Union Cemetery, Old
Cooper, Delta County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(0.75 mi. S) This graveyard served the farm and ranch communities of Gough, Yowell, and Antioch. The earliest recorded burial is that of W. H. Henderson in 1859. The cemetery contains more than 90 marked graves mostly arranged in family plots. Buried here are many of the area's earliest settlers and their descendants and at least three veterans of the Civil War: T. J. Hollon, Hiram G. Wynn, and T. J. Craig. The last recorded burial was that of Georgia Missouri Hollon in 1946. A cemetery association was established in 1947 to maintain and improve the grounds.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Old Union Cemetery served the farm and ranch communities of Gough, Yowell, and Antioch, with its earliest recorded burial dating to W.H. Henderson in 1859. Among its more than ninety marked graves, arranged in family plots, lie many of the area's first settlers and at least three Civil War veterans — T.J. Hollon, Hiram G. Wynn, and T.J. Craig. The last burial came in 1946, and a cemetery association formed the next year to tend the grounds.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the memory of the pioneer farm families and Civil War soldiers who settled and defended this corner of North Texas.
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Related people
- · T.J. Hollon
- · Hiram G. Wynn
- · T.J. Craig
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