Preskitt Cemetery

The land around this site was deeded to the trustees of the Lee School Community, one of whom was M. W. Preskitt, in April 1885. In August of the following year, the Lee School trustees deeded half that parcel to County Judge W. W. Brady for a burial ground. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is that of infant Pearl Hobbs, who was born and died in June 1890. The families buried in the cemetery are among the first farm owners and families living in the community in the 1870s and 1880s. Early school trustee James W. Haynes, a Union Army veteran, is interred here, as are many other military veterans. The cemetery was once associated with a Baptist Church, which was torn down about 1930. At the dawn of the 21st century there were 172 known graves, 27 unmarked, on the property. (2000) Text of supplemental plate: Pioneer families represented in the Preskitt Cemetery include Bramlett, Burns, Haynes, Hilton, Little, Pound, Reeves, Taylor and Ware.

Preskitt Cemetery is a historical marker in Decatur, Wise County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 89 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2052, -97.6435 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Salem Freewill Baptist Church (historical marker), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Decatur, Wise County Reunion, and Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery, Site of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497012332. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.