BETHEL CEMETERY - FRISCO
CR710
33.180N
96.817W
BETHEL CEMETERY
HISTORY OF FRISCO, TEXAS
William Rogers donated the land for Bethel Cemetery in
1850. Frances Rogers was the first death recorded. This was February
8, 1863. John B. Rogers was the second and Sallie Venable the third.
No dates were given for these two. Benjamin Naugle's death was the
fourth recorded. This was August 31, 1871.
F. P. Shrader was elected permanent chairman and A. P.
Rogers permanent secretary May 21, 1904. Both men served in this
capacity for many years.
A large shed was built in the northeast corner of the
grounds in May 1914. Each year on Decoration Day a nice program was presented in
the shed. There was dinner on the grounds. Everyone spread their food on long
wooden tables. Decoration of the graves followed. After the program the yearly
business meeting was conducted.
An interesting item: Lumber for the shed paid to the
Lyon Gray Lumber Company was $179.50. Mr. Copeland built the shed (with help
from volunteers, I'm sure) for $15.00 and painted it for $2.00.
"This information was found in my father's secretary
books."Lucille Ashley p. 230
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
There was once a community here that had a school and
Bethel Methodist Church, which is said to be the first Methodist Church
in Collin County. That church is now Frisco Methodist Church. The sign
that was once at the entrance to the cemetery said the cemetery started
in 1850. The town of Frisco was not started until 1902 when the
railroad came through the area.
The cemetery has a large number of graves with many
large stones. It is fenced but there are few trees. William Rogers
donated 5 acres of land to the church in 1850. That deed has not been found.
However, the deed in Vol 3, p 500 mentions it. The cemetery is not
mentioned in these deeds. The first recorded burial is in 1863.
There are several deeds for the cemetery itself. One is
listed in Vol 185, p 290. The cemetery belongs to the Bethel Cemetery
Association. The Sonntag Family Cemetery was moved here in 1974 from
south of Frisco in the Lebanon area. The James Family Cemetery has also
been moved here from the area of Frisco High School. In October 1995,
Turrentine, Jackson, and Morrow funeral homes offered to buy the
land from the Bethel Cemetery Association. They would repair and
maintain the old part of the cemetery and expand into the new part. The
Association accepted the offer. Turrentines will be building a
funeral home near the property. It is said that the extension of Virginia
Parkway from McKinney will pass by the cemetery.
ANNUAL DECORATION SERVICE
TO BE HELD AT BETHEL CEMETERY MAY 11
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, May 7, 1912
The annual decoration will be held at the Bethel
Cemetery on Saturday May the 11th, 1912, the following program will be
rendered beginning at 10 a.m.:
Opening song by choir.
Invocation by Rev. W. J. Palmer
***
Business Session.
Opening address by F. P. Shrader, President of the
Association.
Song by choir.
Recitation, Miss Nona Ogle.
Duet, by Misses Acrer.
Recitation by Miss Florence Mayes.
Song by choir.
Address by C. M. Christ.
Male Quartette.
Recitation by Miss Gene Higginbotham.
Reading, by Mrs. Josie Staley.
Song by choir.
Recitation by Miss Bessie Hill.
Address by Rev. Chas. A. Spragins.
Male Quartette.
Address by A. P. Rogers, announcing Decoration of
graves and dinner.
***
Afternoon, Reconvening at 1:30.
Song by choir.
Address by W. J. Palmer.
Recitation by Miss Jessie Davidson.
Address by B. L. Rogers.
Address by Rev. S. W. Miller.
Reading by Mrs. Ida Fox.
Address by Hon. J. L. White.
Reading by Mrs. Annie Smith.
Address by Mrs. Ora Davis.
***
Assignment of Committees.
Committee on Arrangements: A. J. Gunstream, Chairman,
W. A. Sneathen, A. J. Darnell, Chas. Acker,
Wm. Smith. M. L. Epley, W. B.
Sims, Robt. Newman, Alfred Killian, W. O. Hill, W. A. Copelin and
J. M. Hall.
Committee on entertainment: Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rogers,
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Shrader,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Higginbotham, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Sneathen, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sims,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Darnell, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hill, Dr. and Mrs. J.
M . Ogle,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark, Mrs. Sarah Quisenberry, Miss
Edith Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Naugle,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bell, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Parvin, Mr. and Mrs. John Greer, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Staley, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rippy, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Acker, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Northcutt,
Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Rogers,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Duncan, Dr. and Mrs. R. L.
Douglas,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Epley, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Crowder, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos F. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Eller,
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Rogers,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mahard,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Roberts, Dr. and Mrs.
W. R. Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hand,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shrader, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Newman, Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Greenwood,
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Higginbotham,
Mr. and Mrs. Larue Maquire, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butts,
Mrs. Mary
Newman, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wagoner, Mrs. Dona Davidson, Dr. and
Mrs. W. L. Saye, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. McConnell,
Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Miller,
Mrs. M. V. James, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Acker, Mrs. H. A. Rudolph, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Elliot,
Mrs. V. F. Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Duncan,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Chambers,
Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Richerson, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Killian,
Mrs. Abbie Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Champ Clark,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Barnett,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Bryant, Mrs. Ora Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. G. O.
Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hard, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Epley, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mayes,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Chastain,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wight, Mr. and Mrs. Borum, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bridges and Miss Corrie Hill.
Every body invited to attend and requested to bring
well filled baskets and a supply of flowers for decorating graves. Come and
spend a pleasant day with old friends and relatives.
F. P. Shrader, President of Association; A. P. Rogers,
Secretary of Association; W. A. Sneathen, J. H. Higginbotham and W.
B. Sims, members of board of directors.
Frisco
CEMETERY
INDEX
Recommended citation:
Bethel Cemetery - Frisco,
"CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas
History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc.,
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