Baysinger Cemetery
Cushing, Rusk County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1839, not long after bringing his family to Texas from Tennessee, Martin Baysinger (1808-1904) received a 640-acre land grant near here. He established a plantation that included a grist mill, brick making pit, syrup mill, cotton gin, "big house," general store and post office. His land holdings increased to nearly 7000 acres, out of which he set aside this small burial ground upon the death of his first wife, Adeline Tipps Baysinger (1816-1870). A wood grave house that once marked her plot is now gone, as are markers for blacks said to be buried nearby. The remaining graves serve as a record of the pioneer days of Rusk County. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2001
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1839, soon after moving his family from Tennessee, Martin Baysinger received a 640-acre land grant in what became Rusk County and built up a plantation with a grist mill, cotton gin, brick pit, syrup mill, store, and post office. His holdings eventually approached 7,000 acres, and he set aside this small burial ground at the death of his first wife in 1870. A wooden grave house and the markers of enslaved people said to be buried nearby are now gone, leaving graves that record the county's pioneer era.
Why it matters
Baysinger Cemetery preserves the world of the antebellum Texas cotton frontier—its self-sufficient plantations and the enslaved people whose unmarked graves are part of that history.
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Related people
- · Martin Baysinger
- · Adeline Tipps Baysinger
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