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Submitted: 9/17/22 • Approved: 9/23/22 • Last Updated: 9/26/22 • R537348-G0-S3
Bazette Baptist Church and Cemetery
The early farming settlement of
Bazette, named for a Baptist
preacher, developed before the
Civil War. In 1881, postmaster
and store owner William Ellison
(1840-1906) deeded land at this site for the community's Baptist church. First known as Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, the congregation may have formed as early as the 1860s. In 1890, the Deacons purchased adjoining land from J. L. Jennings for the establishment of a cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of Johnnie Hiett (1881-1891).
The church and cemetery serve as
reminders of the area's early history.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
*Photo courtesy timcdfw
Contributed on 9/17/22
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Record #: 537348