Pace Cemetery
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The Pace Cemetery is now under a cement slab.
A huge fertilizer plant west of Bonham on old Hwy.82 (now 56) is located on top of it.
Though some graves were supposed to be moved to Willow Wild
in Bonham, most were reported not moved.
Many of the original markers were bois d'arc wood unreadable and burned in grass fires . Among the graves were the slaves of the Pace and possibly
other families.
The plant was located next the T & P Railroad on the highway in 1969.
At which time a marker was placed in a little park but has disappeared and been built over.
Floy Hodge a local historian who wrote in the 60's ,stated that many people
were buried there between the 1840's and 1880's.
In 1895 Railroad construction destroyed a large part of the cemetery.
At that time some of the bodies were moved to Willow Wild in Bonham.
Many were left. Those not on the Railroad right of way.
Floy Hodge listed those she could recall being buried there and
stated that most graves identity were lost.
She states that the first grave was a "Mr.Dale who was a black man."
Lt Jas.Hardeway
soldier of war with Mexico was buried there in 1847.
Rev. J. Arch Nelms
1790-1867 and wife Martha
* Mary Crain Nelms
, Mother of Laura
Nelms ( Mary ,added
by Deb Shufflebarger)
Battle Washington 1794-1876
Mrs. Emma Helbing,
wife T.L.Gilbert d. 1856
Younger Lair
Johnson several
markers 1853
Twitty
Pace 1796-1894
(which is a wrong death
date)and others of his family.)
Including those that were moved to Willow Wild or other cemeteries.
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An Interesting book
that involves the Nelms family is Plow Horse Cavalry, The Caney Creek Boys
of the Thirty-forth Texas
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