Mohler Cemetery
Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Ambrose Bull bought part of the Moses Hughes tract in Nov. 1859 and was among the first settlers in the Bulls Springs community. War of 1812 veteran George Washington Joy is thought to be the first person buried here in the 1870s. Of 83 surveyed graves, 27 are unknown, and most date from the 1870s to 1920s. In 1899, land was placed in trust with County Judge G. H. Dalton by Trustees C. B. Mohler, S. A. Bull and D. S. Kelley. Cemetery features include concrete curbing, raised brick crypts, iron fencing, shell grave decorations, and sandstone, granite and limestone markers. Many tombstones are engraved with poems written by family members. The cemetery is a chronicle of this early mills county settlement.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Ambrose Bull bought part of the Moses Hughes tract in 1859 and became one of the first settlers of the Bulls Springs community, where a cemetery took root in the 1870s—its earliest burial believed to be War of 1812 veteran George Washington Joy. Placed in trust in 1899, the grounds hold 83 surveyed graves, many unknown, amid concrete curbing, brick crypts, iron fencing, and stone markers. Many of the tombstones bear poems written by grieving family members.
Why it matters
Mohler Cemetery chronicles an early Mills County frontier settlement and preserves the folk artistry of a community that mourned its dead in verse and stone.
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Related people
- · Ambrose Bull
- · George Washington Joy
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