Greenview Community and Cemetery
Miller Grove, Hopkins County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1839 the Rev. Green Weaver (1795-1863), a prosperous merchant and slave holder from Illinois and Iowa, settled here with his four sons. A Christian church minister, the Rev. Weaver performed marriages and visited sick neighbors. He married Nancy McCorry and built a two-room log cabin. An old wagon trail from Shreveport crossed their plantation. The first burial in 1848 was that of the Weavers' five-month-old daughter Martha. The plot was placed near the home so her mother could walk to the grave. Only family members were interred here until 1878 when the burial ground was opened to the public. In 1884 the Rev. Weaver's son Joseph gave land for a church. The neighbors donated the lumber and constructed this community house. It served as a church building and school. That same year, "Weaver Neighborhood Cemetery" was renamed "Greenview" by Mary and Weaver Mosely. She chose "Green" in memory of her father and "View" for the sight from the old homestead. The Greenview School operated until 1914 when it was consolidated. This free public cemetery of more than 1200 graves is still in use. Memorial services are held here the first Sunday in July. (1979) Historic Texas Cemetery medallion (2014)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1839 the Rev. Green Weaver, a merchant, minister, and slaveholder, brought his family to this Hopkins County land and built a two-room log cabin along an old wagon trail from Shreveport. The family burial ground began in 1848 with the grave of the Weavers' infant daughter, placed close to home so her mother could walk to it, and opened to the public in 1878. A community grew up around the church and school that the Weavers' descendants helped establish, and the renamed Greenview Cemetery still holds more than 1,200 graves.
Why it matters
It preserves the layered story of a pioneer family whose farm, faith, and burial ground seeded a lasting rural Texas community.
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