William Edmunds Bates
(October 12, 1812 - April 25, 1883) Born in Amherst County, VA.; licensed in Kentucky (1843) as a Methodist minister. Came to Texas 1851; settled in Denton County. He was appointed (1853) to 300-square-mile Dallas circuit, and traveled it once a month. Admitted 1854 to East Texas Conference, he founded churches at Montague, Pilot Point, Denton, Jacksboro, Gainesville. He was very influential in planting Methodism in North Texas. He married Susan Wright. They had ten children. Recorded - 1973
33.2212° N, 96.9754° W
Where to Find It
Oak Grove Cemetery on FM 720, just south of SH 380, 10 miles east of Denton
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi W Oak Grove Methodist Church Aubrey
- 1.5 mi SW Roark-Griffith Pottery Site Cross Roads
- 1.5 mi SE Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries Little Elm
- 2.1 mi SW Taylor Family Cemetery Oak Point
- 4.7 mi SE Community of Little Elm Little Elm
- 4.7 mi SE Button Memorial United Methodist Church Denton