Farris Chapel
Farris Chapel is on Farm Road 1791 two miles north of the Montgomery
county line in southwestern Walker County. Among the earliest settlers
in the area were Hezekiah Farris and his brother William, former
residents of Franklin County, Tennessee, who arrived in 1835 and were
soon joined by other Tennesseans. In 1841 Farris and his neighbors built
a church on the north bank of West Sandy Creek. Services were conducted
by Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians in the building. However,
after the Civil War
the Baptists built their own building, and residents of the area
supported a school based in the Methodist church. In 1880 a new church
building was erected to replace the old structure. In 1990 Farris Chapel
Methodist Church remained a place of worship for the community, and the
cemetery was still used. TSHA
Texas State Historical Association
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farris-chapel-tx
TX Almanac
https://www.texasalmanac.com/places/farris-chapel
Find a Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/3559/farris-cemetery
East Texas History
https://easttexashistory.org/items/show/7