Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He moved to Milam COunty where he helped found the San Gabriel Christian Church, later settling in Willaimson County as a farmer and stockman. During the Civil War he served in Capt. Robert Ashford's Co. B, 1st Regiment, 27th Brigade, and later in the local Home Guard. This family cemetery, also known as Bear Creek, was part of his homestead, and his 1873 burial cairn is the oldest known grave. Several relatives and friends are interred in this burial ground that honors a pioneering Texas family.Historic Texas Cemetery-2006
Connell Cemetery
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Connell Cemetery is a historical marker in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7427, -97.9448 near Liberty Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Connell-Bear Creek (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Concord School, Woolsey Family, and Mauldin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015057. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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