Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church
9 mi. N of Brenham on SH 36, then 2.6 mi. E on FM 390, then 0.9 mi. N on CR 58 (Mayfair Ln.)., Brenham, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1839
EST. 1839
1794
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Hugh Wilson organized Prospect Presbyterian Church at this site in 1839, with early worship held in a log schoolhouse. A later pastor, James Weston Miller, founded Live Oak Female Seminary in 1853 and laid an unused foundation before the Civil War. The church disbanded in 1928, and Oak Rest Cemetery holds many pioneer members and war veterans.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Hugh Wilson (1794-1868) organized Prospect Presbyterian Church at this site in February 1839. Located on land included in a Mexican land grant to James F. and Emily Perry, it was the second Presbyterian church founded in Texas. Worship services were conducted in a log schoolhouse where in 1840 the first Presbytery (Brazos) of Texas was organized. The congregation's second pastor, The Rev. James Weston Miller (1815-1888), founded Live Oak Female Seminary in 1853, and the church building housed some school classes. Under Miller's direction a foundation was laid here for a new sanctuary prior to the Civil War. The foundation stones, though never used, still exist. A new building was erected south of here near the seminary in 1872. The church disbanded in 1928 and its members transferred to Brenham Presbyterian Church. The 1872 building was dismantled in 1956. Among those interred in Oak Rest Cemetery are many pioneer members of Prospect Presbyterian Church, including the Miller family, and veterans of the Texas Revolution and the Civil War. Along with the nearby site of the Live Oak Female Seminary, the cemetery and church foundation stones serve as reminders of the area's pioneer heritage. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008375
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