William C. Davis
Came to Texas from North Carolina in 1835 and settled in this area, in what was then part of Nacogdoches County. He received a land grant in Lamar County for his service in the Indian wars of the late 1830s, but retained his homestead in Rusk County and was the patriarch of a large family. He set aside part of his homestead for this family cemetery upon the death of his first wife, Caroline, in 1852.
32.1075° N, 94.8280° W
Where to Find It
Davis Cemetery, south of Henderson about 4 mi. via Jacksonville Dr. to CR 401 S
Nearby Markers
- 2.1 mi NE Site of Shawnee Town Henderson
- 2.6 mi N Clinton Lodge No. 23, A. F. & A. M. Henderson
- 2.8 mi E Ebenezer Cemetery Henderson
- 2.9 mi NE General James Smith Henderson
- 3 mi NE Rogers-Craig House Henderson
- 3.3 mi SW Lockridge Cemetery Henderson