OLD UNION CEMETERY - CELINA
FM455
33.324N
96.779W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy
Gough
The parsonage
for the Union Methodist Church once stood north of the cemetery. On page 119 of
REMINISCENCES OF CELINA it states that land for the cemetery was donated by the
Finleys and Cashions with land for a church and the Union School House was
donated by Quincy Case and his wife. The deed for the Finleys is listed in Vol
95, p 425. On page 2 of the same book it says that Quincy Case donated land for
the church, school and cemetery. The Case deed is listed in Vol 18, p 619. Both
deeds specify that they are for a church building and neither mentions a
cemetery. A deed for the cemetery itself has not been found. The Union Methodist
Church moved west to downtown Celina and became First United Methodist Church in
Celina.
The cemetery covers about 1/2 acre of land and is surrounded by a 4-foot
chain-link fence. It is across the street from a stadium and next to the Celina
library. It is on the east side of the railroad tracks in Celina. There are
houses on the north and west. The cemetery is well maintained.
A large Stelzer family area is on the west side of the cemetery. The Stelzers
lived about 1 mile east. I have been told that there was a Stelzer Family
Cemetery east of Prosper. I believe the reference is to the Cross Roads
Cemetery, which also has a Stelzer family area. They are part of the same
family.
Christian Stelzer's marker is here now. According to Elder Horn in the ANNALS OF
ELDER HORN , Christian Stelzer was buried under a lone tree in a field near his
home. Christian Stelzer is recorded as being the last person killed by Indians
in Collin County. In actuality, he was killed in an argument at the time of the
Civil War. The killer got away because of the unsettled times around the war.
The Stelzer family donated the land for the Cross Roads Cemetery, which is about
1 mile northeast of this cemetery.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Old Union
Cemetery - Celina,
"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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