Hall Cemetery

Located on land patented by Anderson White (1801-85), on certificate issued April 23, 1850, by Peters colony, an immigration project which had received a large land grant in this region from the Republic of Texas. Burial plot was begun Jan. 6, 1857, upon the death of White's daughter, Sarah White Haning, wife of Aaron Haning. One week later, on Jan. 13, a second grave was added, that of Haning's mother, Rachel Pierce Haning. In June 1857, White sold his land in the area, but reserved 2 acres surrounding the burial site, deeded April 1859 to trustees for a public cemetery. Named for Benjamin F. Hall (1803-73), pioneer minister of the Disciples of Christ, doctor, dentist, and lawyer, who owned the White property from 1857 to 1872, and founded several churches in the region. Among those buried here are the first settlers of this part of Grayson County, who migrated to Texas from the eastern United States; a number of veterans of the army of the Confederate States of America; and several rural victims of the great Sherman tornado of May 15, 1896. Subsequent donations of land by J. D. Barnett and

Hall Cemetery is a historical marker in Howe, Grayson County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.4951, -96.6549 near Howe. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Whitley Wheat (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Haning, Jabez and Harriet, Mame Roberts (Aug. 19, 1883-Dec. 24, 1976), and First Christian Church of Howe.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181007381. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.