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Comanche Co. Cemeteries of TX
Submitted by Ed and Nancy Newton
Location:
5.5 miles northwest of Comanche on SH 36, then 2 miles northeast
on FM 588, then 1 mile east on CR 144
Historical Marker: This cemetery traces its history
to the Concord Primitive Baptist Church, organized near this site
prior to 1881. Many early graves are unmarked, though eighteen
identifiable burials date from the 19th century. The earliest
is that of F. M. Warren, who died in 1881. William T. Keith, who
later married Warren's sister Sarah, told of driving the wagon
transporting Warren's body to the cemetery. Other early burials
include those of Dorcas Jones, interred here in 1883, and Warren's
mother, Mary Ann, who died in 1884. Warren's father, Posey W.
Warren (d. 1906), was a deacon and likely founder of Concord Church,
which disbanded in 1907. R. A. Biggs was an early pastor of the
church. George W. Brown (d. 1885) and his father, Confederate
veteran Thomas Staton Brown (d. 1887), were members of a large
family that owned surrounding lands, including a portion of the
cemetery. The remainder of the original site was owned by Isaac
Dye. Many early settlers of this area are interred in this graveyard.
They include Civil War veterans Henry M. Dingus, James Hughes
"Hood" Taylor, Posey W. Warren, Griffin E. Armstrong,
James Andrews, Abiram Hiram Beene, John Wesley Bishop, Isaac Neely
Brown, William M. Clark, Samuel W. Hartman and Wilburn Lafayette
Robertson. Concord Cemetery became known as Taylor's Chapel Cemetery
after a congregational Methodist church was organized in 1901
on land acquired from James Hughes "Hood" Taylor, an
Alabama native. A tangible reminder of the area's pioneer heritage,
the cemetery continues to serve the Soda Springs, Beattie and
surrounding communities. (2000)