James Rowe
(March 17, 1811 - Dec. 3, 1868) Texas War for Independence soldier (1836) James Rowe had migrated from North Carolina. Prospering as a tanner, he was commissioned to help organize Panola County (1846); served as senior warden of Sam Sanford Lodge No. 149, A. F. & A. M. (1851); served in 4th Texas Legislature (1851-53); and gave the land now occupied by this cemetery. He and his wife Mira (Tippett) had eleven children. Descendants include citizens in many walks of life. (1977)
32.0065° N, 94.1877° W
Where to Find It
Old Center Cemetery on FM 699 about 16 mi. SE of Carthage
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SW Old Center Cemetery Carthage
- 3.5 mi W Woods New Hope Baptist Church Tenaha
- 3.7 mi W Woods Methodist Church Woods
- 3.8 mi SE Sholar Cemetery Tenaha
- 4 mi SE Site of Town of Spivey, 1870s-1900 Paxton
- 4.1 mi SW Ramah Cemetery Tenaha