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Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas

Marker Inscription

Pioneers who settled this area as early as the 1850s are buried in this community cemetery. The oldest of 113 marked graves are those of Clara B. Fridge (d. 1870) and her husband William D. Fridge (d. 1872). Trustees of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, which once stood nearby, acquired the deed for this site in 1894 from Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Ferguson. Among the unmarked graves lie seven victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Before the church fellowship was disbanded in 1918, members helped tend the graveyard. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association was reorganized in 1928 to maintain the plot. (1976)

Erected by Texas Historical Commission

The Story

Pioneers who settled this Montgomery County area as early as the 1850s rest in this community cemetery, the oldest marked graves belonging to Clara and William Fridge, who died in 1870 and 1872. Trustees of the nearby Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church acquired the deed in 1894, and among the unmarked graves lie seven victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic. A cemetery association reorganized in 1928 to keep the grounds.

Why it matters

The graveyard records both the pioneer settlement of the area and the toll of the 1918 flu pandemic, tying a small Texas community to one of the great catastrophes of the modern era.

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Related people

  • · Clara B. Fridge
  • · William D. Fridge

Related events

  • · 1918 influenza epidemic

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