PLEASANT GROVE - CLIMAX
FM2756
33.206N
96.438W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy
Gough
This cemetery is on 3 sides of the
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. The church is a small white board building.
There is a covered pavilion in back. The church is still active. The church and
cemetery are about 1 mile east of the Van Winkle Cemetery and the Climax
community.
A large arch over one driveway says, "Pleasant Grove." A sign has been added
recently that says, "Pleasant Grove Cemetery, established 1890." There is a deed
for the cemetery listed in Vol 53, p 64. It is for 1 acre and was signed by F.
J. Rominger. The deed states that, if there is room, no white person shall be
denied burial because of poverty or religious opinions. The cemetery must
contain at least 3 acres of land. There are over 600 graves. Most of the burials
have been in the middle 1900's. There are few, if any, trees in the cemetery.
The cemetery is fenced and well maintained and appears to be active. It is close
to being full. There is a cemetery association and visitation day is the second
Sunday in June.
The Midway School was just south and a
little east of the church. The flag pole for the school is still standing. The
road in front of the church, FM 2756, is part of the old Farmersville road.
The cemetery has a historical marker.
Historical
marker, 1998.
PLEASANT GROVE
CEMETERY
MALISSA
(DODSON) SIDES BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO BE
BURIED ON THIS
SITE IN MARCH 1891. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
HALF NATIVE
AMERICAN, MRS. SIDES AND HER CHEROKEE HALF
SISTER ELLEN
MURPHY SURVIVED THE U. S. GOVERNMENT
RELOCATION OF
THE TRIBE DURING THEIR YOUTH. THE PAIR
CAME TO COLLIN
COUNTY FROM INDIAN TERRITORY WITH
MALISSA'S
HUSBAND HENRY L SIDES.
IN OCTOBER
1891, CHARTER METHODIST CHURCH MEMBERS
FRANKLIN J.
AND NANCY (VAN HUES) ROMINGER DONATED AN
ACRE OF LAND
INCLUDING MRS. SIDES' GRAVESITE TO THE
TRUSTEES OF
THE PLEASANT GROVE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, SOUTH,
TO BE USED AS A PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND. THE
ROMINGERS,
HENRY SIDES AND ELLEN MURPHY ARE ALL IN-
TERRED IN THE
CEMETERY, AS ARE DESCENDANTS OF THESE AND
OTHER PIONEER
FAMILIES.
FOR MANY YEARS
CEMETERY TRUSTEES RAISED FUND AND MAIN-
TAINED THE
GROUNDS THROUGH STEW SUPPERS AND ANNUAL DECORA-
TION DAYS. A
1996 COUNT REVEALED MORE THAN 1,000 GRAVES, MOST
WITH MARKERS
OF SOME KIND. THE GRAVES OF 141 INFANTS IN THE
OLD NORTH
SECTION BEAR WITNESS TO THE HARSH CONDITIONS
OF PIONEER
LIFE; 7 CONFEDERATE AND 52 OTHER VETERANS OF
U. S. AND
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS ARE INTERRED HERE.
PLEASANT GROVE
CEMETERY CONTINUES TO SERVE THE AREA.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery - Climax," 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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