​Lonesome Dove Baptist Church and Cemetery

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Marker Text: ​Minutes preserved 1846-1968
Organized Feb. 1846 in Chas. & Lucinda Throop home 3 mi. East by 12 Baptists; joined the next day by 11 Baptists. Eld. J. Hodge Deacon James Gibson formed the presbytery. 1st Building at this site 1847. When Elected eld. John Freeman, who had served as teacher & part time preacher since 1846, he served as permanent pastor 1847-1857. In adjoining cemetery rest many Tarrant County pioneers, several among 1st elected officials when it was organized in 1850.
Constituents
Hall Medlin, clerk
John Freeman Moderator
Nancy (Harris) Freeman
Mary (Medlin) Anderson
Susanah (Medlin) Foster
Lucinda (Foster) Throop
Mary Ann (Foster) Leonard
Felix Mullikan
Rachel (Foster) Mullikan
Henry Suggs
Saleta (Foster) Suggs
and Henry Atkinson (1968) 

Marker No: 3119

State Approved Marker 

Geographic: 32.972752, -97.128082

Location: ​2380 Lonesome Dove, Southlake