Henderson, TX, United States
John Strong and Mary Ann (Whatley) Strong. Georgia natives John (1806-1854) and Mary Strong (1809-1898) migrated to Texas about 1849 and were pioneer settlers of eastern Rusk County. They helped set aside land for the local Methodist congregation, the Church Hill Male and Female Academy, which opera
ted in the 1850s, and this cemetery. Their home was located near a spring east of this site. #11072
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