Union Grove Cemetery
Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas
Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop
Information provided by the State of Texas Atlas Site
Location:
FM 2138 5 miles south of Jacksonville
Marker :
Established in 1868 with burial of Mary Ann Patton, the
first wife of John F. Patton (1829-1900). He was Jacksonville
postmaster, Confederate Army officer during Civil War (1861-1865). I
n 1871 he deeded this land to the Union School and Church. Kept up
by gifts, cemetery is still in use.