McFarland-Wilson Cemetery

According to McFarland family tradition, Colonel Thomas S. McFarland established this site as a family cemetery about 1840. Thomas and his father William McFarland held prominent military and political positions in the Republic of Texas. The earliest recorded burial here was that of Fabrina McFarland in 1890. Property containing this graveyard was conveyed by R. E. McFarland, Thomas' son, to Thomas S. Wilson in 1889. The first Wilson family member buried here was E. V. Wilson in 1891. The cemetery is maintained by descendants of persons buried here.

McFarland-Wilson Cemetery is a historical marker in Bleakwood, Newton County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Newton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6839, -93.7680 near Bleakwood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lewis Chapel (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Biloxi Evergreen Cemetery, Biloxi Community, and Watson Chapel Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5351011119. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.