Morris Cemetery
The oldest documented burial in this cemetery is that of Sarah Morris (1807-1866). Sarah had come to Texas from Kentucky in 1857 with her husband Thomas Banister Morris and family. The land on which the cemetery is located was part of a farmstead which was purchased in 1886 by Elijah Newton Morris, son of Sarah and Thomas. It eventually became a community cemetery for the people of the China Grove/Denman area. Gravestones here document burials of Civil War and World War I Veterans, as well as victims of early epidemics. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
32.4010° N, 95.8946° W
Where to Find It
10.6 mi. S of Canton on SH 19, then 2.5 mi. W on FM 1256, then 0.1 mi. N on Morris Cemetery Rd.
Nearby Markers
- 3.4 mi NW Old Bethel Cemetery Canton
- 4.1 mi S Meredith Campground and Tabernacle Athens
- 4.4 mi SE Lollar Cemetery Athens
- 5.2 mi W Phalba Phalba
- 5.4 mi N Cool Springs (Tundra) Canton
- 6.2 mi E Lexie Dean Robertson Martins Mill