Historical Marker
Early Chapel Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Lexington, Texas
( 3.5 mi. east of Lexington on FM 696, then south on dirt road about .2 mile)
Marker installed: 1967
Site bought by Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1850, although some burials had occurred here previously.
Buried here are San Jacinto heroes Capt. Jas. Shaw (founder of Lexington) and Wm. Hawkins; Civil War veterans; Mrs. R. Y. King, wife of first Lee County judge.
Contains special section for slaves.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967.