Marker Inscription
An Indian who often rested on this hill was killed by his wild prairie horse in the 1850s and buried here. Sarah Witherspoon (1832-1857), an early Anglo-American settler, was interred nearby in the first marked grave. Soon after Coleman Jenkins died in 1861, his brother Alexander (1829-1895) deeded this public burial ground. In 1873, Jenkins helped found the Mount Zion Presbyterian Church here. A church house was erected and used for school. In the early 1900s, as the population shifted, the church and school closed. The cemetery is all that remains of this pioneer community. (1979)
About this site
Mount Zion Cemetery is a historical marker in Midlothian, Ellis County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4597, -96.9553 near Midlothian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morgan Infant (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Krantz Farm Cemetery, First Methodist Church of Midlothian, and Hawkins Spring, Site of Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007130. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
