HENDRICKS CEMETERY -
WESTMINSTER
SOUTH OF WESTMINSTER ON THE EAST BANK OF
SISTER GROVE CREEK. Cemeteries of
Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough
This cemetery covers one acre of land. It is in a bad
state of repair. Many of the stones are down. A number of branches and trees are
down. There is very little vegetation growing under the dense trees. Most of the
stones are intact and just need resetting. There are several bois d'arc markers.
There are 2 family plots with 6-foot
chain-link fences and one with a pipe fence. The Walters family has a massive
joint stone. Several of the stones that are down need to be reset before the
writing deteriorates farther. There are timbers that suggest there was a small
building in the cemetery at one time.
Members of the Hendricks family have lived here for over 100 years. They used to
keep the cemetery in good condition. However repeated vandalism of the fence and
stones made them stop maintaining it. It was once surrounded by a picket fence.
The bois d'arc posts for a barbed wire fence are still standing.
Cows from the adjacent farm have been in
the cemetery but not recently. There are several descendants of the Hendricks
and Roper families still in the area. It is possible to drive to the cemetery if
one has a pick-up truck and the ground is dry. The deed for the cemetery is
listed in Vol 26, p 513.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Hendricks Cemetery - Westminster,
"CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin
County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano
Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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