Shady Grove Cemetery

This open landscape cemetery, one of the oldest burial grounds in Wood County, first served pioneer settlers of the Shady Grove community. One of the earliest area settlers was Reuben Elledge, who brought his family here c. 1845. Elledge figured prominently in the development of Wood County as a commissioner and chief justice (county judge). In 1850, he donated land to the community for a school and Methodist Episcopal Church, South. One acre of the Elledge land was later set aside for this cemetery. The earliest known gravesite, unmarked except for a tree for many years, was for young Bobby Scoggins, who drowned in 1855. Also buried here are Elledge, three-term county sheriff John Boyd and veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. Expanded through the years, Shady Grove Cemetery is a reminder of early settlement in the area. Features include rock cairns, decorative fencing, ornate stone carvings, curbed plots, obelisks and Woodmen of the World monuments. The Methodist church disbanded in 1993, and its chapel is now used for funerals and for annual memorial events. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

Shady Grove Cemetery is a historical marker in Winnsboro, Wood County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8568, -95.2729 near Winnsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stout, Captain Henry (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stout Family, East Point Missionary Baptist Church, and Monday Family.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499013249. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.