Harmony Cemetery
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Originally conceived as a gathering place for the Harmony community, the Harmony Cemetery was established when Mary Green (1802-1869), mother to Rufus S. Green, a Civil War veteran, was buried here. Rufus and his wife, Mary A. Green, purchased the acreage. Later, Green sold a section including the burial ground to the DeBusk family, who then deeded the land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Although the church never built on the site, the cemetery continued to be used as the community burial ground and includes relatives and descendants of the Green family. Many founding members of the local Baptist Church are buried here, along with other pioneer families, which chronicles the heritage of the Harmony community. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2016
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Harmony Cemetery began as a community gathering place, its first grave that of Mary Green, buried here in 1869; her son Rufus, a Civil War veteran, and his wife owned the surrounding land. Rufus later sold a parcel including the burial ground to the DeBusk family, who deeded it to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Though no church was ever built on the site, it went on serving as the community burial ground for the Green family's kin and other pioneer settlers.
Why it matters
The graves of a single family and their neighbors chronicle the founding of a rural Texas community, showing how cemeteries often outlasted the churches and settlements that created them.
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Related people
- · Rufus S. Green
- · Mary Green
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