Elwood Cemetery

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Marker No. 11254

Aluminium 18 x 28 Subject Plate

Geographic: 31.072548, -95.805389

Marker Text: ​Elwood was a thriving town by the mid-1850s. The family of prominent early settler and Civil War veteran James Blair Durham donated 4 acres here to Elwood Methodist Church for cemetery, church and school purposes in 1874. The first recorded burial was that of Amzie Durham, son of James and Keziah (Welch) Durham, in 1875. though a post office named French was established here in 1899 the town retained its original name. The Methodist church relocated in 1901 but continues to maintain the cemetery. Many of the area's early settlers and their descendants are buried here. (1995)

Location:  From Midway take OSR about 4 miles west to FM 1119, go north about 3 miles to cemetery