Antioch Cemetery
San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
Marker Inscription
First used as early as the 1860s, this burial ground served the congregation of the Antioch Church of Christ, which was started in 1836. The property was deeded to Elders Thomas M. Baggett and N. W. Ware in 1880 by Stephen Passmore. The earliest marked graves here are for S. H. Dwire (1878-1883), John G. Baggett (1820-1886), Catherine Ware (1810-1886), and Calvin Bland (1820-1891). Other graves include those of several Confederate veterans of the Civil War and many pioneer settlers of the area. The cemetery is still used in association with the Antioch church.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In use since at least the 1860s, this East Texas burial ground served the Antioch Church of Christ, a congregation dating to 1836. Stephen Passmore deeded the property to church elders in 1880, though graves marking pioneers and Confederate veterans predate the transfer. Names like Dwire, Baggett, Ware, and Bland record the ordinary settlers who built San Augustine County.
Why it matters
Rural church cemeteries like this one preserve the intertwined religious, family, and Civil War history of the communities that first anchored deep East Texas.
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Related people
- · Thomas M. Baggett
- · N. W. Ware
- · Stephen Passmore
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