Harmony Baptist Church
and Cemetery

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Marker No: 8588

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 30.374800, -95.989365

Marker Text: Soon after John Moore McGinty (1823-1888) and his wife Mary Loretta Brown settled in Stoneham in 1853, they organized the Grimes Prairie Baptist Church. About 1859 the congregation moved to a schoolhouse in this area and changed the name to "Harmony". This property was acquired from Blake and Peggy Brantley, and the first church house erected in 1870. Upon the death of McGinty, his wife and son deeded the cemetery land which had been in use for years. About 1924 this building was completed. Services were held here until the 1930s. (1979) 

Location: on CR 407, 0.10 miles west of CR 412