Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Sharp Cemetery
From Rockdale: 14 miles north on FM487
Sharp Cemetery
The earliest marked grave in this graveyard is that of Susan F. Dilworth, who died in January 1880. John Gordon and his wife M. L. Gordon deeded two acres of land on this site to the trustees of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in 1882, stating that the western half of the land should be used for burial purposes. When the church was moved and demolished in later years, gravestones were broken and leaning, but the cemetery continued to serve the Sharp community. There were about 56 marked graves at the turn of the 20th century, many of them belonging to children and infants. A cemetery organization formed in 1949 to oversee the site's care and maintenance. Additional land that once had belonged to the church was deeded to and became part of the cemetery. At the dawn of the 21st century, the graveyard contained almost 400 graves.
The earliest marked grave in this graveyard is that of Susan F. Dilworth, who died in January 1880. John Gordon and his wife M. L. Gordon deeded two acres of land on this site to the trustees of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in 1882, stating that the western half of the land should be used for burial purposes. When the church was moved and demolished in later years, gravestones were broken and leaning, but the cemetery continued to serve the Sharp community. There were about 56 marked graves at the turn of the 20th century, many of them belonging to children and infants. A cemetery organization formed in 1949 to oversee the site's care and maintenance. Additional land that once had belonged to the church was deeded to and became part of the cemetery. At the dawn of the 21st century, the graveyard contained almost 400 graves.
Erected 2000
Sharp Cemetery Assn. annual meeting October 8, 2011
The annual meeting of the Sharp Cemetery Association will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Anyone with family members buried at the cemetery are urged to attend. Present officers or new ones will be elected. Anyone with suggestions about cemetery improvements should attend the meeting.
For more information call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
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Sharp Cemetery Assn. to meet October 9, 2010
Sharp Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex. Anyone with family members buried in the cemetery are invited. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 446-6905.
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Sharp Community Cemetery association will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Persons interested in the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
Rockdale Reporter, September 24, 2009, page 5B
The annual meeting of the Sharp Cemetery Association will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Anyone with family members buried at the cemetery are urged to attend. Present officers or new ones will be elected. Anyone with suggestions about cemetery improvements should attend the meeting.
For more information call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
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Sharp Cemetery Assn. to meet October 9, 2010
Sharp Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex. Anyone with family members buried in the cemetery are invited. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 446-6905.
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Sharp Community Cemetery association will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Persons interested in the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
Rockdale Reporter, September 24, 2009, page 5B