her" 
Wife of John D. Plumlee

SUSAN E. PLUMLEE

PLUMLEE

PLUMLEE

Father - WILLIS FRANK

July 24, 1902 - Jan. 23, 1992

Mother - ETHEL STEVENS

Mar. 4, 1905 - Jul. 21, 2005

"Married Dec. 23, 1923  

A Peaceful Place to Rest

View looking West  

  View looking East

 Zion Hill Cemetery - 1879
Lych-gate on South Side

View looking West  

 
Zion Hill Community Church
South of the Cemetery

Zion Hill is also the burial place of several of my Richards ancestors, including my great-grandparents, Joshua Hooper Richards and Elizabeth "Sallie" Conway Richards. They are not far from some of the Plumlee family graves, reinforcing my belief that there is a tie to them through the Sapp family line. Joshua Hooper Richards is the grandson of Charles Harrison Richards and Mary "Polly" Sapp Richards of Shelby County, Texas and originally from Alabama.

SOURCE:

Zion Hill Cemetery, Zion Hill Community, Parker Co., Texas.

Photographs in Digital Format. Property of Judith Richards Shubert, Fort Worth, Texas.  

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Wordless Wednesday - West End Cardinal

Tombstone Tuesday - Gonzales & Galindo

Luis L. Gonzales
Pedro L. Galindo
Tombstones in Round Rock Cemetery

Sources:

Cemetery
Round Rock Cemetery, Sam Bass Road, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas

Photograph
Gonzales, Luis L. and Galindo, Pedro L. Tombstones, Round Rock Cemetery, Round Rock, Texas. Digital Photograph, 2009. Privately held by Judith Richards Shubert, Fort Worth, Texas.

Smithfield Cemetery, North Richland Hills, Texas

Smithfield Cemetery, North Richland Hills, Texas
South Entrance

In the year 1887 the St Louis and Southwestern Railway built their tracks close to the area called Zion in Tarrant County, Texas. As happened with many little towns like this, it was eventually abandoned after the people and businesses began to drift away and relocate closer to the railroad where a new development grew up. This new settlement was called Smithfield, for Eli Smith, the resident who donated land for a church and cemetery.

"By the late 1940s Smithfield reported 350 residents and eight businesses. Nearby North Richland Hills annexed Smithfield in 1958. The Smithfield name survives in several local institutions, including a middle school, and on historical markers at the Smithfield cemetery, Masonic lodge, and two churches."

1861 - 1865
LEST WE FORGET
Dedication to the Memory
of those Confederate Veterans
that Served the South with
Honor Courage and Valor

Eli Smith
Texas Historical Commission

(Mar. 11, 1848 - Jan. 27, 1879)

A native of Missouri, Eli Smith moved to Texas in 1859 with his parents. They settled in this part of Tarrant County, and in 1868 Smith married Sarah J. Hightower. About 1876 Smith donated part of his farmland to the community, then known as Zion, for a Methodist Church and cemetery. Residents of the area honored Smith for his generosity and community service by renaming the settlement Smithfield. Smith remained an active Mason and a successful farmer until his sudden death shortly before his thirty-first birthday. He is buried at this site. (1984)

Eli Smith
Born Mar. 11, 1848
Died Jan. 27, 1879
Aged 30 Yrs. 10 Mos.
& 16 Dys.

Order of the Masons Symbol

Mary Idena
Dau. of
Eli & S. J. Smith
Born Oct. 8, 1872
Died July 22, 1887

Ancient Cedars of Smithfield Cemetery

Sources

Photographs:

Smithfield Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas, Digital Photographs. 2009. Privately held by Judith Richards Shubert, Fort Worth, TX. 2009.

Websites:

Smithfield United Methodist Church - North Richland Hills, Texas, http://www.smithfieldumc.org/about.html : accessed July 31, 2009.

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Smithfield, Texas" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hjs17.html (accessed July 31, 2009).

Cemeteries Photographed by Allen Wheatley, Cemeteries Index for Smithfield Cemetery, North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, http://teafor2.com/Smithfield.html : accessed July 31, 2009.

Wordless Wednesday – Cemetery Bench

Brad Cemetery

just west of the entrance close to the highway

Photograph taken by Judith Richards Shubert, © 2009

Brad Cemetery, Hwy. 180 West of Palo Pinto, Texas

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