Originally conceived as a gathering place for the Harmony community, the Harmony Cemetery was established when Mary Green (1802-1869), mother to Rufus S. Green, a Civil War veteran, was buried here. Rufus and his wife, Mary A. Green, purchased the acreage. Later, Green sold a section including the burial ground to the DeBusk family, who then deeded the land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Although the church never built on the site, the cemetery continued to be used as the community burial ground and includes relatives and descendants of the Green family. Many founding members of the local Baptist Church are buried here, along with other pioneer families, which chronicles the heritage of the Harmony community. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2016