The Green Hill Cemetery is a very large, public cemetery located in rural northern Titus County adjacent to the historic Green Hill Presbyterian Church which was established in 1860. The cemetery's first land was donated by Rev. E. H Green.
The State Historical Survey awarded the cemetery a State Historical Plaque that reads: "The Rev. Edward Hollister Green Born Madison County Ala. May 14, 1927 Died Titus County Texas, Nov. 12, 1863. Son of James Ward and Elizabeth (Bass) Green. Educated at Centre College, Danville, KY and New Albany Theological Seminary, Ind. Licensed and ordain in Memphis Presbytery, preached 1853-59 in Tennessee. Came to Texas, Founded Church here Sept. 23, 1860. Held pastorate until his death. He married Catherine Hall of Tipton County, Tenn. 1850. They had a son and two daughters. Recorded 1972."
Legend says that Moses Rose, the only man who refused to stay at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution, is buried in the cemetery in an un-marked grave in Plot IV, Row 10, #16, but some historians dispute this claim. Titus Cemetery Search also doubts the claim. Louis Rose of Alamo fame was born in Laferée, Ardennes, France. He was a soldier much of his life and never married. Louis Rose was nicknamed “Moses” because at age 50 he was considerably older than anyone else at the Alamo. The Handbook of Texas states that Louis “Moses” Rose moved to Logansport, Louisiana, in 1842 where he lived with Aaron Ferguson's family until his death in 1850-1851. Internet newsgroups from that area say that he is believed to be buried in Aaron Ferguson's family cemetery, located about 4 miles north of Logansport, La. We find this more plausible since he had personal ties there and it would have been difficult to transport his body to Titus County before the days of modern embalming and travel, particularly when he had no known ties in our area. There is no tangible proof that he is buried in Titus County.
The cemetery is fenced and kept in very good condition. Decoration day is held annually on the Saturday before the first Sunday in May. Tess Hood Maley, daughter of Will Hood, donated an endowment fund of approximately $38,000. Her will requires that $100 worth of flowers be placed on the family's cemetery lot each year.
Graves without monuments are marked by various non-standard markers including unreadable funeral home markers, native stone markers, petrified wood, marble stones, a wooden marker, and a concrete marker. Two graves are marked by a native stone cairn and a cement headstone with unreadable markings.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
Travel 1.5 miles north on Jefferson Street (US 271). You will cross Interstate Highway 30 at 1.4 miles. Immediately after crossing the Interstate 30 overpass, turn right onto FM 2152 and drive north for 5.2 miles. Turn right (east) onto Titus County Road 1660. The cemetery is on the right 0.4 miles from FM 2152.
