This cemetery served as the burial ground for early settlers to Robertson County. Stancil (1792-1851) and Millicent (Reed) Cobb (1793-1864) purchased 1,111 acres from Lavina Rollerson (Lavinia Robitson) in 1838. Other families, including the Hardins, McDonalds, Moores and Parkers, settled nearby, forming the community of Shiloh. The Cobbs’ son, Clark (1815-1862), married Susannah O’Neal (1813-1865). The oldest headstone in Shiloh cemetery belongs to Clark and Susannah’s infant daughter, Miley, who was born in July 1849 and died in August. The site continued to serve as a burial ground for the settlers of Chiloh. In 1901, Newton C. Duncan, who owned the land on which the cemetery was located, and William Yardley, who owned the road leading to the cemetery, sold their interests to trustees for the Shiloh Cemetery Association, which included Duncan and Yardley, along with Lee Perry and Willam Connor. Since then, the cemetery association has controlled operations of the site. Shiloh cemetery has more than 350 burials. Over two dozen civil war veterans are buried here, along with veterans of the war of 1812, the U.S.-Mexico war, World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam. Burials include several of the earliest Anglo settlers to Texas. The cemetery contains the burials of several community leaders, such as Thomas Hardy Eaton (1817-1888), first pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church of Christ, and Mahala O’barr Duncan (1801-1874), who received a headright certificate in the Republic of Texas. Many gravestones feature fraternal order markings, including masons, order of the Eastern Star and woodmen of the world. A brick tomb marks the grave of Charles O’Neal (1853-1870). Today, Shiloh cemetery offers a reminder of the early history of this community. Historic Texas cemetery – 2020