| Marker Number |
8144 |
| Atlas Number |
5287008144 |
| Marker Title |
Early Chapel Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Early Chapel Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Lexington |
| County |
Lee |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
691210 |
| UTM Northing |
3366098 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; African American topics; Episcopal denomination |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
3.5 mi. east of Lexington on FM 696, then south on dirt road about .2 mile |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
Site bought by Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1850, although some burials had occurred here previously. Buried here are San Jacinto heroes Capt. Jas. Shaw (founder of Lexington) and Wm. Hawkins; Civil War veterans; Mrs. R. Y. King, wife of first Lee County judge. Contains special section for slaves. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |
