Little Jordan Cemetery
Savoy, Fannin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Sid H. (1833-1914) and Suzan Brown Pierce (1845-1923) donated this burial ground, near the Little Jordan Baptist Church (active 1850-1893). The Ector Baptist Church, organized by former Little Jordan members, deeded the cemetery to Savoy Baptist Church, 1953. Pioneers' heirs fenced the area in 1966.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Sid and Suzan Brown Pierce donated this ground as a burial place beside the Little Jordan Baptist Church, which served the community from 1850 until 1893. When former members formed the Ector Baptist Church, the cemetery eventually passed to the Savoy Baptist Church in 1953, and descendants of the original pioneers fenced the grounds in 1966. The little churchyard outlived the congregation that created it.
Why it matters
Pioneer cemeteries like Little Jordan preserve the memory of settler families and vanished frontier churches long after the congregations themselves have disappeared.
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Related people
- · Sid H. Pierce
- · Suzan Brown Pierce
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