Several families from Henry County, Alabama, settled in this area in 1846, including the John and Nancy (Kirkland) Scott family. Their son William sold his brother-in-law David Sholar 111 acres here in 1850. This site became a burial ground in the summer of 1854 with the deaths of six cousins, ages one to ten, likely from the same illness. Truitt's Chapel later organized across the road, and the Sholar post office operated from 1906-15. The nearby community of Eagle Mills was also associated with this cemetery. Veterans of military conflicts dating back to the U.S-Mexico War are buried here, along with ancestors of several area families. Masonic Lodge and Woodmen of the World gravestones are also prominent.Historic Texas Cemetery-2007