Marker Inscription
Joseph Denson (1823-89) came to Texas from Alabama with his family in the 1830s. They were among the Predestination Baptists who settled in Houston County with the Church's founder, Elder Daniel Parker. Joseph married Caroline L. (Houston) (1836-1918), niece of Sam Houston, about 1851, and they had eleven children. He set aside 1.5 this acres from his farm for a family burial ground and was the first to be interred here with a marked headstone. Two additional acres were deeded to the cemetery in 1977. The annual Denson family homecoming is held here.
About this site
Denson Cemetery is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4828, -95.4374. The nearest cataloged historic site is Joseph Denson Family (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Denson, Murdock, and Davis Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011094. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
